
Scholarships
Amount: $25,000. About: The Horatio Alger National Scholarship is designed to support college-bound high school seniors who have overcome significant obstacles. Each applicant must be enrolled full-time as a high school junior in the United States, have plans to enter a college or university following high school graduation, demonstrate critical financial need, be involved in
Amount: Varies. About: Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship is meant for Georgia residents who have demonstrated academic achievement. The scholarship provides money to assist students with a portion of the tuition cost at an eligible college or university. To qualify, applicants must be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, be a Georgia resident, be enrolled as a
Amount: $5,000. About: Each year, the Holly Scanlan Foundation offers scholarships to undergraduate students who have an immediate family member or are themselves afflicted with cancer. Applicants must be residents of Connecticut or Minnesota and must be referred for the scholarship by an oncology social worker or care manager. All applicants should also be meaningfully
Amount: Varies. About: Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship is meant for Georgia residents who have demonstrated academic achievement. The scholarship provides money to assist students with a portion of the tuition cost at an eligible college or university. To qualify, applicants must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible noncitizen, be a Georgia resident, be enrolled as
Amount: Varies. About: The Fisher House Foundation, a charitable foundation dedicated to providing housing for military and veteran families, runs the Heroes’ Legacy Scholarships program, which honors not just who have fallen in battle, but those who have died or have become disabled through their active military service since September 11, 2001. To qualify, applicants
Amount: Up to $11,500. About: The Hoover Presidential Foundation offers the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award. Each year, up to 15 Iowa high school juniors are awarded a $10,000 scholarship. Applicants must propose and then accomplish a project of their own design. The application is based solely on the accomplishment of the project; grades, test