Scholarship Information Booklet 2019-2020_docx

Opelika High School General Scholarship Information Information is based on scholarship offers and information from the previous school years.. Publication of this scholarship inform

Opelika High School 

General Scholarship 

Information 

Information is based on scholarship offers and information from the previous school year(s) Publication

of this scholarship information is of the Opelika High School Guidance Department with no official endorsement from the institution or agencies listed This booklet is designed to initiate the search and application process for scholarships Dates and qualifications are subject to change without notice Please keep in mind, meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee reception of scholarships Students are encouraged to seek scholarship opportunities other than those presented in this booklet

In-State Colleges and Universities

Alabama

A & M

University

3.75 GPA

Tuition, Housing, Fees & $1000 for

Books

March1*

3.25 GPA Tuition up to 8 Semesters

3.0 GPA $4,000

Alabama

State

University

Presidential

Academic

26 ACT 3.76 GPA Tuition, Housing, Books & Fees

December 1

Academic Excellence

22 ACT 3.26—3.5 GPA Tuition, Books, & Fees

Academic Incentive

20 ACT 3.0—3.5 GPA Tuition & $500 Book Stipend

Trust for Educational Excellence

3.0 Minimum GPA Must complete FAFSA

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Must apply through AUSOM ​https://auburn.academicworks.com/

Auburn

University

National Merit

National Merit or National Achievement Finalist

3.5 GPA

Tuition for 4 years

$1,500 Technology Stipend

$4,000 Enrichment Stipend

Housing for 4 years

December 1

Presidential

Scholarship

33-36 ACT 3.5 GPA Tuition for 4 years

Founders Scholarship

30-32 ACT 3.5 GPA $8,000 per year up to 4 years

University Scholarship

28-29 ACT 3.5 GPA $4,000 per year up to 4 years

All Auburn Scholarship

26-27 ACT 3.5 GPA

$2,000 per year

Lee County Auburn Club

Endowed

Must be a graduate from a high school in Lee County, AL $1,000

Ever to Conquer

3.5 GPA Consideration to students who

qualify for a PELL Grant

$5,000 per year

PLUS

Essay Priority given to: first generation college student; financial need;

Alabama residents; Diverse

background

$2,000; Renewable for up to 4 years

Auburn

University at

Montgomery

Warhawk Scholarship

25 ACT 3.0 GPA $4,000 per year

March 1

Opportunity Scholarship

18 ACT 2.5 GPA $1,000 per year

Achievement Scholarship

23 ACT 3.0 GPA $2,000 per year

Recognition Scholarship

20 ACT 3.5 GPA $1,500 per year

Leadership Scholarship

20 ACT 3.0 GPA $2,000

Deichelmann Memorial Scholarship

Must be in the top 10% of high school graduating class

$10,000 per year

$500 book stipend per year

$2,000 freshman summer

stipend

Housing Scholarship

23 ACT 3.0 GPA

Housing discount after student’s 1​st​ semester

Birmingham-Southern

College

Academic Merit Scholarships

BSC awards Merit Scholarships to students using a holistic approach reviewing grades, ACT, and essays Approximate 3.4 GPA

$2,000 - 10,000 per year

No Deadline

Faulkner

University

President’s

Trustee’s

Founder’s

$8,000

National Merit Scholarship

Finalist or Semifinalist

Must list Faulkner as 1st choice with National Merit Corporation

Tuition, room and board, and

fees

Huntingdon

College

Wilson, James

22 ACT 3.0 GPA $11,500

December 1

Bellingrath

By Invitation into Honors Program

26 ACT 3.75 GPA

$25,900

Searcy

By Invitation into Honors Program

26 ACT 3.75 GPA

$16,000

Teauge

By Invitation into Honors Program Science or Math major

26 ACT 3.75 GPA

$25,900

3.3 GPA $14,000

Scarlet and Grey Awards

Participation in Marching Band, Dance Team, Cheerleading, Pom Squad or Band $11,000

