Shelby County High School Counselor's Blog

It is that time of year when the Shelby County Education Association offers its Annual Scholarship Program.  For 2017 SCEA will offer two $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors (child or grandchild of a current SCEA member) and one $1,000 scholarship to a member continuing his/her education in the education profession.  This is always an exciting event in our year and one of the many ways that your Shelby County Education Association gives back to its members.  The applications are attached below.  Please note that these scholarships are for active SCEA members.  The Shelby County ESP group has a separate scholarship offering.

SENIOR scholarship application: Senior Scholarship Application 2017

MEMBER scholarship application: SCEA Member Scholarship Application 2017

The local scholarship application is now available. You may print out a copy using the link below, or pick up a copy in the counseling office. These are due back no later than Monday, April 3, 2017. This one scholarship application covers several local scholarships, including the Bryant Bank, Billy Jones, Columbiana Merchants, David Phillips, Edwin Rush, George Bentley, Stewart, and Scott Armstrong scholarships.

SCHS Local Scholarship Application

First Place: $2000 scholarship to the University of Montevallo

Second Place: $1000 scholarship to the University of Montevallo

Eligibility: Alabama high school seniors who plan to attend the University of Montevallo

Guidelines: See Mrs. Payne for a complete list of guidelines.

Entries must be postmarked by February 15.

Auburn University at Montgomery is offering the Residual ACT on the following dates. This ACT may only be used for admission and scholarships to AUM.

• February 21, 2017- East Room Library Tower          
• February 23, 2017- East Room Library Tower        
• March 17, 2017- East Room Library Tower               
• April 13, 2017- West Room Library Tower      
• May 19, 2017- East Room Library Tower          
• June 16, 2017- East Room Library Tower
• July 7, 2017- East Room Library Tower
• July 27, 2017- East Room Library Tower

Registration Deadline: NONE. You may arrive the day of the test without having pre-registered; however, you must bring all of the items listed in the testing instructions section below.

Cost: $40.00 – The nonrefundable fee should be brought with you to the test in the form of CASH or CHECK (Made payable to AUM).

Testing Instructions: You must arrive at the testing room (see schedule above) by 9 a.m. with photo identification and two #2 pencils. If you want to use a calculator for the mathematics portion of the test, you may bring a calculator. Calculators must include batteries. AUM will not furnish batteries for calculators. You cannot bring pocket organizers, handheld or laptop computers, electronic writing pads or pen input devices, calculators built into cell phones, calculators with built in computer algebra systems or models with a typewriter-style keypad. Prohibited calculators include: Casio CFX-9970G and Algebra FX 2.0, Texas Instrument TI89 and TI92, and Hewlett Packard HP 40G and HP 49G.

Scores: Scoring will be done by the Office of Admissions. Your scores will be sent to you through the mail unless other arrangements have been made. You will need to allow 3 working days for the score report processing. Federal regulations prohibit the release of scores over the telephone. Scores from Residual Testing are valid only at AUM and cannot be transferred by transcript or other means to any other institution or agency.

Accommodations: It is the policy of AUM to provide students with disabilities appropriate testing accommodations on the ACT Residual Test. Students with disabilities are encouraged to provide a minimum two weeks notification and appropriate documentation to the Center for Disability Services (CDS) for ACT Residual testing accommodations. Students may contact CDS in the Taylor Center or call CDS at 334-244-3631 prior to or upon enrollment at AUM.

NOTE: Please confirm test date, time and location by calling 334-244-3615.

For more information, contact:

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS
AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY
PO BOX 244023
MONTGOMERY, AL 36124-4023
334-244-3615

 The February test dates can be used to qualify for scholarships.  Anything after March 1^st will not be used towards a student qualifying for scholarships. 

www.aum.edu/scholarships

See link below for information and application.

Chuck Sheehan Scholarship Application 2017

See link below for information and application.

Dine Barclay Scholarship 2017

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.

StudentScholarships.org 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.