SCHOLARSHIPS      (Back to Menu)

Scholarships are awarded based upon ACT/SAT scores, grades, and in many cases, financial need. Generally, a scholarship application, letters of recommendation and résumés are not required unless specifically requested.

To be considered for a scholarship, entering freshmen must submit an application for admission to the University, along with an official high school transcript and ACT or SAT scores by the scholarship deadline. Transfer students must submit an application for admission and official transcript(s) by the scholarship deadline. All students currently enrolled as of the scholarship deadline will be included in the applicant pool.

An asterisk (*) denotes scholarships and awards that may not be held in conjunction with other University scholarships also denoted with an *. A pound mark (#) denotes that a special application must be filled out, and you must contact the office or individual listed.

Students are encouraged to explore scholarship options available through non-University services. Civic clubs, professional organizations, churches and high school guidance counselors are excellent sources for these awards. Students may also access the Internet for scholarship sources. One good Internet source is www.fastweb.com, a free scholarship search with more than 275,000 services listed.

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FRESHMEN      (Back to Menu)

Generally, the minimum eligibility requirements for consideration for an entering Freshman Academic Scholarship are a minimum composite ACT test score of 25 and a 3.0 high school GPA. In order to be considered for an entering Freshman Academic Scholarship, the student must have all required credentials in the Admissions Office by the indicated deadline of his or her senior year in high school.

*#Montevallo Ambassador Program Scholarship (MAPS) - awards comprise the University’s most prestigious scholarship program.  Twenty MAPS awards are given annually, covering the cost of room, board, tuition & fees, a $1,000 per year book stipend, and expenses associated with a University-sponsored international study opportunity. 

Requirements for consideration include a minimum composite ACT score of 30 (or SAT score of 1320 combining Critical Reading and Math) and minimum 3.5 secondary school grade point average.  For scholarship consideration, admitted students should submit a resume’ including academic, personal, and community activity achievements.  Scholarships will be awarded based upon interviews granted to a select group of applicants.  Deadline for admission to the University and submission of resume’:  December 1^st.

*Academic Recognition Scholarship - $3,500.  Fifty scholarships are available for entering first-year students with a minimum ACT composite score of 25 (or equivalent SAT score).  Deadline:  February 1.

*#Alumni Honors Scholarship – $7,000. Available to entering first-year freshman students who scored exceptionally high (usually 29 or better) on the ACT (or equivalent SAT score). Two scholarships are awarded and are renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA. Special alumni awards also are available to students in Baldwin, Chilton, Madison, Mobile, Montgomery and Shelby counties.  For an application, contact the Alumni Office, 205-665-6215. Deadline: December 1.

*Freshman Honors Scholarship - $5,500. Ten scholarships are offered for entering first-year students with a minimum ACT composite score of 29 or equivalent SAT score. Scholarships are renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA.  Deadline:  December 1.

*Freshman Leadership Scholarship – $4,500. Forty scholarships are available for entering first-year students with a minimum ACT composite score of 27 (or equivalent SAT score). These awards are renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA. Deadline: February 1.

Kathryn and Marjorie Purdy Scholarship - $2,400.  Awarded to outstanding secondary school students on the basis of inclusion as a semi-finalist or finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.  Renewable with a minimum 3.5 GPA.  Deadline:  April 1.

*Martin Luther King Scholarship  – $4,000. Available to outstanding secondary school students, with special emphasis on students at predominantly black high schools. Ten scholarships are offered and are renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Deadline: March 1.

*Minority Academic Recognition Scholarship – $9,000. Available to three minority students with a minimum ACT of 27. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative  3.0 GPA to renew the scholarship.  Deadline: March 1.

*Presidential Honors Scholarships – $6,500. Ten scholarships are offered for entering first-year students with a minimum ACT composite score of 30 or equivalent SAT score. Scholarships are renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA. Deadline: Dec. 1.

*Valedictorian/Salutatorian Scholarships – $3,000. Forty scholarships are offered to valedictorians, salutatorians and equivalents from Alabama secondary schools.  Scholarships are renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA. Contact the Admissions Office, Station 6030. Deadline: June 1.

