The Hagan Scholarship is a nationwide need-based merit scholarship for high achieving, self-motivated students. The scholarship provides up to $6,000 each semester to help recipients graduate college debt free, up to $48,000 over eight consecutive semesters. Hagan Scholars from 42 states currently attend 324 colleges and universities. Recipients must graduate from a public high school having fewer than 100 students in the high school graduating class; or will graduate from a public high school located in a county having fewer than 50,000 residents. Recipients must enroll at a four-year college or university the first semester following high school graduation. Scholarship benefits include Free Workshops, Schwab Accounts, and Study Abroad. Workshops provide recipients with a practical understanding of important life skills not typically taught as a part of the school curriculum.