Undergraduate Recipients
1. Must meet ALL Submittal Deadlines posted on the Scholar Portal Home Page.*
2. Must work 240 hours from January 1 to September 1 each year to be eligible for the fall semester disbursement. Work must be regularly scheduled non-family employment performed under supervision for compensation. Hours worked in paid internships count. Recipients who do not complete 240 hours will not lose the scholarship but will not be eligible for that year’s fall semester disbursement.*
3. First year recipients must join one campus organization the first semester in college.
4. Academic Responsibilities:
a. Must achieve a 3.00 grade point average each semester.*
b. Must maintain a 3.25 cumulative grade point average after the first semester.*
c. Must earn 14 GPA credit hours the fall semester, and 30 GPA credit hours the fall and spring semesters, to be eligible for a disbursement.*
d. Must earn 12 GPA credit hours the fall semester, and 28 GPA credit hours the fall and spring semesters, to keep the scholarship.*
e. Must earn at least one-half of the required GPA credit hours from seated face-to-face on-campus or hybrid courses.*
f. Disbursement eligibility ends at 140 earned credit hours or graduation, whichever occurs first.
5. Must maintain a four-year or less graduation schedule, or earn the equivalent of a four year degree if in a professional program.*
6. Must remain continuously enrolled. Deferments are limited to one semester and must be approved by HSF before the deferment takes effect. A gap semester or gap year will result in forfeiture of the scholarship.*
7. Must fulfill workshop responsibilities.*
8. Must fulfill Schwab Account responsibilities.*
9. Must apply for eligible Federal, State and Institutional grants.
10. Must comply with HSF Policies and must not act in a manner which brings discredit upon HSF, its Grantor, Trustee, employees, volunteers, scholarship recipients, colleges or universities, or recipient.
* NO Exceptions
Graduate Recipients
1. Must meet ALL Submittal Deadlines posted on the Scholar Portal Home Page.*
2. Must work 240 hours from January 1 to September 1 each year to be eligible for the fall semester disbursement.*
3. Academic Responsibilities:
a. Must achieve a 3.25 grade point average each semester.*
b. Must maintain a 3.50 CGPA after the first semester.*
c. Must maintain the Graduation Schedule approved when awarded the scholarship.*
d. Must earn at least one-half of the required GPA credit hours from seated face-to-face on-campus or hybrid courses.*
4. Must provide an annual progress report.*
5. Graduate disbursements are limited to tuition, required fees, and required books and supplies, less Total Free Financial Aid. Graduate recipients do not receive Essential Funds.
6. Must comply with HSF Policies and must not act in a manner which brings discredit upon HSF, its Grantor, Trustee, employees, volunteers, scholarship recipients, colleges or universities, or recipient.
* NO Exceptions
Fall Semester Submittal Deadline September 20:
1. Undergraduate students must provide confirmation of a four-year or less graduation schedule.*
2. Must provide the School Confirmations Form showing Total Cost of Attendance and Total Free Financial Aid (graduate recipients use the Graduate School Confirmations Form).*
3. Must provide school itemization of ALL free financial aid received for the current semester.*
4. Must provide a copy of the school billing for ALL costs incurred for the current semester.
5. Undergraduate recipients must provide the first two pages of the recipient’s FAFSA Submission Summary showing the recipient’s Student Aid Index (SAI).
6. Must provide a list of enrolled courses and ALL scholarships, awards, grants and financial aid.*
7. Must provide an employment report documenting 240 hours of work.*
8. Must provide the recipient’s financial statement.*
9. Must provide an annual progress report* (does not apply to first-year recipients).
10. Must provide a signed FERPA Agreement.*
11. First year recipients must provide the List of Expenditures Form with Essential Funds receipts totaling at least $750. Recipients who do not will not be eligible for a fall semester disbursement.*
* Form provided
A Submittal Link will be emailed to recipients by September 1. After September 20 award amounts will be determined and disbursed by November 1 to the recipient’s college or university. Until then, recipients should proceed as if they did not have a Hagan Scholarship. Disbursements can be used to pay off educational debt incurred for the current semester.
Spring Semester Submittal Deadline February 10:
1. Must provide the School Confirmations Form showing Total Cost of Attendance and Total Free Financial Aid (graduate recipients use the Graduate School Confirmations Form).*
2. Must provide school itemization of ALL free financial aid received for the current semester.*
3. Must provide a copy of the school billing for ALL costs incurred for the current semester.
4. Must provide a list of enrolled courses and ALL scholarships, awards, grants and financial aid.*
5. First year recipients must provide confirmation of membership in a campus organization.*
6. Must provide a complete copy of the recipient’s Official Grade Transcript including fall semester information.
* Form provided
A Submittal Link will be emailed to recipients by January 24. After February 10 award amounts will be determined and disbursed by April 1 to the recipient’s college or university.
Transcript Submittal Deadline June 25:
1. Must provide a complete copy of the recipient’s Official Grade Transcript including spring semester information.
2. If the recipient’s school is not on a two-semester academic year, the HSF Registrar Credit Conversion Form completed by the Registrar must accompany every transcript; a transcript without it is incomplete.*
3. Does not apply to high school students who have been awarded a Hagan Scholarship.
A Submittal Link will be emailed to recipients by May 1.