PCCS : Horatio Alger Scholarship Announces Class Of 2023 Details -- Due 3/15/22

Press release from Plymouth-Canton Community Schools:

12/08/2021 7:56 PM

The Horatio Alger National Scholarship has announced details for its competition for the Class of 2023 

The program awards 106 scholarships at $25,000 each 

As one of the nation’s largest college financial aid programs in the country, the Horatio Alger  National Scholarship Program is one of the major scholarship programs nationally that  specifically assists high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their  young lives. The scholarships are funded by Horatio Alger Members who, like the Scholars,  have experienced challenges but ultimately overcame them to become successful business and  civic leaders. 

The National Scholarship is awarded to eligible students in all fifty states, the District of  Columbia, and Puerto Rico. National Scholars receive an all-expenses paid trip to Washington,  D.C., during the spring of their senior year to participate in the National Scholars Conference.  Recipients must attend the National Scholars Conference to receive the award. 

To be eligible to apply for the Horatio Alger National Scholarship, applicants must meet  the following criteria: 

∙ 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 (students may start their  studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution) 

∙ Demonstrate critical financial need ($55,000 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; and 

∙ Be a United States citizen 

The undergraduate application will be available from December 1, 2021 – March 15, 2022. Website: https://scholars.horatioalger.org 

This press release was produced by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.