Shelby County Education Association Scholarships

Each year the SCEA presents $1000 scholarships in two categories: student and member.  The student scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors who are children or grandchildren of SCEA members.  The member scholarship is awarded to an SCEA member who is furthering his or her career by seeking an advanced college degree in an education-related field. 

Attached are the applications for these two scholarships.  All guidelines must be followed correctly for the application to be accepted.  The completed packet of materials must be received by Monday, March 14, 2022, at 3:30 pm.  No electronic applications are accepted.

These scholarships are only for active members of the Shelby County Education Association.  (Support personnel should contact Kenneth Dukes and/or Sharon Martin.) Please let Erica Davis, at Vincent Middle High School, know if you have any questions.  

2022 Marylou-Kelley Scholarship

The postmarked deadline for the completed application including all required components is April 15.  For the application to be accepted and considered, it MUST include ALL required components AND be MAILED to the address on the application with a postmark no later than April 15. 

Questions? Contact Janet Smith by phone at 205-746-2632 or by email at smithjanet1952@gmail.com.

The Jim Harrell Poetry Prize for entering first-year students at the University of Montevallo

This vibrant program has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to student poets since its establishment more than a decade ago.  Through the generosity of James N. Harrell, we can offer a $2000 scholarship for the contest-winning poem, and a $1000 scholarship for second place.  We established the contest and the scholarships expressly with entering freshmen in mind, as an encouragement to pursue poetry at the college level.  And we know that both the recognition and the funding can make a huge difference in getting the good start at college that every entering student needs.

Jefferson State Community College Scholarship Opportunities

Jefferson State Community College is pleased to continue the tradition of providing scholarship opportunities to outstanding area high school students. High schools are able to nominate up to 2 students for your school – one student for an Academic Scholarship and one student for a Career Technical Scholarship. See the attached fact sheet for more information. 

In addition to the Counselor’s Scholarship, Jefferson State is pleased to offer the following scholarship opportunities to all graduating seniors.

Tuition and fees scholarship for up to 15 hours a semester for 6 semesters
Awarded to the top 35 students based on a combination of ACT score and GPA
Have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher at the end of their 1st semester senior year
Have a 22 or higher composite ACT score. ACT scores  be on file with Admissions by the April  1st deadline
Applied for admission to Jefferson State for Fall 2022 prior to submitting the scholarship application
Submit a copy of their high school transcripts showing their grades and GPA after the first semester of their senior year
Students with a composite ACT score of 25 or higher will receive a scholarship for 9 credit hours per semester for up to 6 semesters.
Students with a composite ACT score of 22-24 will receive a scholarship for 6 credit hours per semester for up to 6 semesters.
Have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher at the end of their 1st semester of senior year
Have a 22 or higher composite ACT score. ACT scores must be on file with Admissions by the June 1st deadline
Applied for admission to Jefferson State for Fall 2022 prior to submitting the scholarship application
Submit a copy of their high school transcripts showing their grades and GPA after the first semester of their senior year
Tuition and fees scholarship for up to 6 hours a semester for 6 semesters
Awarded to the top 50 students based on a combination of ACT score and GPA
Have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher at the end of their 1st semester of senior year, including JSCC coursework
Have 20 or higher composite ACT score. ACT scores must be on file with Admissions by the June 1st deadline
Successfully completed 6 or more credit hours in the JSCC Dual Enrollment program
Applied for admission to Jefferson State for Fall 2022 prior to submitting the scholarship application
Submit a copy of their high school transcripts showing their grades and GPA after the first semester of their senior year

More information and the applications can be found on our website at https://www.jeffersonstate.edu/highschoolscholarships/