The Horatio Alger Association, through the generosity of its members, provides aid to students in all states who have displayed integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, as well as have critical financial need.

The Public Safety Officer's Survivor Grant provides educational benefits to dependent children and the surviving spouse of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1973.

State Grants help students from low- and moderate-income families pay for educational expenses at eligible Minnesota colleges or universities.

The Postsecondary Child Care Grant Program helps low income students who have young children pay for child care while the student attends classes.