Horatio Alger Career & Technical Scholarship Program

The Horatio Alger Association Career & Technical Scholarship Program awards scholarships of up to $2,500 each. Scholarships are awarded to students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their lives who wish to pursue a career or technical education at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution in the United States.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Have completed high school (or earned a high school equivalency credential) by July 1

• Be enrolled in an associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma program by September that will lead to employment

• May not be enrolled in pre-requisite courses

• Attend a not-for-profit post-secondary institution

• Demonstrated financial need; applicants must either show family income of $55,000 or less OR prove Pell Grant eligibility

• Be under the age of 35

• Be a United States citizen

• Funds may be used for any costs associated with earning a degree/certificate including, but not limited to: tuition, fees, books and supplies. All scholarship funds are paid directly to the institution on behalf of the recipient.

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