Need-Based Scholarships Requirements: Must be a child/grandchild of a Veteran,
Active Duty, Guard/Reserves who is currently a senior.
CollegeCounts Scholarship Veterans United Foundation Scholarship
www.treasury.alabama.gov/collegecounts-scholarship/
Amount: $2,000-$4,000, 250 awarded
Deadline: February 27
Requirements: Must be an Alabama high school senior; plan to
enroll in an Alabama educational institution; must demonstrate
financial need; minimum 2.75 GPA; ACT score of 26 or below.
www.enhancelives.com/scholarships
Amount: $50,000
Deadline: September 30
Requirements: Must be a surviving spouse or child of a deceased
service member from a service-related death or a veteran with a
100% service-connected disability.
Kids Chance Scholarship
www.alabamalawfoundation.org
Amount: $500-$2,500
Deadline: May 1
Requirements: Must be a legal resident of Alabama; must be a
student whose parent or parents have been permanently disabled
or killed on the job.
Alabama Scholarship for Dependents of Blind
Parents
www.rehab.alabama.gov
Amount: Tuition and fees
Deadline: Varies
Requirements: Must be an Alabama student from a family in
which the head of the family is blind and whose family income is
insufficient to provide educational benefits.
Police Officer’s and Firefighter’s Survivors
Educational Assistance Program
www.ache.state.al.us
Amount: Tuition, fees, books and supplies
Deadline: Varies
Requirements: Must be a student who is a dependent of an
Alabama police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty.
Military Scholarships
Samsung American Legion Scholarship
www.legional.org
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Varies
Requirements: Must be a junior who attends the current session
of either The American Legion Boys State or American Legion
Auxiliary Girls State program and are a direct descendant or a
legally adopted child of a wartime U.S. military veteran.
Alabama GI Dependents’ Educational Benefit
Program
www.va.state.al.us
Amount: Tuition, fees, and book assistance
Deadline: Varies
Requirements: Must be an Alabama resident and a child of an
eligible Alabama veteran.
The AMVETS Scholarship
www.amvets.org/scholarships/
Amount: $4,000 ($1,000 awarded annually over four years)
Deadline: October 15
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General Scholarships
“Don’t Wait to Reach Your Potential” Scholarship
www.potentialmagazine.com
Amount: $500
Deadline: January 4
Requirements: Must be an Alabama high school student.
Countdown-To-College Scholarship
www.potentialmagazine.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 4
Requirements: Must be an Alabama high school student.
MKH Lawyers Driver Safety Scholarship
www.mkhlawyers.com/scholarship/
Amount: 3 awards of $1,000-$2,000
Deadline: April 10
Requirements: Must be an Alabama high school senior.
Regions Riding Forward Scholarship
www.regions.com/promo/black-history-scholarship
Amount: 15 awards of $5,000
Deadline: February 28
Requirements: Must be an Alabama student; minimum 2.0 GPA.
Community Foundations
Many areas have education-based foundations that offer
scholarships. See if there is one in your area:
Central Alabama Community Foundation Scholarships:
(Montgomery, Pike, and Lowndes County)
Autauga Area Community Foundation Scholarships
Elmore County Community Foundation Scholarships
Anniston Community Education Foundation Scholarships
Northeast Alabama Community Foundation Scholarships
(Dekalb, Etowah, St. Clair, Cherokee, Calhoun, Cleburne,
Talladega, Clay, or Randolph County)
Southeast Alabama Community Foundation Scholarships
(Coffee, Dale, Houston, Geneva, and Henry County)
South Alabama Community Foundation
(Escambia, Mobile, Washington, Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke,
Monroe, or Conecuh County)
Dothan Education Foundation
www.potentialmagazine.com