Horatio Alger Alabama Scholarship Program

The Horatio Alger Alabama Scholarship is funded through the generosity of the Walter and Suzanne Scott Foundation.  The Scholarship provides financial assistance to Alabama students who have exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity and who aspire to pursue education.  To be eligible to apply for the Horatio Alger Alabama Scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:

• Be enrolled full time as a high school senior in Alabama, progressing normally toward graduation and planning to enter college in the fall after graduation;
• Have a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor's degree at an accredited institution located in the U.S. (students may start at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution);
• Have critical financial need ($50,000 or less adjusted gross income per family);
• Be involved in co-curricular and community activities.
• Demonstrate academic achievement (minimum 2.0 GPA);
• Be a resident of Alabama; and,
• Be a U.S. citizen.

Application deadline:  October 25, 2012!  Go to www.horatioalger.org/scholarships to apply!