Undergraduate Scholarships

How it Works

Determine Eligibility & Apply

Review the section below to determine the scholarships for which you are eligible.
By filling out one application, you will be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible, except for some
Specialized Scholarships (see Scholarship Programs section further below).
Click the Apply Now button to start your application. Some Specialized Scholarships require a separate application and you will find the button in the Scholarship Program section.

Craft Essay Responses

Describe your Horatio Alger story.
Share your American Dream experience.
Choose a Horatio Alger Member whom you admire and reflect on the opportunities they were presented in order to succeed.

Connect with Counselor

Enter your Counselor’s email address so that they will receive a request to submit the Counselor Certification Form on your behalf.
Contact your Counselor to ensure that they have received the request (sometimes school accounts block emails, so you may need to resend).

Connect with Support Form Provider

Enter the email address of an adult over the age of 21 who is not related to you and is familiar with the adversities you have written about in your short responses (e.g. neighbor, family friend, counselor, pastor, teacher, etc.). This individual will serve as your Support Form Provider and will receive a request to review and confirm the accuracy of the information you provided in your adversity section.
Contact your Support Form Provider to ensure that they received the request. Once your Support Form Provider completes their review, you will not be able to edit your adversity section.

Submit Documents

High School Transcript (must include your fall grades)
Income Verification (most often your parents’ tax form: if you have a unique situation and a tax form is unavailable, please refer to our FAQ section to determine alternative documentation)

Applicant FAQ

Counselor/Provider FAQ

College always seemed like an unaffordable dream for the majority of my life. I never expected to come to college, but the only reason I am here is because of scholarships like this. The HAA scholarship not only helped lighten the burden of financial stress, but it also gave me access to a support system I could turn to whenever I felt like I did not belong.
Juan Daniel Fernandez
_{2019 Oklahoma Scholar}

Scholarship programs

High School Junior All 50 States & D.C.

National Scholarship

Award Amount: 105 scholarships at $25,000 each

Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in the United States
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States immediately after high school graduation (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities
Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
Be a United States citizen

High School Junior Iowa

Belle Plaine Community Schools Scholarship

Award Amount: 4 scholarships at $10,000 each (funded by Henry B. Tippie)

Be enrolled full time as a high school junior enrolled at Belle Plains Community School in Belle Plains, Iowa
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States immediately after high school graduation (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5
Be a United States citizen

High School Junior South Dakota

Buntrock South Dakota State Scholarship

Award Amount: 2 scholarships at $20,000 each

Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in Brown County, South Dakota
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States immediately after high school graduation (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities
Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
Be a United States citizen

High School Junior Minnesota

Hormel Foundation Scholarship

Award Amount: 4 scholarships at $20,000 each (funded by the Hormel Foundation))

Be enrolled full time as a high school junior at Austin High School in Austin, Minnesota
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5
Be a United States citizen

High School Junior District of Columbia

Joe Robert Scholarships

Award Amount: 4 scholarships at $10,000 each (in honor of Joe Robert)

Be enrolled full time as a high school junior within the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic School
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5
Be a United States citizen

High School Junior Missouri

Protective Life Missouri State Scholarship

Award Amount: 1 scholarships at $10,000 each

Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in the St. Louis, Missouri, area
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the St. Louis, Missouri, area immediately after high school graduation (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities
Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
Be a United States citizen

High School Junior South Dakota

South Dakota – Brown County Scholarship

Award Amount: 3 scholarships at $20,000 each (funded by Association Member Dean L. Buntrock)

Must live in and be enrolled full time as a high school junior in Brown County, South Dakota
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States immediately after high school graduation (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities
Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
Be a United States citizen

High School Junior Alabama

State Scholarship – Alabama

Award Amount: 8 scholarships at $10,000 each

Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in Alabama
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States immediately after high school graduation (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities
Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
Be a United States citizen

High School Junior Alaska

State Scholarship – Alaska

Award Amount: 5 scholarships at $10,000 each

Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in Alaska
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States immediately after high school graduation (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities
Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
Be a United States citizen

High School Junior Arizona

State Scholarship – Arizona

Award Amount: 11 scholarships at $10,000 each

Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in Arizona
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States immediately after high school graduation (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities
Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
Be a United States citizen