3.75 GPA $25,900

Corporate Alliance

Dependent of employees of ALFA, Alabama

Power or Regions $15,000

Jacksonville

State

University

Competitive Leadership Scholarship

20-25 ACT 3.5 GPA $16,000

February 1

Academic Prestige

31 ACT 3.0+ GPA $40,000

Academic Excellence

29-30 ACT or above 3.0+ GPA $34,000-$40,000

Academic Merit

26—28 ACT or above 3.0+ GPA $20,000-$32,000

3.0+ GPA $8,000-$14,000

Miles

President’s Scholarship

22 ACT 3.7-4.0 GPA

Tuition, Housing, Meals,

& Fees

February 28

Dean’s Scholarship A

20-21 ACT 3.2 GPA

$2,000 Renewable

Dean’s Scholarship B

18-19 ACT 3.0 GPA

$1,000 Renewable

Oakwood

University

Premier Scholarship

22-36 ACT 3.5 GPA $13,000 first year

Determined Upon Admission and Enrollment

Prestige Scholarship

20-36 ACT 3.25 GPA $8,000 first year

Achievement

Academic Scholarship

18-36 ACT 2.50 GPA $6,000 first year

Incentive Grant

16-36 ACT 2.0 GPA $3,000 first year

Samford

University

http://samford.edu/admission/scholarships

Selma

University

Based on entire high school record $10,000 $20,500 per year

http://selmauniversity.edu/business-office-financial-aid.html

Spring Hill

Stillman

College

Golden Ticket

March 1

Eye of the Tiger Scholarship

3.5-3.79 GPA up to $9,000

Blue Elite

Earn Your Stripes Scholarship

2.5-2.9 GPA Up to 1,500

Alumni Legacy

Grant

Must be a Legal Dependent (child/grandchild)

of a Stillman College Graduate Must Complete the Alumni Legacy Tuition Grant Application 2.5+ GPA

Freshman Year: $3,000 Sophomore Year:

$2,500 Junior/Senior Years:

$1,000

Talladega

College

http://www.talladega.edu/students/

scholarships.asp

Currently updating scholarships, please visit this webpage as updates will be available on the website

3.00 +GPA

Determined Upon Admission and Enrollment

Troy

University

Millennium Scholars Award Competitive

32 ACT 3.7 GPA $11,000-$15,000

December 1

Chancellor’s Award Competitive

28 ACT 3.5 GPA $7,000-$10,000

Leadership Competitive

23 ACT 3.0 GPA Amount Varies

Must be a dependent of an alumnus Half Tuition

Tuskegee

University

Presidential Scholarship

30 ACT 3.5 GPA

Full Tuition, Housing and Books ($800)

December 1

University Merit Scholarship

28 ACT 3.5 GPA

Full Tuition and Books ($800)