OTHER ENTERING FRESHMAN SCHOLARSHIPS      (Back to Menu)

#American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship – $850. Available to entering first-year students upon recommendation of their local American Legion. Contact JoAnne McCord, 334-262-1176. Deadline: April 1.

Buck Creek Scholarship- Amount Varies.  Available to freshman student with financial need; academic achievement; community involvement. 

Class of 1952 Alumni Scholarship- Amount Varies.  Available to freshman student with 3.0 GPA; Score at or above the UM average on the ACT; completed FAFSA on file. 

Dr. James F. Vickrey Jr. Scholarship – Amount Varies. Available to freshman student from the Montgomery area. Deadline: March 1.

Earnest Slaughter Jr. Scholarship - Amount varies. Available to students with a high school GPA of 3.0 or above; above the UM average score for freshmen on ACT; record of good citizenship and involvement in activities during high school; financial need.  Deadline: March 1.

James I. Harrison Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to freshman applicants who are Shelby County residents. Deadline: March 1.

J. Craig and Page T. Smith Scholarship - Open to Alabama high school seniors with a minimum of a "C" average.  Documented community and civic-oriented activities or those who have provided assistance to family members.  Recipients must complete community or volunteer work to maintain their awards and demonstrate a commitment to "give back to their community."  Special consideration given to first generations college students.  Applications must be postmarked by January 15. Visit this website for more information: www.jcraigsmithfoundation.org

J. L. Bedsole Scholarship Foundation - Applicant must be graduating from an accredited public or private secondary school in the spring semester of the senior year, with plans to attend an Alabama college that fall.  Graduating from a high school in Mobile County, Baldwin Count, Clarke County Monroe County, Washington County, or Sweet Water High School in Marengo County.  Applicant, along with his parent or legal guardian, must physically reside in one of the mentioned counties.  Applicant must apply for admission and financial aid (FAFSA) as a full-time student in an accredited college/university in the state of Alabama with a minimum composite ACT score of 21 prior to the November 30 deadline, and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 at the end of the junior year.  Applicant must also demonstrate an Expected Family Contribution of $7000 or less.

Joe and Christine Griffin Callahan Scholarship – Amount Varies. Available to a first-year entering student from Calhoun or Clay counties. Deadline: February 15.

Justice Pelham and Gladys Morrison Merrill Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to entering first-year students with financial need. Deadline: March 1.

Kilgore-Elledge Scholarship – $200. Available to entering first-year student from Calhoun County. Deadline: March 1.

Lamont Franklin Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to students from Calera High School.

Memorial Scholarship Fund – Amount varies. Available to entering first-year student. Deadline: March 1.

Patrick Gordon Smith Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a senior graduating from Hartselle High School. Deadline: April 1.

Wales Wallace Jr. Memorial Scholarship – Amount Varies. Available to entering first-year student from Shelby County with financial need. Deadline: February 15.

William Bradford Stephens Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to entering freshmen with preference given to students from Chelsea High School. Deadline: February 15.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS      (Back to Menu)

*Community College Deans’ Scholarship – $3,000. Twenty  scholarships are available to transfer students from junior and community colleges. A minimum 3.25 GPA is required for scholarship consideration. Scholarships are renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA at UM. Recipients are required to have on-campus residence. Deadline: admission to the University by April 1.

*Community College Presidents’ Scholarships – $3,000. Twenty-four scholarships are available to transfer students from junior and community colleges. A minimum 3.25 GPA is required for scholarship consideration. The award may be combined with another transfer scholarship. Deadline: Admission to the University by April 1.

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship – $1,000. Fifteen scholarships are available to junior and community college transfer students who are members of Phi Theta Kappa. The award may be combined with another transfer scholarship. Scholarships are renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA at UM. Recipients are required to have on-campus residence. Deadline: Admission to the University and recommendation of Phi Theta Kappa adviser by April 1.

