Please see attachment for information and application for information on a special opportunity for high achieving underrepresented minority high school seniors who plan to attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham and plan to major in either science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
UAB Alabama Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Please see below for a list of scholarships from StudentScholarships.org.
Application deadlines range from January 31 to February 3, 2017.
The Educators Community Credit Union will award two high school seniors a $2500 A. L. Bratcher Scholarship. Eligibility requirements include: The applicant must be/ or become a member of ECO Crediut Union, with their account in good standing. Applicant must become a member no later than March 3, 2017. The application must be a senior in high school who will be enrolled or plan to be enrolled in an undergraduate course of study during the 2017-2018 academic school year at an accredited 2 or 4 year college, university, or vocation-technical college.
Members of the ECO Board of Directors and the Scholarship Committee and their immediate family members/ dependents of the same household, as well as ECO employees and their family members/ dependents of the same household are not eligible to receive the scholarship.
Please see Mrs. Payne for the application and more information. Applications are also available on ECO’s website: www.ecocu.org.
Applications are due no later than March 3, 2017.
Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union will be awarding sixteen $1000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors in the fall of 2017. Judging will be conducted by a Scholarship Selection Committee. The scholarships will be awarded to students, Coosa Pines FCU members, who exemplify credit union values of personal and civic responsibility through their grades, extracurricular activities, essay responses, letter(s) of recommendation, and/or community service.
You may pick up an application from Mrs. Payne, or download one at www.CoosaPinesFCU.org.
Application deadline is April 3, 2017.
The Alabama Center for Architecture is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that seeks to advance the enjoyment of architecture and design through engagement, education and collaboration. Per that mission, we offer scholarships for Alabama high school seniors who have been accepted to an accredited school of architecture.
In 2016 the ACFA awarded more than $6,000 in scholarships, and since its creation in 2006, we have awarded $60,000 in scholarships to architecture students. These funds are made possible through our annual golf tournament, scholarship grants from the American Institute of Architects, and generous donations of patrons and sponsors.
The scholarship application is available online at http://www.alcfa.org/scholarships/acfa-scholarship/ .
The Wilsonville Civitan Club offers a $1000 Revis Memorial Scholarship. As a civic organization, the WCC looks for students who are very involved with their communities.
The PDF application is attached. It is preferred that the application be filled out on the computer then printed. The last page of the application should be printed and used as a checklist. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Completed applications are due back to Mrs. Payne or Mrs. Keahey by April 11.
Requirements are as follows:
– Applicant must be high school student.
JSCC will award 35 full tuition scholarships to outstanding high school students enrolling in Fall 2017. These are one year scholarships which may be renewed for one additional year provided the recipient meets the criteria. These students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at the end of their first semester of the senior year and a minimum of 22 on the ACT. The student must be a U.S. citizen or provide proper documented residency status.
Students may go online at www.jeffersonstate.edu to apply for admission and fill out the new 2017-18 scholarship application. One recommendation and a two page typed essay stating why the student wants to attend Jefferson State should be attached to the application when submitted.
All scholarship requirements must be on file by March 1, 2017.
Candidates for this $500 scholarship must be planning to pursue an undergraduate degree in education, have a 3.0 GPA, and enroll at an accredited college or university in Fall 2017.
Applications may be picked up in the counseling office and must be returned by March 15, 2017.
The Birmingham Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy has begun its scholarship program for 2017. AAE is an organization of energy professionals dedicated to ensure the input of African Americans and other minorities into the discussion and development of energy policies, regulations, R&D technologies and environmental issues. One of the purposes of AABE is to encourage minority students to pursue careers in energy-related fields and to provide scholarships for such students.
The AABE Birmingham Scholarship Program consists of 2 scholarship opportunities:
The Premier Award of $5000 is awarded to a high school senior with a 3.0 or above GPA who demonstrates superior achievement and community involvement.
The Principal’s Choice Award of $750 is awarded to a striving C-student who exhibits potential for success in college. Applicants for this award must be recommended by their attending school’s principal or assistant principal in the form of a letter submitted to AABE.
Applications can be picked up in the counselor’s office and must be received by AABE no later than February 3, 2017.