3.5 GPA

$10,000 per year

3.0 GPA

$5,000 per year and Housing

3.0 GPA

$5,000 per year

University of

Alabama National Alumni

Association Crimson Foundation in Excellence

32 ACT 3.8 GPA

Tuition, $3,500 Educational Allowance, ipad,

$300 Book Grant

December 15

Academic Elite Scholarship

32-36 ACT 3.8 GPA

Accepted by the University Fellows Experience Competitive

Tuition, partial housing, and stipend

Presidential Scholar

30-36 ACT 3.5 GPA

Or recognition as a National Merit or Achievement Semi-finalist/Finalist

In-state tuition for

4 years

Foundation in Excellence

29 ACT

$8,000 per year

3.5 GPA $6,000 per year

3.5 GPA $5,000 per year

UA Legends 26 ACT

3.5 GPA $4,000 per year

3.5 GPA $3,000 per year

3.5 GPA $2,000 per year

University of

Alabama at

Birmingham

3.5 GPA Tuition (Renewable)

December 1

Collegiate Honors Scholarship

27-29 ACT 3.5 GPA

30—36 ACT 3.0—3.49 GPA

$5,500

3.5 GPA

$3,000

3.5 GPA

24-29 ACT 3.0-3.49 GPA

$2,000

University of

Alabama in

Huntsville

4.0 GPA

100% Tuition Housing

December 1

Charger Distinction

34—36 ACT 3.5—3.9 GPA 30—33 ACT 4.0 GPA

100% Tuition

Charger Achievement

34—36 ACT 3.0 GPA

25—27 ACT 4.0 GPA

50% Tuition

Charger Achievement

30—33 ACT 3.0 GPA

28—29 ACT 3.5GPA

45% Tuition

4.0 GPA 67 % Tuition

3.5GPA 40% Tuition

Charger Achievement

28—29 ACT 3.0 GPA

25—27 ACT 3.0GPA

35% Tuition

University of

Mobile

Presidential Scholarship

Upon Admission and Enrollment

Founder’s Scholarship

Dean’s Scholarship

University Scholarship

University of

Montevallo

University of

Montevallo

3.0 GPA $9,000

January 15

3.0 GPA $2,5000

3.0 GPA Varies

3.0 GPA $7,000

Montevallo Ambassador Program

30 ACT 3.5 GPA

Tuition, Housing, fees

3.0

$6,000

3.0 GPA $4,500

University of

North

Alabama

University of

North

Alabama

Presidential Mentors Academy Scholarship

18 ACT 3.0 GPA Must submit activity resume Varies

December 15

3.0-4.0 GPA

$6,000-$8,000 per year

3.0—4.0 GPA

$4,500 $6,500 per year

3.0—4.0 GPA

$3,500 $5,500 per year

3.0—4.0 GPA

$2,000 $3,000 per year

3.0—4.0 GPA

$1,000 $2,000 per year

3.0 GPA $5,000

National Merit &

Achievement Finalist or Semifinalist

Up to $8,5000, books

Valedictorian &

Salutatorian Scholarships

20 ACT Rank 1st or 2nd in Graduating Class $1,000 per year

University of

South

33 or Higher ACT 3.0 GPA

Full tuition, $2,000 Housing and Dining stipend for 4 years, December 1

University of

South

Alabama

$2,000 Study Abroad Experience award

32 ACT 3.0 GPA

Full tuition, $1,000 Study Abroad Experience award

30-31 ACT

3.0 GPA

$8,000 per year

28-29 ACT 3.0 GPA

$5,000 per year 24-27 ACT

3.0 GPA

$3,500 per year

23 ACT 3.0 GPA

$2,500 per year

Trustee- UWA Dual Enrollment

19 ACT 3.0 GPA

$500 per year

University

of West

Alabama

Trustee- Tiger Achievement Award

21-22 ACT $1,500 per year

April 15

Trustee- Counselor’s Award

23-24 ACT $2,500 per year

Trustee- President’s Award

29-30 ACT $5,500 per year

Leadership

Junior Miss, Officer position, SGA President, Club President or Senior Class President, extensive community/church service

19 ACT 2.0 GPA

Up to $2,500 per year

Columbus

State

University

https://finaid.columbusstate.edu/sc

Internet Scholarship Searches

25 Scholarship

Gateways from

Black Excel

http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

Actuarial

Scholarships www.beanactuary.org/how/?fa=scholarships

Alabama

Cattlemen’s

Association https://www.bamabeef.org/p/about/274

Alabama

Department of

Veterans Affairs

https://va.alabama.gov/dependents-scholarship/

American Legion

National High

School Oratorical

Contest

http://legion.org/oratorical

American

Psychological

Association

http://www.apa.org/about/awards/

Astronaut

Scholarship

Foundation

http://astronautscholarship.org

Athletic

Scholarships

http://www.collegescholarships.org/athletic.htm

Burger King http://www.bkmclamorefoundation.org/home

Disabled

Scholarship

https://disabled-world.com/disability/education/scholarship

s/wheelchair-scholarships.php

Coca-Cola

Scholarship http://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/

College Counts http://treasury.alabama.gov/collegecounts-scholarship/

Discover Card

Scholarship http://www.discover.com/company/corporate-responsibility

Elks national

Free Speech

United League of

Latin Americans http://lulac.org/programs/education/scholarships/

Hispanic

Imagine America

Intel Science

Talent Search

http://www.societyforscience.org/sts/

Lift Parts Express www.forkliftpartsgeorgia.com

McDonald’s

Education

https://mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/community.html

National

Foundation of

the

Advancement of

the Arts

www.youngarts.org

National Honor

Society

Scholarship

Program

https://www.nhs.us/students/the-nhs-scholarship/

National

Institute of

Health

https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp

Office of

Postsecondary

Education

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html?src=

mr

Phi Delta Kappa

Scholarship

Program

https://pdkassociation.org/programs-resources/scholarships

-awards/

Presidential

Freedom

Scholarships www.nationalservice.org/scholarships

Reagan

Foundation www.reaganfoundation.org/scholarships

Siemens

Westinghouse

Competition http://www.siemens-foundation.org

State Farm

Insurance

Achievement

www.statefarm.com/aboutus/community/grants/foundatio

n/state_farm_foundation_scholarships.asp

Student

Team America

Rocketry

Challenge

Scholarship

http://www.rocketcontest.org/

The National

DataBase of

Scholarships

http://www.free-4u.com/

The Prudential

Spirit of

Community

Award

http://spirit.prudential.com/view/page/soc

Rhodes

The Roothbert

Scholarship Fund

http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php

Thurgood

Marshall

Scholarship Fund

http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/

United Negro

College Fund

www.scholarships.uncf.org

Voice of

William

Randolph Hearst

Endowed

Scholarship

https://www.hearstfdn.org/applying-reporting/how-to-appl

y/

Alabama Bankers

Alabama

Farmers’