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS      (Back to Menu)

Ann Connolly Scholarship – Amount Varies. Available to a junior or senior female student living in Hanson Hall; registered for minimum 14 semester hours; 3.0 GPA. Deadline: March 1.

Ann Lowery Bains Student Trustee Award/Scholarship – Presented to the member of the student body serving as student trustee.

Birdie Foote Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to students from Washington and Clarke counties. Deadline: March 1.

Compass Bank Scholarship- Amount Varies.  Available to rising junior or senior student making satisfactory progress toward a degree; first preference given to employees or dependents of Compass Bank.

Carrie McClure Knox Scholarship – $250. Available to students from Calhoun or Talladega counties. Deadline: March

#Class of 1952 Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to an academically deserving upper-class student who is in need of financial assistance to complete his/her education at UM. Contact the Alumni Office, 205-665-6215. Deadline: April 1.

Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to Alabama students. Deadline: March 1.

David E. Crawford Memorial Scholarship-  Amount varies.  Available to a student with sophomore or higher status; 2.75 GPA; financial need.  Deadline: March 1.

Evelyn Curtis Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to students with financial need. Deadline: March 1.

Hope Bryant Smith Service Scholarship- Amount varies.  Available to student with sophomore standing with a 3.0 GPA and an active role in community service.  To apply students need to send a resume and one page narrative/description of community service involvement to:  Dr. Carolyn Miller Kirby, UM Station 6591, Montevallo AL, 35115. Deadline: March 1.

#James R. Wilkinson Leadership Scholarship – $3,000. Applicant must be a rising junior or senior who has been enrolled as a full-time student at the University for one academic year. Recipients selected based on leadership; may be renewed with a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. Contact Mary Lou Williams, 205-665-6215. Deadline: March 1.

#Joseph and Syble Brindley Leadership Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to current undergraduate students with a minimum 3.0 GPA and exhibiting community leadership experience. Contact Carolyn V. Miller, 205-665-6591 or millerc@montevallo.edu. Deadline: March 1.

J.R. and Josephine Hansford Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to Shelby County residents. Deadline: March 1.

#L. Holland Floyd Memorial Scholarship – $750. Available to junior or senior. Enclose community-service data to David Pritchett, Station 6131. Deadline: June 1.

#Linly Heflin Unit Scholarship – $2,500. Application required. Available to Alabama women. Contact Student Financial Services, Station 6050, 205-665-6050. Deadline: January 1.

Lucy Harper Hall Scholarship – $100. Available to junior or senior women with a minimum 3.50 GPA. Deadline: March 1.

Mabel P. Sewell Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to one or more applicants from Selma. Renewable with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Deadline: March 1.

Madge Scarbrough Mullins Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to entering freshmen with financial need from Chilton County High School. Deadline: March 1.

Maude Stallings Gross Alumni Scholarship – Amount Varies. Preference will be given to Alabama residents with financial need. Deadline: March 1.

Minnie Mitchell Scholarship – Amount Varies. Available to one student from the Mobile area. Deadline: March 1.

*Miss Alabama Scholarship – Tuition, activity fee, room and board. Available to the winner of the Miss Alabama competition. Deadline: August 1.

Miss Alabama Talent – Tuition and activity fee. Available to preliminary winners. Deadline: August 1.

Prudence Walker Gilliland Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to student from Etowah County. Deadline: March 1.

Rizpah Dudley Memorial Scholarship – $100. Available to junior or senior women with a minimum 3.50 GPA. Deadline: March 1.

#United Daughters of the Confederacy Scholarship – $100. Contact Mrs. Claude Ezell, P.O. Box 38, Pine Apple, AL 31768. Deadline: March 1.

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES      (Back to Menu)

ABEX Scholarship – Amount varies. Applicant must be a political science major with sophomore, junior or senior status and with a minimum 3.0 GPA during the previous scholarship period. May be renewed for a maximum of three academic years.

Alma Kelsey Steedman Graves Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to junior or senior studying education of the hearing impaired. Deadline: March 1.

