<p>I applied for the Horatio Alger Scholarship and am a little worried. After being denied now by three scholarships...coke...GM.. and a local one... I just wanted to start a thread that will ease my mind and otehrs. Does anyone know exactly how and when scholars are announced? Is there a semi-finalist standing? If there is ... are there other essays you must write?
Thanks for the information everyone and Good Luck!</p>
<p>Scholars are announced around the end of January. If you're chosen as a National Scholar, you'll get a phone call and then the notification packet in the mail. If you're selected as a state winner, you'll get your letter in the mail. About 105 National Scholars are selected each year and are awarded $20,000 over four (or five) years. Here are all their current scholarship programs: <a href="https://www.horatioalger.com//scholarships/sp.cfm%5B/url%5D">https://www.horatioalger.com//scholarships/sp.cfm</a></p>
<p>They used to have about 100 National Finalists (runner up scholarships) that were awarded $1,000 too, but I believe they discontinued that starting in 2007 in favor of increasing the National Scholarship from $10K to $20K and expanding the state scholarships. Oh, and there are no additional essays to write. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for the information !</p>