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PRESENTS THE 2019wSPONSORED BY2019-2020Guide to Scholarships and Financial Aid
Samantha C. Elementary EducationSTART A STUDENT, LEAVE A LEADER.Troy University offers students more than an education, it provides a community thattransforms students into leaders. At TROY, we do more than teach what you need toknow to graduate. We teach what you are capable of, and we’re with you all the way.Learn more at troy.edu/oneandall or call 1-800-586-9771.The Princeton Review’s Best Regional Colleges, 2019. 2018 TPR Education IP Holdings, LLC.The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University. 2019 Troy University
Dear Students and Families:Welcome to the Junior League of Montgomery’s 35th Annual College and Career Night with premierinvestor and partner Alabama Power Company! Since 1985, we have presented this free event for highschool students and their families to explore academic and career opportunities. We hope this resourceguide will provide you with information to help you reach your post-secondary educational and careergoals.We are deeply grateful to the many local businesses, clubs and organizations that provide scholarships,grants and loans to deserving students in our area. Their commitment to improving our communitythrough encouraging and supporting your success assures a brighter future for all of us.This year we are thrilled to announce that a Junior or Senior attendee at tonight’s event will receive a 500.00 scholarship courtesy of the Junior League of Montgomery! You must enter to win, so pleasemake sure you fill out a card for an opportunity to win this scholarship.The Junior League of Montgomery is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism,developing the potential of women and improving the community through effective action andleadership of trained volunteers. Since 1926, we have donated countless hours and millions of dollarsin financial support to the River Region. The members of the Junior League of Montgomery are truewomen of ACTION in our Community. Each year our members not only give their time, but dedicatethemselves to serving our Community. This year’s College and Career Night Event has been expandedbecause of the tireless work of its Committee, lead by Ashley Penhale. She and her committee aredetermined to give you the best Colleges, Career choices and Universities in the South Eastern UnitedStates. We are so thankful for each of them!The Junior League of Montgomery would like to invite you and your families to attend our 31thAnnual Holiday Market, October 9th – 12th, 2019 at the Multiplex as well as our Women’s LeadershipSummit - March 6th, 2020, and shop during our Shop, Save, Serve shopping days March 26th – April5th, 2020. Know that when you invest in the Junior League of Montgomery, you are helping tostrengthen families in the River Region. If you are interested in our events or Membership, please lookat our website www.jlmontgomery.org for more information.Students, we celebrate your academic achievements and wish you all the best as you pursue ouracademic or vocational goals, education is the greatest equalizer of our time!Sincerely,Jennifer B. Rogers, PresidentJunior League of MontgomeryTHE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MONTGOMERY, INC.3570 CARTER HILL ROAD MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36111 334-288-8816 FAX 334-288-89441
WELCOMEHOMEFIND YOUR PASSION WITHOpportunity Scholarshipsstarting at 18 ACT 2.5 GPAaum.edu/OpportunityRanked Among the Best in the Southby U.S. News & World Report2P.O. Box 244023Montgomery, AL 36124-4023admissions@aum.edu aum.edu334-244-3000 1-800-227-2649
TABLE OF CONTENTSPaying for College: Grants, Loans, andOther Financial Aid Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6State Education Financial Aid Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12In-State 4-year Colleges and UniversitiesAlabama A&M University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Alabama State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Auburn University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Auburn University at Montgomery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Birmingham-Southern College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Faulkner University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Huntingdon College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Jacksonville State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Judson College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Miles College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Samford University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Selma University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34South University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Spring Hill College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Stillman College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Talladega College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38The University of Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Troy University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Tuskegee University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41University of Alabama at Birmingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42University of Alabama in Huntsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43University of Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44University of Montevallo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45University of North Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46University of South Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47University of West Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Out-of-State 4-Year Colleges and UniversitiesFLORIDAEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Florida State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51University of West Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52GEORGIAAbraham Baldwin Agricultural College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Berry College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
Out-of-State 4-Year Colleges and Universities ContinuedBrenau University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Covenant College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Emory University-Emory College and Oxford College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57LaGrange College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Oglethorpe University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Piedmont College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Point University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Reinhardt University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Savannah College of Art and Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Shorter University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Wesleyan College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64MISSISSIPPIBelhaven University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Delta State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Millsaps College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Mississippi College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Mississippi State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71University of Southern Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73William Carey University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73LOUISIANALouisiana State University (LSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Loyola University New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75University of New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76SOUTH CAROLINACollege of Charleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Converse College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Furman University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78University of South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Wofford College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81TENNESSEEBelmont University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Fisk University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Sewanee: The University of the South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Tennessee State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Union University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86University of Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Vanderbilt University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884