Charles N. Wingett Memorial Scholarship in Pre-Professional Studies- $500.  Available to biology or chemistry students to assist in preparation for health profession studies.

Christopher Lane Boswell Memorial Scholarship – $100. Available to junior or senior chemistry students.

#Dean of Arts and Sciences Scholarship in Chemistry – $1,000. Available to students majoring in chemistry. Contact Station 6508.

#Dean of Arts and Sciences Scholarship in Mathematics – $1,000. Available to students majoring in mathematics. Contact Station 6508.

Dr. John B. Walters Jr. Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to sophomore social science student with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Preference given to international relations major. Deadline: February 1.

Dr. Lucille B. Griffith Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to juniors majoring in history or political science. Deadline: February 1.

Ellison Gus Cochrane Scholarship – $500. Available to senior mathematics majors.

#English Merit Scholarship – $3,500. Available to an outstanding freshman intending to major in English. Renewable if the recipient continues to meet the criteria. Essay and letters of recommendation required. Contact Glenda Weathers, 205-665-6420 or weathers@um.montevallo.edu. Deadline:Mid February.

#Eta Sigma Phi Scholarship – $100. Available to two sophomores enrolled in Arts & Sciences with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Contact Station 6480. Deadline: March 1.

Eva O. Golson Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a senior English major. Deadline:Mid February.

#Head/Cleveland Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to sophomore, junior or senior with financial need with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Contact Student Financial Services, Station 6050, 205-665-6050. Deadline:  Mid February.

Henry F. Turner Memorial Scholarship in Biology – $100. Available to a sophomore biology student.

Jan Eagles Memorial Scholarship in Allied Health Science – Amount varies. Available to a junior or senior social work student. Deadline: February 1.

Jan Eagles Memorial Scholarship in Biology – $500.  Available to junior or senior biology student.

Janet Wilson Reid Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a junior or senior history major with outstanding performance in the study of history. Applicant must establish financial need. Deadline: February 1.

Jeanette Niven Social Work Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to senior social work majors with financial need;  minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75. Deadline: February 1.

Joseph M. Cardone Mathematics Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to entering first year freshman mathematics majors from Shelby or Bibb County.

Judy Nordan Trotter Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a graduate of a Shelby County high school majoring in English with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Deadline: Mid February.

Katherine Vickery Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a junior or senior psychology student or a member of Kappa Delta Pi. Deadline: February 1.

Louise White Dawson Scholarship in Social Work – $600. Available to junior or senior social work students. Deadline: February 1.

Marjorie Murdock Mathematics Scholarship - $1000.  Available to students majoring in mathematics.

Mary Edna Porter Family and Child Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to senior social work major with financial need with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.  Deadline: February 1.

Melba Griffin Scholarships – Amounts vary.  Up to four scholarships are awarded each spring for the recipients’ use during the subsequent academic year. Available to sophomore, junior and senior English majors. Deadline: Mid February.

#Rebecca Suzanne Norrell Garza Scholarship – $500. Available to second-semester freshman biology or math majors with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.

Roxie Craig Scholarship in Social Work- This scholarship is in memory of Ms. Roxie Craig who graduated from the Social Work Program in 1942.  Ms. Craig was a Senior Probation Officer at Jefferson County Family Court who spent her professional life helping troubled children.  Recipients of the scholarship must exhibit financial need and meet the grade criteria for admission to the Program and /or practicum (2.3 overall GPA; 3.0 GPA in Social Work).  The scholarship will be awarded for one or two semesters of the senior year to full time Social Work students who meet and/or continue to meet the GPA requirement.

Roxie and Ed Craig Social Work Curriculum and Program Endowment- The purposes of the Roxie and Ed Craig Social Work Curriculum and Program Endowment are to provide support for:   curriculum enhancement; student support and development (including scholarships); programs (in and out of the classroom) that expand student learning opportunities; and teaching and learning materials and equipment that add to the quality of the educational experience for students.  Expenditures from this endowment must be consistent with the mission and goals of the Social Work Program and be used for enhancement over and above the normal Program operating budget.

