The Holt College Scholarship is a program designed to assist residents of Louisiana who plan to continue their education in college.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Applicants of the college scholarship program must be:
*Eligible postsecondary institutions includes: accredited two-year or four-year college or university, or vocational-technical college.
If selected as a recipient, the student receives:
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:
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. All applicants agree to accept the decision of the Holt Family Foundation and Scholarship America as final.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in mid-august. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the sponsor. Awards will be paid in one installment in October.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
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 25, 2026 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.