Senior Scholarships

Kids Chance
$450,000 worth of scholarships are available to seniors graduating from Alabama high schools who have had a parent disabled or killed while on the job. Awards of $500 to $3000 are given to students planning to enter college or technical schools. Applying for financial aid from the anticipated school is a requirement along with a transcript, proof of parental disability or death, and the previous year's income tax return. Applications are accepted online.

Kids Chance Scholarship Committee
Alabama Law Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 671
Montgomery, AL 36101
334-269-1515
alfinc.org

Buster Bynum Scholarship
The Buster Bynum Education Scholarship offers two $1000 scholarships to public school seniors who have parents working in public school transportation. Parents' gross household income over the past five years must be less than $75,000, and at least one parent must have been an employee involved in public school transportation for the past five years. Students must submit an official transcript, a statement from a school official verifying intent to attend college, a support letter from a teacher stating why this student deserves this scholarship, and a letter from the parent's employer verifying employment and income. Requirements are a grade point average of 3.0, leadership skills, community involvement, good citizenship and a 500-word essay on how the funds will be used. Students should print applications online and submit them along with supporting documents to the Director of Transportation of their school district.

Southeastern States Pupil Transportation Conference (SESPTC)
oaptonline.org

American Legion Alabama
An $850 scholarship is available from the American Legion Department of Alabama to a high school senior who is a legal Alabama resident. Eligibility is open to children and grandchildren of veterans who served during wartime. Students must submit a small picture, an unofficial transcript, two letters of reference and ACT/SAT scores. Applications can be printed online and then submitted by mail.

American Legion Scholarship
P.O. Box 1069
Montgomery, AL 36101
americanlegionalabama.org


Lola B Curry
The Scholarships of the United Daughters of the Confederacy have different requirements; some have restrictions and some don't. Some of the scholarships are dedicated to certain areas of study and some are geographically based. The Lola B Curry scholarship is restricted to an Alabama resident and student.

To be considered for this scholarship, the applicant must submit the original and four copies of the General Scholarship Packet, the official grade transcript and letters of recommendation.

One copy each of the photograph, (head and shoulders), the checklist and the Confederate ancestor's proof of service.

An applicant must be the lineal descendant of an eligible Confederate and have a 3.0 GPA in high school. Applicants must be endorsed by the President and the Second Vice President/Education Chairman of Chapter and Division and by the Second Vice President General.

For more information on this scholarship and to access the application, see their website.

Alabama Student Grant Program (ASGP)
This is a state program that offers grants of approximately $360 per year to full-time undergraduate students who are legal residents of Alabama who are attending approved independent colleges or universities within the state of Alabama. Part-time recipients who are enrolled for at least 6 semester hours will receive a grant of approximately $180 per year. This grant is not based on need but rather on residency.

Students planning to enter a Church-based vocation are not eligible for the grant although there is a permissible limit for religious studies. One course in religious studies or Christian music is allowed per semester whether the student is part-time or full-time.

Applications for the Alabama Student Grant Program can be obtained and filed with the Office of Student Financial Aid. Grants shall be renewable annually.

Visit http://www.ache.state.al.us/StudentAsst/Programs.htm for other scholarship opportunities.




ACHE Junior & Community College Performing Arts Scholarship Program
Application Deadlines: Varies
An award not to exceed in-state tuition only for attendance at public junior and community colleges in Alabama. Awards are based on demonstrated talent determined through competitive auditions. Awards are not based on financial needs. This award is for full-time students attending public junior and community colleges in Alabama. Contact the financial aid office at any public junior or [...] More

ACHE Police Officers and Firefighters Survivors Educational Assistance Program
Application Deadlines: Varies
The ACHE Police Officers and Firefighters Survivors Educational Assistance Program is a grant covering tuition, fees, books and supplies for dependents and eligible spouses of Alabama police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. There is no limit on the amount awarded to recipients. Awards are available for undergraduate study in public institutions in Alabama. Students who are [...] More

Alabama Commission on Higher Education/Student Grant Program
Application Deadlines: Varies
Alabama residents enrolled in independent, nonprofit Alabama colleges and universities receive financial assistanct through the Alabama Student Grant Program. This program helps bridge the differential between public and private institutions, and helps provide Alabama students an opportunity to take programs and courses at private institutions. Individual grant payments to student are [...] More

Alabama National Guard Educational Assistance Program
Application Deadlines: Varies
Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program - A state program designed to provide financial assistance to Alabama National Guard members who are residents of the state of Alabama for undergraduate and graduate education at accredited post secondary institutions of higher learning located within the state of Alabama. The student may receive an award equal to tuition, fees, books, and [...] More

Alabama Student Assistance Program
Application Deadlines: Varies
The Alabama Student Assistance Program is a state-supported and federally-funded grant program which is designed to assist financially-needy students. It is the state's only need-based student aid program for Alabama residents attending post-secondary educational institutions in Alabama. Who may apply? Undergraduate students who are Alabama residents attending eligible Alabama institutions. [...] More

