Alabama College Scholarships & Grants
You’ve received a college acceptance letter, said farewell to your friends and packed
up all your stuff. There’s just one problem - you don’t have the money to pay for
a postsecondary education and you aren't sure where you are going to get it. This
is a common problem for students across the nation. Even students with jobs may
have a hard time paying for college. But students who reside in Alabama and/or are
attending an Alabama college or university do have one thing going for them. That’s
right, just living or attending school in Alabama makes students eligible for certain
scholarships. By using the state of residence as a search criterion, Scholarships.com
can help students find money for college. Below are a few Alabama scholarships that
may be found at our site. For additional information about scholarships and grants
that that may be found based on state and other criteria, you should
conduct a free college scholarship search at Scholarships.com.
Charles E Alexander Transportation Engineering Scholarship
A candidate for a Charles E Alexander Transportation Engineering Scholarship award must meet each of several criteria. To be considered
for the award, a candidate must:
- Be enrolled in Civil Engineering at an ABET accredited university in the State of
Alabama
- Be academically classified by the university as a junior or higher
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to the discipline of transportation engineering
- Be recommended by a faculty member or Member or Affiliate Member of ALSITE
- Demonstrate a financial need for the scholarship
- ot be related to any Board Member of ALSITE Scholarships, Inc
To apply for a scholarship, a candidate must submit a completed official application
along with the recommendation of a faculty member from an accredited Civil Engineering
Department at a university in Alabama and/or the recommendation of a Member or Affiliate
Member of the Alabama Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
More information on the Charles E Alexander Transportation Engineering Scholarship.
Alabama Scholarships for Dependents of Blind Parents
Alabama Scholarship for Dependents of Blind Parents is an award to cover instructional
fees and tuition at an Alabama state institution of higher learning for children
of families in which the head of the family is blind and whose family income is
insufficient to provide educational benefits. Students must apply within two years
of high school graduation.
More information on the Alabama Scholarship for Dependents of Blind Parents.
The Alabama Student Assistance Program
The Alabama Student Assistance Program is a state-supported and federally-funded
grant program which is designed to assist financially-needy students. It is the
state's only need-based student aid program for Alabama residents attending postsecondary
educational institutions in Alabama. Only undergraduate students who are Alabama residents
attending eligible Alabama institutions may apply. Nearly 80 Alabama institutions participate
in the program.
More information on
the LEAD Foundation Community Scholarship.