STATE OF FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS

PROGRAMS DESCRIPTION AND WHO MAY APPLY HOW TO APPLY VALUE

ALABAMA GI Tuition, fees and book Students who are children Application forms may be obtained DEPENDENTS' assistance to children and or spouses of eligible from the Alabama State EDUCATIONAL spouses of eligible Alabama veterans and who Department of Veterans Affairs, BENEFIT Alabama veterans (with at attend public P.O. Box 1509, Montgomery, AL PROGRAM least a partial disability). postsecondary educational 36102-1509, or from any county Recipients may attend institutions in Alabama. veterans service officer. Phone public institutions of higher Must enroll as an 334/242-5077. education in Alabama. undergraduate student.

ALABAMA An award to be used for Students who are active Applications are available on this NATIONAL tuition and educational members in good standing website at GUARD fees for Alabama National with a federally-recognized http://ache.edu/StudentAsst.aspx EDUCATIONAL Guard members to attend unit of the Alabama Forms must be signed by a ASSISTANCE a postsecondary National Guard. representative of the Alabama PROGRAM educational institution in Participants may receive Military Department and the Alabama. Awards are federal veterans benefits, financial aid officer at the college based on need. but must show a cost less or the student plans to aid amount of at least attend. $100.

ALABAMA An award to cover Students who are Alabama Applications are available from SCHOLARSHIPS instructional fees and residents and from families Dana Barber, Statewide FOR tuition at an Alabama state in which the head of the Coordinator, Alabama DEPENDENTS institution of higher family is blind and whose Department of Rehabilitation OF BLIND learning for children from family income is Services, 2129 East South Blvd., PARENTS families in which the head insufficient to provide Montgomery, AL of the family is blind and educational benefits for 36116-2455 whose family income is attendance at an Alabama 800/441-7607 insufficient to provide postsecondary institution. 334/613-2248 educational benefits. Students must apply within 256/362-0638. two years of high school graduation.

ALABAMA Need-based, state/federal Undergraduate students Submit the Free Application for STUDENT grant ranging from $300 who are Alabama residents Federal Student Aid. This form ASSISTANCE to $5,000 per academic attending eligible Alabama should be filed after October 1 PROGRAM year. Awards are limited to institutions. Fifty-One (51) each year and is available undergraduate work. Alabama institutions from(FAFSA) or the financial aid participate in the program. office at the institution you plan to attend. ALABAMA An award of grant Undergraduate students-- Applications are available from the STUDENT assistance at an eligible both half-time and full- financial aid office at the GRANT independent Alabama time--who are Alabama institution you plan to attend. PROGRAM college or university. Is residents attending Application deadline dates are not based on need. Up to , printed on the application form. $1200 per academic year Birmingham-Southern with maximum amount College, Faulkner available only when University, Huntingdon sufficient funds are College, , available. , Oakwood College, , South University – Montgomery , , United States Sports Academy, .

AMERICAN A grant award to be used Students who are sons, Applications are available from the LEGION for tuition, fees and board daughters, grandsons, American Legion Department AUXILIARY expenses to attend a granddaughters of Headquarters, American Legion SCHOLARSHIP public postsecondary veterans of World War I, Auxiliary, 120 North Jackson PROGRAM educational institution in World War II, Korea, or Street, Montgomery, AL 36104. Alabama. Awards are Vietnam and who are Application deadline is April 1. restricted to students who residents of Alabama. Phone 334-262-1176. attend institutions having on-campus housing.

AMERICAN A grant award to be used Students who are sons, Applications are available from the LEGION for tuition, fees, and board daughters, grandsons, Department Adjutant, The SCHOLARSHIP expenses to attend a granddaughters of American Legion, P. O. Box 1069, PROGRAM public postsecondary veterans of World War I, Montgomery, AL 36192. educational institution in World War II, Korea, or Application deadline is April 1. Alabama. Awards are Vietnam and who are Phone 334/262-6638. restricted to students who residents of Alabama. attend institutions having on-campus housing.

JUNIOR AND An award not to exceed Full-time students enrolled Contact the coach, athletic COMMUNITY total tuition and books for in public junior and director, or financial aid officer at COLLEGE attendance at public junior community colleges in any public junior or community ATHLETIC and community colleges in Alabama. Awards may be college in Alabama. SCHOLARSHIP Alabama. Awards are renewed on the basis of PROGRAM based on demonstrated continued participation in athletic ability determined the designated sport or through try-outs. Limits on activity. various sports apply. Awards are not based on financial need. JUNIOR AND An award not to exceed in- Full-time students Contact the financial aid office at COMMUNITY state tuition only for attending public junior and any public junior or community COLLEGE attendance at public junior community colleges in college in Alabama. Competitive PERFORMING and community colleges in Alabama. auditions will also be scheduled as ARTS Alabama. Awards are part of the application process. SCHOLARSHIP based on demonstrated PROGRAM talent determined through competitive auditions. Awards are not based on financial needs.

POLICE A grant covering tuition, Students who are Application forms may be obtained OFFICER'S AND fees, books and supplies dependents or spouses of on this website FIREFIGHTER'S for dependents and police officers or http://ache.edu/StudentAsst.aspx . SURVIVOR'S eligible spouses of firefighters killed in the line EDUCATIONAL Alabama police officers of duty in Alabama. Must ASSISTANCE and firefighters killed in the be enrolled in an PROGRAM line of duty. There is no undergraduate program at limit on the amount a public postsecondary awarded to recipients. educational institution in Awards are available for Alabama. Other special undergraduate study in eligibility criteria apply. public institutions in Alabama.

SENIOR ADULT A free tuition program for A free tuition program for Contact the financial aid office at SCHOLARSHIP senior citizens (persons senior citizens (persons any public two-year PROGRAM aged 60 or over) who meet aged 60 and over) who postsecondary educational the admission meet the admission institution in Alabama. requirements and attend requirements and attend public two-year public two-year postsecondary institutions postsecondary institutions in Alabama. in Alabama.

TWO-YEAR An award not to exceed in- Students who are accepted Contact the financial aid office at COLLEGE state tuition and books for for enrollment at public any public two-year ACADEMIC attendance at public two- two-year postsecondary postsecondary educational SCHOLARSHIP year postsecondary educational institutions in institution in Alabama. Application PROGRAM educational institutions in Alabama. Awards may be deadline dates are printed on the Alabama. Awards are renewed if students application form. based on demonstrated demonstrate academic academic merit as excellence. Priorities are determined by the given to in-state residents. institutional scholarship committee. Awards are not based on financial need.