Southern Progress Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to an outstanding English major with communications-related career goals for the support of studies during the senior year. Deadline:  Mid February.

#Willena Peck Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to women enrolled in natural or physical sciences. Contact Station 6480. Deadline: March 1.

William Julian Kennerly Endowed Scholarship – $500.  Available to outstanding freshman student majoring in chemistry or mathematics.

MICHAEL E. STEPHENS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS      (Back to Menu)

Business scholarships are available to upperclass, full-time business majors who have been at UM for at least one year. Other qualifications may apply, and these vary with each scholarship. Contact Michael E. Stephens College of Business, Station 6540, 205-665-6540.

Alabama Society of CPAs Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to junior or senior accounting student. Deadline: February 15.

Allen Terry Fund – Amount varies. Available to business students. Deadline: February 15.

Business Stock Portfolio Awards – Amounts vary. Available to a full-time junior or senior business student. Deadline: February 15.

College of Business Scholarship

International Students in Business Scholarship

James Patrick Kelly Memorial Fund Award – Amount varies. Available to a full-time junior or senior business student. Deadline: February 15.

Leon M. Moore Jr. Scholarship in Business – Amount varies. Available to a full-time junior or senior business student. Deadline: February 15.

M. Burke and Robert J. Leonard Scholarship – Contact Michael E. Stephens College of Business, Station 6540.

Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg & Moore Scholarship – $500. Available to a full-time junior or senior accounting student with financial need. Deadline: February 15.

Sara Posey Morgan Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to full-time junior or senior business student. Deadline: February 15.

Thera Holland Richter Phi Chi Theta Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to upperclass active member of Phi Chi Theta; financial need considered. Deadline: February 15.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION      (Back to Menu)

#A. D. Walden Home Economics Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to FCS majors from Houston, Dale or Henry counties only. Financial need considered. Renewable. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

Angeline A. Nazaretian Scholarship- Amount varies.  High school seniors planning to major in Kinesiology; High School GPA 3.0 or above; ACT Score of 24 or above.

#Barbara Fite Scholarship in Home Economics Education – $2,000. Available to junior family and consumer sciences education majors only; renewable. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

Bernice Finger Graduate Scholarship – $1,000. Available to one graduate kinesiology major. Deadline: March 1.

#Bobbye Kirkland Lightfoot Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to undergraduate early childhood or elementary education major for the intern semester. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

#Catherine Bailey Jackson Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to student in early childhood or elementary education with financial need. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

#Comer Foundation Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences – $3,750 per year for four years. Available only to incoming in-state freshmen with financial need; renewable. Contact: Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

#Dorothy Tarpley Holmes Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences – Amount varies. Available to FCS majors from Etowah County. Contact: Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

Edyth Saylor Freshman Scholarship – $1,000. Available to freshmen women planning to study kinesiology. Deadline: February 1.

Edyth Saylor Junior Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a junior woman studying kinesiology. Deadline: March 1.

Edyth Saylor Special Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a kinesiology student. Deadline: March 1.

#Elsie Archer Jones Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to full-time junior or senior majoring in childhood, elementary, or secondary education levels. Student must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

Frank Koehne Lightfoot Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a senior in kinesiology during the intern semester. Deadline: March 1.

#Geraldine M. Chase Memorial Scholarship in Education – Amount varies. Available to elementary education majors during the internship semester. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

Jan Eagles Scholarship in Allied Health Science – Amount varies. Available to junior or senior enrolled in the kinesiology curriculum. Deadline: March 1.

#Jeanetta Corbett Keller Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a sophomore, junior, or senior full-time student majoring in early childhood or elementary education or a student seeking teacher certification. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

#Johnnie Carlisle Endowed Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences – Amount varies. Available to rising sophomore, junior or senior with financial need. Preference will be given to dietetics students. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

#Josephine Cook Bruister Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences – Amount varies. Available to rising sophomore, junior or senior with financial need. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

Katherine Vickery Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a junior or senior member of Kappa Delta Pi. Deadline: March 1.

