Alabama Scholarships

Alabama touts some of the top schools in the country. For locals ready to take their education to the next level, there’s a variety of scholarships available just for students from this well-known southern state. Check out our list of these 11 Alabama scholarships below:

Note: This article provides a basic description for each of the listed scholarships. Please see the scholarship provider’s website for full application and eligibility requirements. This is a list to help you get started. This list does not include all scholarships available for Alabama students.

Linly Heflin Scholarship

The Linly Heflin scholarship was created for women in Alabama to pursue their dreams of going to college. Women must be an Alabama resident, U.S. citizen, and enrolled or planning to enroll at an accredited four-year institution in the state. For more information on this scholarship, please visit the scholarship website.

Amount: $9,000, but could change year to year

Cross and Smith Scholarship

This scholarship was created by the Cross & Smith law firm to give back to the community. One scholarship is available for an Alabama high school senior or current college student planning to pursue a law degree. For more information on this scholarship, please visit the scholarship website.

Amount: $1,000

Alabama Student Grant Program

Students attending specific independent colleges or universities in Alabama are eligible to receive a grant through this program. If you're attending an eligible school, you will want to complete the application for the grant program. For more information on this grant and eligible schools in Alabama, please visit the grant website.

Amount: Up to $1,200 per year

AHB Foundation

The Alabama Home Builders Foundation offers a scholarship to fund Alabama residents who want to pursue a career in residential building trades in Alabama at an accredited school or college. Students must be taking residential construction-related courses in order to apply. For more information on this scholarship, please visit the scholarship website.

Amount: Varies

CollegeCounts Scholarship

The CollegeCounts Scholarship was established for ambitious Alabama high school seniors with financial need who wish to attend college in Alabama and have a desire to make a difference. For more information on this scholarship, please visit the scholarship website.

Amount: $2,000 or $4,000

Dixie Youth Baseball/Softball Scholarship

The Dixie Youth Baseball/Softball Scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors who participated in Dixie Youth Baseball or Dixie Youth Softball. Please visit the scholarship website for more information on these scholarships.

Amount: Varies

JSU Alabama Scholarships

Jacksonville State University (JSU) Alabama offers a variety of merit-based scholarships for incoming freshmen to defer the cost of their education. For more information on this scholarship, please visit the scholarship website.

Amount: Varies by scholarship

NAJA Graduate Scholarship

The National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Scholarship is for graduate students obtaining a degree to work with children and youth with special needs in a state with a Junior Auxiliary Chapter (like Alabama). For more information on this scholarship, please visit the scholarship website.

Amount: Varies

AWS Airgas Jerry Baker Scholarship

The Airgas Jerry Baker Scholarship honors Jerry Baker’s impact at Airgas and within the welding industry. It is for students who wish to pursue a career in welding engineering. Applicants who are residents of or enrolled in schools in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida are given priority. For more information on this scholarship, please visit the scholarship website.

Amount: $2,500

NIADA Foundation Scholarship

The National Independence Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) Foundation awards four regional scholarships valued at $3,500 each to graduating high school seniors. Students from Alabama fall into Region II. For more information on this scholarship, please visit the scholarship website.

Amount: $3,500

University of Alabama Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholarship

The Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship at The University of Alabama is for graduating high school seniors with financial need who are Alabama residents and first generation students. For this program, being a first generation student means, no one in your family, including parents and siblings received any post-secondary education after high school. For more information on this scholarship, please visit the scholarship website.

Amount: $5,000 per year up to four years

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