Hagan Scholarship

Who can apply

Attend an eligible public, private, charter, magnet or STEM high school located in the United States and be in the 2027 graduating class; eligible students may apply regardless of citizenship.
Have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA and parents’ adjusted gross household income of no more than $125,000 as reported for 2025 federal income-tax purposes.
Provide a current high school transcript and an unsealed recommendation letter; applicants may apply only once.
Enroll in an eligible four-year college or university in the first fall semester after high school graduation and maintain a four-year graduation schedule; community colleges, junior colleges and online institutions are not eligible.
Complete 240 hours of regularly scheduled, supervised, paid non-family work between January 1 and September 1 before each fall semester, beginning in 2027.
Eligible finalists who are U.S. citizens provide the first two pages of the FAFSA Summary showing the Student Aid Index; non-U.S. citizens provide proof of citizenship status. Apply for federal and state grants if eligible.
Meet the mandatory workshop and brokerage-account responsibilities, and join a campus organization in the first college semester.
For disbursement, earn at least a 3.0 GPA each semester, maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA after the first semester, and earn 14 GPA credit hours in fall and 30 over fall and spring; at least half the required credits must be seated on-campus classes.
Apply by December 1, 2026 for the fall application round.

About the scholarship

The Hagan Scholarship is a need-based merit award for students in the 2027 high school graduating class. It provides up to $7,500 each semester for up to eight consecutive semesters, subject to the program’s financial and academic conditions. Disbursements depend on the cost of attendance after other aid and the program’s FAFSA Student Aid Index calculation. Recipients take part in workshops and a managed brokerage-account program, and may qualify for study-abroad support. Applications for the 2027–2028 academic year are due December 1, 2026.