Shelby County High School Counselor's Blog

To apply for the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority scholarship, you must have a 3.0 GPA, 20 ACT or 910 SAT, community involvement, leadership skills, and communication skills. You may pick up an application from Mrs. Payne or download one from www.birminghamdst.org.

Deadline is MARCH 12!

Remember that the deadline to apply for JSCC scholarships is March 1!! You can apply online at www.jeffersonstate.edu or see Mrs. Payne for an application.

The Wilsonville Civitan Club awards the Revis Memorial Scholarship (formerly the Mary L. Revis Scholarship), and is proud to announce that through fundraising events and the generosity of our community, we are able to increase our scholarship to $650! Please see Mrs. Payne for an application. Deadline is April 15, 2016.

The American Foreign Service Association, in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace, is accepting entries for the AFSA 2016 National High School Essay Contest. The submission deadline is March 15, 2016.

For more details, visit http://www.afsa.org/afsa-national-high-school-essay-contest-topic

The grand-prize winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize, an all-expense paid two-day trip to Washington, D.C., to meet the Secretary of State and tour the United States Institute of Peace, and a full scholarship for a Semester at Sea upon the student’s enrollment at an accredited university. The runner-up will receive a $1,250 cash prize and a full scholarship to participate in the International Diplomacy Program of the National Student Leadership Conference, held in Washington, D.C., and New York annually.

The Greater Birmingham Area Alumni Chapter of Alabama A&M University will again award academic scholarships to 2016 high school graduates for use during the 2016-2017 school year.

See Mrs. Payne for an applicaton. The complete scholarship packet must be post-marked by March 25, 2016.

Wilsonville United Methodist Women sponsor the Marylou Kelley Scholarship. Applications are due by April 15. See Mrs. Payne for an application.

ACFA offers scholarships for high school seniors who have been accepted to an accredited school of architecture. The scholarship application is online at www.alcfa.org. For more information, see Mrs. Payne.

If you’re taking AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, or AP English Language next year and would like a chance to participate in a free summer preparatory program, see Mrs. Payne for more information on the Impact Alabama summer AP institute at UAB and The University of Alabama.