Scholarship Opportunity

Horatio Alger Mississippi Scholarship Program
-$7,000 Scholarships Awarded to 5 Mississippi students

-Funded through the generosity of the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation

- 5 are guaranteed to Mississippi students

The Horatio Alger Mississippi Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to students in the State of Mississippi who have exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity and who aspire to pursue higher education. The deadline is October 25, 2014.

Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for the Horatio Alger Mississippi Scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
•    Be enrolled full time as a high school senior in Mississippi; be progressing normally toward graduation in spring/summer of 2015 with plans to enter a college in the United States no later than the fall following graduation
•    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)