How it Works

  1. Determine Eligibility & Apply
  2. Craft Essay Responses
  3. Connect with Counselor
  4. Connect with Support Form Provider
  5. Submit Documents

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.

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)

Scholarship programs

Schott Family Santa Clara University Scholarship

Award Amount: 3 scholarships at $50,000 each (additional $50,000 awarded by Santa Clara University) (funded by Stephen C. Schott)

  • Be enrolled full time as a high school senior in the United States
  • Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at Santa Clara University immediately after high school graduation
  • Demonstrate 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 3.4
  • Be a United States citizen

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

State Scholarship – Arkansas

Award Amount: 5 scholarships at $10,000 each

  • Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in Arkansas
  • 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 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

State Scholarship – California

Award Amount: 53 scholarships at $10,000 each

  • Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in California
  • 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 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

State Scholarship – Colorado

Award Amount: 9 scholarships at $10,000 each

  • Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in Colorado
  • 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 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

State Scholarship – Connecticut

Award Amount: 5 scholarships at $10,000 each

  • Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in Connecticut
  • 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 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

State Scholarship – Delaware

Award Amount: 5 scholarships at $10,000 each

  • Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in Delaware
  • 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 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

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