There is a scholarship at the University of Texas at Austin endowed by friends of a faculty member whose cat died. The scholarship, which is named for the cat, benefits students in the liberal arts honors program who love cats and who also plan to major in English. People have always been generous to colleges and universities, but they have not always been circumspect. There are no apparent limitations on terms in endowed scholarships. From left-handed tennis players to cat-loving English majors, some givers--and their gifts--come from the land of odd. This article describes some of these bizarre bequests and strange scholarships.