Holt College Scholarship

Applicants of the college scholarship program must be:

Residents of Louisiana by the application deadline
High school seniors, graduates or current college undergraduate and graduate students
Planning to enroll in full-time study at an eligible* postsecondary institution the entire upcoming academic year
Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)

*Eligible postsecondary institutions includes: accredited two-year or four-year college or university, graduate school or vocational-technical college.

If selected as a recipient, the student receives:

A $5,000 award
Awards may be renewed for up to three years, or until a graduate/undergraduate degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study and continuation of the program by the sponsor
Awards are for undergraduate and graduate study. Preference is given to undergraduates.

Financial need is the primary factor in selecting the award recipients, followed by academic and other criteria.

Students who are fully funded are asked to decline the award so another applicant may receive funding.

There are no honorariums.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

Academic record
Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
Work experience
Statement of educational and career goals and objectives
Unusual personal or family circumstances
An outside appraisal
Financial need

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. The Holt Family Foundation will select graduate students. All applicants agree to accept the decision of the Holt Family Foundation and Scholarship America as final.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in June. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the sponsor. Awards will be paid in one installment in August.

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

Copy of the first two pages of the most recently filed IRS Form 1040 used for the Financial Information Page.

NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than May 23, 2023 3:00 pm Central Time.

Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.