Wilcox Central High School

Senior scholars: A 2nd Free Alabama College Application Week will be held next week, February 22-26, 2021. A list of participating schools is on the school's website under documents. If you have already completed applications to these schools, you do not need to submit another application. After you submit your application, complete the transcript request form at https://bit.ly/31Wv8aZ.

Reminder: The Allyrae Wallace scholarship applications are due Tuesday, February 16th.

Many students find that the Financial Aid process can seem overwhelming when they are trying to get ready for college! The Coastal Alabama Community College Office of Financial Aid is here to help take the stress out of the Financial Aid process for you. Join us online on Tuesday, February 23rd at 5:30 PM for Financial Aid 101, and let us take some of the stress out of financial aid! https://tinyurl.com/ol3o0uvg Pro Tip: Now is the time to start planning how you are going to pay for college. By completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) early, you allow yourself plenty of time for you to be awarded!

University of Alabama Rural Health Scholars This program is exclusively for rising high school seniors from rural Alabama communities and provides students with opportunities to pursue careers in health care professions while experiencing college firsthand. Schedule Classes are Monday through Friday Labs are Monday, Wednesdays and Friday Seminars and field trips are Tuesdays and Thursdays Application deadline is March 15, 2021. https://cchs.ua.edu/rural-programs/high-school/rhs-application/

University of Alabama Minority Rural Health Scholars Program This program is exclusively for rural Alabama high school graduates who plan to enter college in the next academic year. The aim of the program is to increase the number of minority students from rural Alabama who qualify for admission to medical school. Schedule Classes are Monday through Friday Labs are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Seminars and field trips are Mondays and Fridays Application deadline is March 15, 2021. https://cchs.ua.edu/rural-programs/high-school/mrhs-application/

College Counts Scholarship Eligibility Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for this scholarship: Be a high school senior or first-time college freshman beginning in fall 2021 Be a U.S. citizen Be an Alabama resident Planning to enroll in an Alabama eligible educational institution in fall 2021 Demonstrate financial need Have a minimum GPA of 2.75 Have an ACT score of 26 or below (applicants attending a two-year school will not be required to submit ACT scores) Award Details Awards of $4,000 for four-year college enrollees and $2,000 for two-year college enrollees. Award is one-time, non-renewable and granted on a semester basis in the first academic year. Application Period Opens – December 1, 2020 – 12:01 am/CST Closes – February 25, 2021 – 11:59 pm/CST https://treasury.alabama.gov/collegecounts-scholarship/

Reminder: The Simpson Foundation Scholarship Deeadline for applying is March 1, 2021. Applications will not be accepted after the March 1st deadline. The application is located at www.thesimpsonfoundation.org

Reminder: Allyrae Wallace scholarship applications are due February 16, 2021.

Alabama A&M University Alumni Scholarship

The Geospatial Informatics Department from Troy University will host a GIS Webinar on February 16th from 10:00-10:30 (CST) to introduce PolicyMap, a new database provided by the Troy University library. The meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams. Please CLICK HERE to join for free. Here are some tech tips for this webinar: Microsoft Teams works best if you download it and sign in using your Microsoft account (Google Chrome browser recommended). It's a good idea to check in 10 minutes early to make sure you don't have any technical problems. Anyone who has the link can join the webinar (Feel free to share this email with your friends or family members who are interested in GIS or Geography). The webinar will be recorded, and please email me if you need the recording afterward.

KF&B Law Academic Scholarship The scholarship is open to any high school senior, or any college student who isn't in their final year. The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to the winner's school's financial aid department. The scholarship is open to any major, they do not have to be law students. https://kfblaw.com/scholarship/

Alabama Community Colleges Scholarship Link https://pellcitycounseling.weebly.com/community-college-scholarships.htmlhttps://pellcitycounseling.weebly.com/community-college-scholarships.html

GEAR UP Alabama is excited to host a Zoom information session led by Alabama State University’s Admissions staff. GEAR UP students and parents are encouraged to attend. This event is for the class of 2021, and students from the class of 2020 who did not go to college. In addition, there will be a Transfer Option Specialist available to answer questions from students who are interested in transferring to ASU from other colleges. Click here to Register! or Register by using your browser (Google, Google Chrome, Safari, etc.) Type in: Tiny.CC/ASUNIGHT Enter the requested information.

Tuskegee Open House https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tuskegee-university-2021-virtual-open-house-registration-130256012239

The Serious Injury Law Group is giving away $50,000 in scholarships and awards to 7th-12th grade students for the 2020-2021 school year. Students 7th-12th grade will be eligible for the "Most Improved Student Award". There will be 25 awards for students in Alabama. These students must be able to show an improvement of at least one letter grade as compared to the previous school year. They must fill out the application on the Serious Injury Law Group website, include a reference from at least one school administrator or teacher from their current school year, provide official report cards from the current and previous school year, and include a one-page paper explaining how they have improved academically. Link included here. The deadline for the award application is June 11, 2021. There will be 15 scholarships that will be eligible for high school seniors in the state of Alabama. The minimum eligibility requirements for these scholarships are as follows: minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 and an acceptance letter to an in-state college, university, or trade school. The full list of eligibility criteria and requirements are located here along with the scholarship application form. The deadline for the scholarship is April 30, 2021. https://www.seriouslawyers.com/scholars/award-application https://www.seriouslawyers.com/scholars/scholarship

The Alfred Street Baptist Church and The ASBC Foundation present the largest virtual HBCU college fair in the nation, on Saturday,February 20, 2021 from 8:00am-3:30pm EST online at alfred street.org. Anticipation and excitement about this one-of-a-kind virtual event continues to spread from coast to coast. Over 70 colleges and universities will be represented virtually. Many will conduct on-site interviews, offer instant admission and waive application fees. Registration is free. Register at https://www.alfredstreet.org/hbcu-fest/

Scholarship applications are currently being accepted. The deadline for Institutional and Foundation scholarships is March 1, 2021. To apply for scholarships, students must complete an online application. Students must use their myShelton email address to apply. The myShelton email address is assigned upon completion of the online admission application. Walk-in application help sessions are available on the Martin and Fredd Campuses. For more information, visit SSCC Scholarships.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Alabama State Association Foundation Scholarship Application is located on the school website under scholarships. Application must be received by Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Anna Pearl Neal Scholarship Deadline is February 28, 2021

STEM Scholarship Program Each year, the STEM Scholarship Program awards $10,000 to 200 recipients studying engineering or computer science at a 4-year college or university. Recipients may renew the scholarship up to three times for a total potential value of $40,000 per student. Application opens January 14, 2021. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2021. Here is the website for the scholarship. https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/communities/stem-education/lm-scholarship-program.html?fbclid=IwAR3j2_TUn59VeKcTaBLc__QFcIRghlXDx4xuaRj5erp_Ndo9JfVFon9Ole