Alabama Student Grant Program
Application Deadlines: Varies
The Alabama Student Grant Program is an award of grant assistance at an eligible independent Alabama college or university and is not based on need. Up to $1200 per academic year with maximum amount available only when sufficient funds are available. Who may apply? Undergraduate students--both half-time and full-time--who are Alabama residents attending Birmingham-Southern College, Concordia [...] More

American Red Cross BloodStock Scholarship Challenge
Application Deadlines: Varies
You can help save lives and win money for college through the American Red Cross BloodStock Scholarship* Challenge! Participating in the BloodStock Scholarship Challenge is exciting! We'll help you develop your event planning, marketing and recruitment skills, while you help the American Red Cross collect much needed blood components during the summer and winter months. If you host a new [...] More

EMU National Scholars Program
Application Deadlines: Varies
The EMU National Scholars Program is a four-year award that pays 30 credit hours per year (15 per semester) of out-of-state tuition differential. Must be a new freshmen or new transfer student with a minimum 3.50 GPA and a resident of a state other than Michigan or Ohio to be considered. Freshmen recipients must live in university housing the first two years of this award. For more information [...] More

JSU Alabama Alabama Power Scholarship
Application Deadlines: Varies
The JSU Alabama Alabama Power Scholarship is open to Alabama residents who plan to attend Jacksonville State University. Applicant must major in business related area. Visit the web site for an application and further information. For a complete list of available JSU Alabama Scholarships, go [...] More

JSU Alabama Bush Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: Varies
The JSU Alabama Bush Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Newbern Bush, a retired faculty member who taught Mathematics. The Scholarship is to be awarded to a full-time native-born Alabama student who has attained Junior status and is majoring in Mathematics. For more information about this award, please [...] More

JSU Alabama Faculty Scholarship
Application Deadlines: Varies
The JSU Alabama Faculty Scholarship is open to Alabama residents planning to attend Jacksonville State University. The amount of the award will be contingent upon ACT Score and/or SAT score, along with GPA: -75% Tuition with ACT 28 or SAT 1260-1330 and 3.0 GPA -100% Tuition with ACT 30 or SAT 1340-1370 and 3.0 GPA -100% Tuition and Housing with ACT 32 or SAT 1390 and 3.5 GPA For a complete [...] More

JSU Alabama Governor Frank Dixon Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: Varies
The JSU Alabama Governor Frank Dixon Memorial Scholarship is for Alabama residents only. For more information about this scholarship, please [...] More

JSU Alabama Major John Pelham Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: Varies
The Major John Pelham Memorial Scholarship varies. Applicant must be a History major in their junior or senior year of college at JSU; Preference will be given to Calhoun County residents. For more information about this award, please [...] More

JSU Alabama Shamblin Family Scholarship
Application Deadlines: Varies
The Shamblin Family Scholarship was established through a bequest of Mr. Harold C. Shamblin of Gadsden, Alabama, for the benefit of deserving students. For more information, please visit: [...] More

Tall Clubs International Student Scholarships
Application Deadlines: Varies
Annually, at the Tall Clubs International Convention, TCI awards student scholarships of up to $1,000 each to tall students who are under 21 years of age and attending their first year of college in the following fall. The recipients must also meet the TCI height requirement minimums of 5'10" for women and 6'2" for men. If you are interested in applying for a TCI Scholarship Award, please read [...] More

The Heidelberg College Out Of State Grant
Application Deadlines: Varies
In order to qualify for the Heidelberg College Out Of State Grant, the applicant must be resident of a state other than Ohio and attend Heidelberg College. This grant is renewable for four years as long as the student is making satisfactory academic progress. For more information, please visit http://www.heidelberg.edu/financialaid/futurestudent/scholarships [...] More

AQHF Swayze Woodruff Memorial Mid-South Scholarship
Application Deadlines: December 01, Annually
Scholarship assistance will be awarded to a member of the American Quarter Horse Association or American Quarter Horse Youth Association competing in AQHA or AQHYA-approved shows. Applicants must be a resident of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi or Tennessee to qualify. Scholarships will be awarded based on financial need, academic merit and American Quarter Horse involvement. Recipient [...] More

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
Application Deadlines: December 01, Annually
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals is a full-year work-study fellowship program with a strong focus on cultural exchange. CBYX annually provides 75 young Americans with an understanding of everyday life, education, and professional training in Germany. The program begins in July and includes two months of intensive German language training in Germany (no prior [...] More

U of A Tuscaloosa Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholarship
Application Deadlines: December 01, Annually
Due to the generosity of The Coca-Cola Foundation, Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships will be awarded to twelve incoming freshmen that are first generation college students. Any student whose parents or siblings are not attending nor hold a degree from a college is considered a first generation college student. In addition to this requirement, applicants must be Alabama residents, have a [...] More

ARRL Charles Clarke Cordle Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: February 01, Annually
The ARRL Charles Clarke Cordle Memorial Scholarship is for Amateur Radio Operators. This is a $1,000 scholarship for students who meet the following criteria: License Requirement: Any active Amateur Radio License Class Regional Preference: Resident of Georgia or Alabama Curricular Preference: GPA of 2.5 or higher; preference to students of electronics, communications or related [...] More

