Due Dec 1, 2026
Hagan Scholarship Foundation
Direct application
Up to $7,500
1,500 winners
Eligibility
Education level
High school
Financial
Household Income up to 125000
Grades
GPA 3.5+Act 24+
About this scholarship
U.S. high school seniors from households with adjusted gross income of $125,000 or less who graduate from public high schools in rural counties (fewer than 50,000 residents) may apply for the nationwide Hagan Scholarship.
Up to 1,500 recipients receive $2,000 for essential college items plus up to $7,500 per semester for up to eight consecutive semesters. Recipients also attend workshops, receive a Schwab brokerage account, and may access study-abroad opportunities.
Applicants need a 3.5 GPA, minimum ACT 24 or SAT 1150, and must attend an eligible public four-year college or university in their home state. The Hagan Scholarship Foundation helps high-achieving rural students graduate debt-free.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- High-school guidance counselor Confirmation of Eligibility
- Applicant Essay
- Four-Year Plan
- List of leadership positions, academic honors, and other achievements
- Description of any adverse family circumstance
- Recommendation letter from a non-family teacher, mentor, or employer
- Signed Scholarship Application Agreement and certification statement
- Single uploaded PDF containing all required materials
- Confirmation of Eligibility from high school guidance counselor (full-time HS student in graduating class, unweighted 3.50 CGPA on 4.0 scale, goals require a 4-year degree)
- List of Leadership Positions (top five), Academic Honors (top five non-financial), Other Achievements (top three), and description of any Adverse Family Circumstance
- Letter of Recommendation from a non-family teacher, mentor, or employer
- Scholarship Application Agreement (signed)
- All signatures and writing must be in black ink; signed certification statement required after the essay
- Assemble all documents in listed order, scan to ONE Adobe PDF, and upload via the online application portal
- The applicant must be a full-time high-school student in the graduating class.
- The applicant's educational goals must require a four-year degree.
- Recipients may receive funding for up to eight consecutive semesters and must participate in required scholarship programming.