Federation

http://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/alfa/index.html Varies

Alabama Law

Foundation Kids

Chance

Scholarship

https://alabamalawfoundation.org/scholarships/ Students Whose Parents were

Killed or Disabled in an On-the-Job Accident

Alabama

Municipal

Electric Authority

http://www.amea.com/scholarships Parent/Guardian must be a

customer of AMEA; Attend In-State College

Arts Recognition

and Talent

Search Awards

www.youngarts.org/apply

$100-$3,000 Talent in Dance, Voice, Music, Photography or Visual Art

CollegeCounts

Scholarship http://treasury.alabama.gov/collegecounts-scholarship/

Attend Alabama college/university, 26 or below ACT, financial need

Horatio Alger https://scholars.horatioalger.org/scholarships/

2.0 GPA Overcoming a personal adversity

Jackie Robinson

ACT of 21; Letter of Recommendation

Kodak

Scholarships

www.motion.kodak.com/motion/education/scholarships/in

dex.htm

$5,000 Students studying film/cinematography

Linly Heflin http://www.linlyheflin.org/scholarship-information/ ACT of 23, Alabama Women;

4yr college or university

NACME

National Action

Council for

Minorities in

Engineering

http://www.nacme.org/NACME_B.aspx?pageid=102

Minority

Up to $20,000 Major in Engineering

National

Association of

Black Journalists

http://www.nabj.org/?page=SEEDScholarships

$2,500 3.0 GPA Major in journalism-print, photography, radio or television

National

Association of

Hispanic

Journalists

Students interested in journalism

Engineering or related field

National Society

of Black

Engineers

National Science

Foundation https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5257

Pursuing degree in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; be enrolled at ASU, AU, AUM, CACC, SUSCC

or Tuskegee University

Ron Brown

Society of

Women

Engineers

http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php/scholar

ships#activePanels_

Females majoring in engineering or computer

science

Sons of American

Revolution

Essay Website​ :

https://sar.org/education/youth-contests-awards/george-s

Oration Website​ :

https://sar.org/education/youth-contests-awards/joseph-s-rumba

ugh-historical-oration-contest

See website for rules and information

The Smith

Scholarship

Foundation

www.smithscholarships.com

C+ GPA

US Department

of Agriculture

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contenti d=scholarship_programs.xml&contentidonly=true

21 ACT; 3.0 GPA; Attend a Land-Grant Institution Major in a Related Discipline

WalMart

Foundation

http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/8736.aspx?p=2

36

Available Only to Dependents

of Associates of WalMart or

Sam’s Club

Local Scholarships

Essay Required $500

Available in March

Alabama A&M Alumni Chapter of

Available in February

Alabama Association of School

Available in March

Alabama Agribusiness Council

Foundation

Major in Agriculture/

Agribusiness $1,000

Available in February

Alabama Home Builders

Foundation

Major in home building industry Degree or Certificate Varies

Available in January

Alabama Municipal Electric

Authority (AMEA)

Parents Must Receive Electric Service from the City of Opelika $2,500

Available in January

Alabama School Public Relations

Association Scholarship

3.0 GPA Essay required Major in public relations or communication

$500 Available in

January

Alabama State Alumni Association

Available in April

Alabama State University Patsy

Available in March

Alpha Delta Kappa

Available in March

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Kappa Chi Chapter

3.0 GPA; Letter of Recommendation; Graduate of

a Lee Co School

$500

Available in May

Alpha Xi Delta

(Lee County Chapter)

3.5 GPA; Attend Auburn University $500

Available in February

Arts Association of East Alabama Audition/Portfolio Submission

in a Performing or Visual Art $1,000

Available in April

Bill and Peggy Lazenby 3.5 GPA, Majoring in STEM

Field $1,000

Available in March

Good Citizenship $1,000

Available in March

Cheryl Comer Ministries Destined

Available in February

ALET Debbie Rice Memorial

Scholarship

Students planning to major in

Technology $1,000

Available in October

Dream Day Foundation - MLK

Available in November

East Alabama Alumni Chapter of

Available in April

May