#Leon K. and Cora Tate Clemons Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the field of teacher education. Student must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Contact Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

#Lois Ackerley Memorial Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences – Amount varies. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

#Lulu Rainer Palmer Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to junior or senior majoring in early childhood education with financial need who is on schedule for teaching internship or senior internship during year of award. Minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

#Mabel Caley Kelly Carlton Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a student in elementary or early childhood education with financial need. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

Margaret Blalock Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to sophomores studying kinesiology. Deadline: March 1.

Margaret McCall Special Foundation Award – Amount varies. Available to sophomore or senior education major. Deadline: March 1.

#Margaret Saxon Scarborough Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a student in early childhood education with financial need. Student must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

#Mary Catherine Jones Winslett Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to freshmen graduating from Calera High School with a successful academic record and who are planning to teach mathematics at the high school level. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

#Mary Cornell Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences – Amount varies. Available to junior interior design student pursuing internship during year of award. Contact: Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

#Mary Larkin Scholarship in Home Economics Education – Amount varies. Available to FCS education seniors pursuing student teaching during the year of the award. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

#Mildred Mason Cook Endowed Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a student in elementary education with financial need. Student must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, College of Education, Station 6355. Deadline: March 1.

#*Minority Teachers’ Scholarship Program – Amount varies. Available for minority students in education with intent to teach in Alabama. Contact Admissions Office, Station 6030. Deadline: April 1.

Miriam Collins Fund – Amount varies. Available to kinesiology majors with financial need. Deadline: March 1.

#Myrtice Hicks McDaniel/The Birmingham News Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to retail merchandising majors pursuing internship during year of the award. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

#Robbie Lee Linch Farrow Memorial Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to currently enrolled rising junior or senior with financial need. Not renewable. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

Ruby Nelle Davis Smith Scholarship Endowment- Amount varies.  Full time students at UM who have achieved sophomore ranking or higher, and who have declared a major course of study in Kinesiology.

#Ruth Stovall Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences Education – Amount varies. Available to family and consumer sciences education majors only. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

#Sara Nell Lightsey Sharbutt and Virginia Stallworth Sharbutt Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences – Amount varies. Available to students from Bibb and Shelby counties only. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

Student Alabama Education Association Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to one student in education; should be admitted to the Teacher Education Program; minimum 2.75 CGPA. Deadline: March 1.

#Theresa Thomas Whitfield Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences – Amount varies. Available to currently enrolled students only. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

#Viola Claybrook Family and Consumer Science Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to post-baccalaureate students in FCS; graduate students in FCS Ed.; undergraduates in FCS. Financial need considered. Renewable. Contact: Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

#Virginia Coker White Scholarship – Amount varies. Preference for dietetics majors with financial need. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

#W. G. and Floy Abbott Child and Family Studies Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to freshmen and transfer students in child and family studies. Service and financial need will be considered. Contact Family and Consumer Sciences, 205-665-6385. Deadline: March 1.

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS      (Back to Menu)

Anna Barton Music Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a music major with financial need. Preference given to a student from Marshall County. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

Band Scholarships – Amount varies. Available to band students. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

#Billie Mizzell Hoffman Memorial Scholarship- Available to an incoming piano major who demonstrates exceptional ability and potential for a successful career in music. The recipient's high school GPA will be 3.0 or higher and they will have an ACT score at or above the institutional average. Amount varies. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

Bruce Tolbert Scholarship in Vocal Music – Amount varies. Available to a voice major with talent and academic promise. “B” average in high school required. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

#Charles Harbour Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to students pursuing a BFA degree in theatre. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

#Dean of Fine Arts Scholarship – Amount varies.  Available to first-time students with ACT of 22 or above or first-time transfers with a 3.0 or better GPA. Contact appropriate department or division: Art, 205-665-6400; Communication Studies, Mass Communication, Theatre, 205-665-6210; Music, 205-665-6670. Deadlines vary.

Dorothy Crabtree Dobbins Music Scholarship – $300-$700.  Available to students studying cello, piano, viola or violin performance programs. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670. 

