Scholarships for Students Entering College

Alliance Data Scholarship

• Students who graduate from high school in metropolitan Dallas and who enroll at a historically black college or university that is supported by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) are eligible to apply for the Alliance Data Scholarship. The post-secondary school must be located in Texas. High school students and college freshmen can apply. Potential scholarship recipients must maintain a minimum 3.0 high school GPA. The total amount of the scholarship is $5,000. There is no specific college major that students must choose to be eligible to receive the scholarship. Alliance Data, a customer research firm located in Dallas, Texas, sponsors the scholarship.

  Alliance Data Scholarship
  United Negro College Fund
  8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr.
  Fairfax, VA 22031
  800-331-2244
  uncf.org/forstudents/scholardetail.asp?Sch_ID=20773

AXA Achievement Scholarship

• Annually, the AXA Foundation provides more than $1.3 million in scholarships to eligible college students. Scholarships range from $2,000 to $25,000. Eligible students must demonstrate ambition, determination, academic excellence and the commitment to improve their community. The foundation awards 52 scholarships each year (one to an eligible student from each state in America, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico). Each scholarship is awarded in the amount of $15,000. Ten of these 52 scholarship recipients are awarded an additional national scholarship for $10,000. Full-time enrollment at an accredited two- or four-year college or university is required to receive the scholarship.

  AXA Achievement Scholarship
  Scholarship Management Services
  One Scholarship Way
  Saint Peter, MN 56082
  800-537-4180
  axa-achievement.com

Elks National Foundation

• High school students who enroll at an accredited college or university full-time are eligible to apply for the Elks National Foundation Scholarship. Passing SAT/ACT scores are required to be submitted with the scholarship application. The scholarship amounts range from $4,000 to $60,000, and the award is distributed to recipients over the course of four years. Approximately 20,000 students apply for the award each year, and 500 awards are granted annually. The scholarships target students who are from economically challenged families, who achieve academic excellence and who demonstrate leadership skills.

  Elks National Foundation
  2750 North Lakeview Ave.
  Chicago, IL 60614
  773-755-4728
  elks.org/enf

Horatio Alger Association Scholarship

• United States high school seniors who enroll at an accredited college or university are eligible to apply for the Horatio Alger Association Scholarship. Students can major in any subject and attend either a two-year or a four-year post-secondary institution. They must maintain a 2.0 high school GPA or higher. Annually, 104 scholarships are awarded to students from economically challenged environments. The scholarship amount is $20,000.

  Horatio Alger Association
  99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 320
  Alexandria, VA 22314
  703-684-9444
  horatioalger.org/scholarships