$2,500 Horatio Alger Career Training

The Career & Technical Education Scholarships are designed to support students who have faced adversity and wish to pursue career or technical education at accredited non-profit post-secondary institutions in the United States. Funded by Horatio Alger Association members, the program emphasizes perseverance, integrity, and financial need

Benefits

• National Career & Technical Scholarship: ~1,020 awards at $2,500 each
• State/Institution-specific awards:
• John Hardin Hudiburg Scholarship: $4,000 (1 award)
• John Rollins Scholarship: $2,500 (8 awards, Delaware)
• Valencia College Scholarship: $2,500 (16 awards, Florida)
• Warren Webster Scholarship: $2,500 (4 awards)
• Recognition and support from the Horatio Alger Association

• U.S. citizen
• High school graduate (or equivalent)
• Plan to enroll in a career/technical certificate program at a non-profit institution
• Demonstrated financial need (family income ≤ $100,000)
• Perseverance in overcoming adversity
• Application submitted between March 15 – June 15, 2026
• In college or university
• Just graduated
• Working (full-time or part-time)