NAJA Graduate Scholarship Program
Application Deadlines: February 01, Annually
The National Association of Junior Auxiliaries, Inc. (NAJA) was established in 1941 with the purpose of uniting members "to render charitable services which are beneficial to the general public, with particular emphasis on children, and to cooperate with other organizations performing similar services." Today, the growing Association continues the focus of meeting the needs of children and youth [...] More

AWS Airgas Terry Jarvis Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: February 15, Annually
The Airgas - Terry Jarvis Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student pursuing a minimum four-year bachelors degree in welding engineering (WE) or welding engineering technology (WET); however, priority will be given to welding engineering (WE) students interested in pursuing a career with an industrial gas or welding equipment distributor. All applicants must meet the [...] More

AWS Airgas-Jerry Baker Scholarship
Application Deadlines: February 15, Annually
The Airgas ­ Jerry Baker Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student pursuing a minimum four-year bachelors degree in welding engineering (WE) or welding engineering technology (WET); however, priority will be given to welding engineering (WE) students interested in pursuing a career with an industrial gas or welding equipment distributor. All applicants must meet the following [...] More

American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship Program
Application Deadlines: March 01, Annually
A grant award to be used for tuition, fees and board expenses to attend a public postsecondary educational in Alabama. Awards are restricted to students who attend institutions having on-campus housing. Awards are given to sons, daughters, grandsons, and granddaughters of veterans of World War I, World War II, Korea, or Vietnam and who are residents of Alabama. NOTE: Application and other [...] More

Dixie Youth Baseball Scholarship
Application Deadlines: March 01, Annually
From the very beginning, the leaders of Dixie Youth Baseball knew they wanted to develop a college scholarship program that would help former players obtain a college education. There wasn't much money in the beginning. The first eligible players graduated in 1961, one $500 scholarship and one $250 scholarship were awarded. And from its modest beginning, the scholarship program has grown to an [...] More

Horace Mann Educator Scholarship
Application Deadlines: March 01, Annually
The Horace Mann Educators Corporation awards annual scholarships totaling $30,000 to kindergarten through 12th grade teachers, librarians or teacher's aides of any discipline. Scholarships include one $5,000 scholarship payable over four years, 16 $1,000 scholarships payable over two years, and 18 one-time $500 scholarships. Scholarships are awarded based on an educator’s school and community [...] More

Alabama Scholarships for Dependents of Blind Parents
Application Deadlines: April 01, Annually
Alabama Scholarship for Dependents of Blind Parents is an award to cover instructional fees and tuition at an Alabama state institution of higher learning for children of families in which the head of the family is blind and whose family income is insufficient to provide educational benefits. Students must apply within two years of high school graduation. Applications are available from the [...] More

Dixie Boys Baseball Scholarship
Application Deadlines: April 01, Annually
Outstanding high school seniors who have participated in a franchised Dixie Boys Baseball, Incorporated program and plan to pursue undergraduate studies at a college or university may apply for the Bernie Varnadore Scholarship Program. Dixie Boys Baseball, Incorporated programs include Dixie Boys Baseball for boys 13 and 14 years old; Dixie Pre-Majors Baseball for boys 15 and 16 years old; and [...] More

Senior Adult Scholarship Program
Application Deadlines: April 01, Annually
This program provides free tuition for senior citizens (persons aged 60 and over) who meet the admission requirements and attend public two-year postsecondary institutions in Alabama. Contact the financial aid office at any public two-year postsecondary educational institution in [...] More

Legacy Environmental Scholarship
Application Deadlines: May 06, Annually
Legacy, Inc., Partners in Environmental Education, is a not-for-profit organization working to create environmentally responsible citizens through balanced, fact-based education that considers diverse environmental views. The organization operates through a grassroots partnership network to develop and disseminate balanced environmental information. Legacy's Scholarship Program provides [...] More

ESA Marsh Scholarship Program
Application Deadlines: May 15, Annually
The Marsh Scholarship Fund, the largest and longest running scholarship program in the U.S. surfing community, annually awards approximately $8,000.00 in financial aid to ESA surfers. The Marsh Scholarship Program began when it was instituted in 1981 by former ESA Executive Director Dr. Colin J. Couture to recognize and honor the accomplishments of the Marsh Family of North Carolina and young [...] More

ASTA Southeast Chapter Professional Development Scholarship
Application Deadlines: July 01, Annually
Tourism Cares will award ASTA Southeast Chapter Professional Development Scholarships to be applied to the cost of an ASTA or The Travel Institute Educational Program, or the registration fee only for the ASTA International Destination Expo. To be eligible, applicants must be permanent U.S. residents, with a minimum of two years of experience in the travel industry, who have successfully [...] More

Aileen Lee Scholarship
Application Deadlines: August 27, Annually
Aileen Lee Scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen at the University of Oregon each academic year in recognition of students who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence throughout their high school career in leadership, service and academic excellence. Criteria: Applicants must be out-of-state students beginning their first year at the UO Selection: Three men and three [...] More