Two-Year and Technical Colleges and InstitutionsCoastal Alabama Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Drake State Community and Technical College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Enterprise State Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Jefferson State Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Gadsden State Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Lurleen B. Wallace Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Marion Military Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Northeast Alabama Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Northwest-Shoals Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Shelton State Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105Snead State Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Southern Union State Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109Trenholm State Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Wallace Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Wallace Community College—Selma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117Other Scholarship OpportunitiesAlabama Automotive Manufactures Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Alabama Farmers Federation Association (ALFA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119Alabama Law Foundation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120American Legion and Auxiliary Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120American Red Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122Arts Council of Montgomery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Baptist Health Care Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123Capital City Kiwanis Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Central Alabama Community Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124CollegeCounts Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125Coca-Cola Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Girl Scouts – Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127Distinguished Young Women of Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127Montgomery Area Chapter Military Officers Association of America . . . . . . . . . .129National Young Arts Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130National Society of Black Engineers MAE Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130National Society Daughters of the American Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Potential Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131Autauga County Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132Elmore County Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133Lowndes County Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139Montgomery County Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1395
PAYING FOR COLLEGE: GRANTS, LOANS, ANDOTHER FINANCIAL AID SOURCESFinding financial aid can seem overwhelming when you’re trying to get ready for collegeor career school. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid ishere to help you get the money you need to pay for your education.PREPARATIONScholarships and state aid can help cover the cost of college or career school, but youmay find yourself in need of federal assistance.1. Start with savings. Begin saving early.2. Scholarships – Look for scholarships through your state or college as well as nationaland community organizations.3. State Aid – Many states have college funding programs. Ask a guidance counselor oryour college financial aid office for more information.It’s time to apply for financial aid.FAFSA The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and is the only wayto apply for federal student aid. Many Universities, Colleges and Trade SchoolsREQUIRE you to fill out the FASFA in order to be eligible to apply. The schoolsyou list on your application will use FAFSA information to evaluate your financialneed and determine how much federal aid you are eligible to receive. Many states andcolleges also use information from your FAFSA to provide their own financial aid. Each October 1st, the FAFSA is available for the upcoming school year. It is best tofill it out as early as you can because some aid is first come, first served. When you complete the FAFSA, you’ll need to provide personal and tax information.If you’ve filed your taxes already, you may be able to automatically retrieve theinformation from the IRS. If you haven’t, just estimate your tax information andupdate it later. Complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.gov. Make sure to fill out and submit theFAFSA each year you are in college. There is NEVER a fee to fill the FASFA outonline, do not pay for FASFA serves or companies that advertise that they can helpyou get FASFA money. The only legal and true way to get FASFA money is to applydirectly to them. After you submit your FAFSA, you’ll receive your Student Aid Report (SAR). YourSAR summarizes the information on your FAFSA. Review it and make corrections ifneeded. Your FAFSA helps your school determine the types of federal student aid you areeligible to receive.6
TYPES OF FEDERAL STUDENT AIDAs the largest provider of financial aid, the U.S. Department of Education’s Officeof Federal Student Aid provides grants, loans, and work-study funds.Grants: Grants are free money that does not have to be repaid.Loans: Student loans are real loans (like a car or home loan) that need to be repaidwith interest. Be sure to look for pay back dates and rates if you are planning tosecure funding in through this method.Work-Study: A work-study job gives you the opportunity to earn money to helppay your educational expenses.GRANTSThe U.S. Department of Education offers a variety of federal grants to studentsattending four-year colleges or universities, community colleges, and career schools. Federal Pell Grants Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants Iraq and Afghanistan Service GrantsFEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAMTo get a Pell grant, you must complete the. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)Quick information on Pell grants: A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a
Scholarships and state aid can help cover the cost of college or career school, but you may find yourself in need of federal assistance. 1. Start with savings. Begin saving early. 2. Scholarships – Look for scholarships through your state or college
