Career & Technical Education Scholarships
The CTE scholarship application is now closed. The Career & Technical Education Scholarship application will open on March 15, 2025.
SCHOLARSHIPS
National Career & Technical Education Scholarship
Award Amount: 500 scholarships at $2,500 each
- Have completed high school (or earned high school equivalency credential) by July 1
- Plan to attend a not-for-profit post-secondary institution by September
- Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete an associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma program
that will lead to employment - Not be enrolled in pre-requisite courses
- Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income OR Pell Grant eligibility are required)
- Be under the age of 35
- Be a United States citizen
John Hardin Hudiburg Career & Technical Education Scholarship
Award Amount: 1 scholarship at $4,000
- Be enrolled full time as a high school senior in one of the following school districts:
- Grapevine-Colleyville
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford
- Keller
- Birdville Independent
- Plan to attend a not-for-profit post-secondary institution by September
- Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete an associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma program
that will lead to employment - Not be enrolled in pre-requisite courses
- Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income OR Pell Grant eligibility are required)
- Be a United States citizen
Protective Life Career & Technical Education Scholarship
Award Amount: 1 scholarship at $10,000 each
- Have completed high school (or earned high school equivalency credential) by July 1
- Plan to attend Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, MO by September
- Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete an associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma program
in automotive studies - Not be enrolled in pre-requisite courses
- Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income OR Pell Grant eligibility are required)
- Be under the age of 35
- Be a United States citizen
Valencia College Career & Technical Education Scholarship
Award Amount: 15 scholarships at $2,500 each
- Have completed high school (or earned high school equivalency credential) by July 1
- Plan to attend Valencia College in Orlando, FL by September
- Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete an associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma program
that will lead to employment - Not be enrolled in pre-requisite courses
- Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income OR Pell Grant eligibility are required)
- Be under the age of 35
- Be a United States citizen
Warren Webster Scholarship Program
Award Amount: 4 scholarships at $2,500 each
- Have completed high school (or earned high school equivalency credential) by July 1
- Plan to attend one of the following institutions by September:
- Apollo Career Center
- Edison State Community College
- Hobart Institute of Welding
- Rhodes State College
- University of Northwestern Ohio
- Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete an associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma program
that will lead to employment in one of the following fields:- Business administration
- Construction trades
- Engineering
- Graphic design
- Manufacturing/Production/Welding
- Sales/Marketing
- Not be enrolled in pre-requisite courses
- Demonstrate critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income OR Pell Grant eligibility are required)
- Be under the age of 35
- Be a resident of Ohio and a United States citizen
I am a first-generation, Salvadoran-American, Welding Technologies graduate. I truly enjoy welding and am glad I was able to study this trade, but I did not accomplish it on my own. The Horatio Alger Association helped me become a first-generation college graduate, and for that I am grateful. I was always given the guidance I needed with navigating the tools the foundation has, as well as managing my scholarship funds.
Diana Palacios
2020 Career & Technical Education Scholar
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
The Horatio Alger Association greatly values the support of educators, guidance counselors, financial aid officers, and other school officials in promoting our scholarship programs. If you work with underserved youth, we encourage you to stay connected and volunteer. We welcome goodwill ambassadors who are aligned with our mission and values, and want to increase awareness about the Association and our scholarships. Join us in providing opportunities to promising young people and help us enable them to overcome critical financial need and other adversities as they pursue the American Dream through higher education. To download posters that you can display at your school, please click the following links: undergraduate scholarships, CTE scholarships.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to your application questions here.
CTE scholarships are valued at up to $2,500. The maximum amount is based on program length. Scholars are required to fill out an online disbursement request each eligible semester.
If you are attending a not-for-profit four-year school, you will be asked to provide documentation from the school to confirm that you are enrolled in an associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma program. The scholarship cannot be used for four-year degree programs or for-profit institutions.
The CTE scholarship application will open in March with a rolling selection process. The first first round of scholarships will be awarded by July. Should spaces remain, the application will remain open until all scholarships are awarded.