#Dorothy Robbins Mullican Scholarship – Amount varies.  Available to a junior or senior art student committed to an art-related career. Contact Clifton Pearson, 205-665-6400. Deadline: February.

#Ellen Haven Gould Scholarship – Amount varies.   Available to freshmen majoring in Communication Studies, Mass Communication or Theatre. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

H. Forrest and Jo Murphree Duncan Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a junior or senior student majoring in music. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

Jay Cleckler Scholarship- Amount varies.  Available to students majoring in Mass Communications.  Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210.  Deadline: February 15.

#Jefferson County Alumni Association Art Scholarship – Amount varies.  Awarded to an incoming freshman or transfer student who is a resident of Jefferson County and is committed to majoring in art. Contact Clifton Pearson, 205-665-6400. April deadline.

#Joan Gregory Art Scholarship – Amount varies. Awarded to an incoming freshman or transfer student committed to majoring in studio art and/or art education. Contact Clifton Pearson, 205-665-6400. April deadline.

#Jonathan Andrew Moultrie Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to students majoring in theatre. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

Karl A. Perkins Mass Communications Scholarship- Amount varies.  Available to juniors majoring in Mass Communications.  Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210.  Deadline:  February 15.

#Laura F. Wright Scholarship in Communication Arts – Amount varies. Available to students majoring in communication studies, mass communication or theatre. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

Lauris and John Stewart Endowed Scholarship in Music – Amount varies. Awarded on the basis of merit to declared music or music education majors. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

#Lyman Memorial Scholarship-Awarded to an incoming music major; preference is given to voice majors. The award is renewable up to eight semesters as long as 3.0 overall GPA and 3.0 GPA in music courses is maintained. Amount varies. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

#Madge Taylor Sims Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to an incoming freshman or transfer student committed to majoring in art. Contact Clifton Pearson, 205-665-6400. April deadline.

#Madge Taylor Sims Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a junior or senior art student committed to an art-related career. Contact Clifton Pearson, 205-665-6400. February deadline.

Mary Mims Curtis Memorial Music Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a junior or senior majoring in music. Preference will be given to a Shelby County resident or to a student with vocational choice in church music.

McAllister Music Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to music majors. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

Mike Mahan Music Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to a music major. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

#Miles and Houston Huffstutler Memorial Scholarship in Music – Amount varies. Contact Music Department, 205-665-6670. Deadline: February 1.

#Music Scholarships – Amounts vary. Available to students in music degree programs. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670. Deadline: March 1.

Myretta Michelson Beaulieu Piano Scholarship – $250. Available to a student in the piano pedagogy program. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

Nina Tait Cook Endowed Scholarship in Keyboard Performance – Amount varies. Awarded to music majors demonstrating a strong commitment to piano performance. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.

#*President’s Scholarship in Drama – Tuition and SGA fees. One award available to an incoming freshman majoring in theatre. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

#Richard E. and Maryalice Ballentine Scholarship in Drama – Amount varies. Available to rising juniors and seniors majoring in theatre. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

#Ruth Liveakos Scholarship – Amount varies.  Available to students majoring in theater. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

#Southern Progress Scholarship in Graphic Design – Amount varies. Available to art majors planning a career in graphic design. Contact Clifton Pearson, 205-665-6400. Deadline: February.

Theatre Honor Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to incoming freshman students majoring in theatre. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

Thom Gossom Jr. Scholarship in Mass Communications- Amount varies.  Available to rising juniors or seniors majoring in Mass Communications.  Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210.  Deadline:  February 15.

#Trumbauer Drama Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to incoming freshman students majoring in theatre. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

#Wales W. Wallace Jr. Communication Studies Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to  students majoring in communication studies. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

#Wayne and Roberta Fleetwood O’Keefe Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to rising juniors and seniors majoring in theatre. Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210. Deadline: February 15.

#W.T. Chichester Drama Scholarship – Amount varies. Available to students majoring in theatre.  Contact David Callaghan, 205-665-6210.  Deadline: February 15.

Ziolkowski Piano Scholarship – $200.  Available to a student in the piano pedagogy degree program. Contact the Music Department, 205-665-6670.