What Horatio Alger International Undergraduate Scholarship actually covers.
The Horatio Alger Association provides scholarships to high school students who have demonstrated integrity, perseverance, and a commitment to pursuing higher education despite significant adversity. While primarily US-focused, the Association's international outreach includes support for African students admitted to US universities who demonstrate the association's core values. Recipients must plan to enrol full-time in an accredited US college or university. Awards of up to US$25,000 are provided to students who have overcome difficult circumstances and show potential for academic and personal success. The scholarship reflects the belief that hard work, honesty, and determination are the keys to success in America, and aims to support students who embody these values. African students who have gained admission to US institutions and meet the eligibility criteria are encouraged to explore this and similar need-based scholarship opportunities as part of their financial aid search.
Who can apply.
Open to undergraduate applicants seeking to study in United States. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before October 25, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live. Five additional checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review) are on the roadmap. Horatio Alger International Undergraduate Scholarship currently scores 2.0/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.