Financial Aid
Financial assistance can be key to reaching your educational and career goals. The University of Alabama’s Student Financial Aid office is your source to learn about applying for federal financial aid, types of aid available and other related information.
Undergraduate Scholarships
The University of Alabama offers some of the most generous scholarship opportunities in the country. Serving all qualifying prospective and current students across two broad scholarship categories: automatic merit and competitive scholarships.
Graduate Scholarships
The Graduate School supports students of all backgrounds through scholarships, fellowships and assistantships. In most cases, graduate funding includes a full-tuition scholarship, health insurance and a stipend.
College and Departmental Scholarships
To apply for C&IS scholarships, select the Admissions/Scholarship page in myBama. By submitting an application, the College will consider you for all scholarships for which you are eligible.
Deadlines
January 15
The scholarship application deadline for incoming freshmen
March 1
The scholarship application deadline for current and transfer students
College Scholarships
A –
Alabama Power Company Foundation Endowed Scholarships
Amount: Approximately $1,500 annually
Availability: Each year
Mel Allen Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: Several each year
C –
Capstone Communication Society Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,500 annually
Availability: Several
D –
Frank Deaver Endowed Scholarship for International Communication
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
Decatur Daily Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: Several
Oliver H. Delchamps Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: Several each year
E –
Camille Elebash Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
Elevate Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Jesse Rupert
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
G –
Lynda & Charles Gordon Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $3,000 annually
Availability: Several each year
Anna and Steven Grizzle Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $2,500 annually
Availability: Two per year
H –
Jonathan W. Hoch and Karen A. Walsh-Hoch Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: Two per year
Everett Hughes Holle Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,500 annually
Availability: Several per year
Samuel Calvin Hughes Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
K –
Jennifer Kitt-West Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: Two each year
L –
Landa Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,400 annually
Availability: One per year
W.D. & J.R. Lawley Gift Fund
Amount: Approximately $1,150 annually
Availability: Two each year
M –
William H. Melson Annual Scholarship Fund
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
Mills Family Endowed Scholarship in Communication
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: Several each year
O –
The Jim Oakley Family Endowed Scholarship
Amount: $2,000 per year
Availability: One or more each year
P –
Marie Volkert Parsons Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $2300 annually
Availability: One or more each year
R –
Bob and Marie Robinson Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One or more each year
Ione Hendrick Roche Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $2,400 annually
Availability: Two each year
S –
Chester R. Simmons Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: Several each year
J. Kelly Sisk Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $2,000 annually
Availability: Several each year
Bill & Matt Stewart Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,400 annually
Availability: One or more each year
James Glen Stovall Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
Summit Kelly Foundation Annual Scholarship
Amount: $12,000
Availability: Two
W –
Judy Stone Weaver CPT&R Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $2,000 annually
Availability: Several each year
Departmental Scholarships
Advertising & Public Relations
Dr. Arnold Barban Endowed Scholarship in Advertising
Amount: Minimum of $1,000 annually
Availability: One or more each year
Bruce K. Berger Graduate Student Leadership Award
Amount: Approximately $100 annually
Availability: One or more each year
The Costello Family Endowed Scholarship in the College of Communication & Information Sciences
Amount: Minimum of $1,000 annually
Availability: One or more each year
Vincent J. DeFazio Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Advertising
Amount: Minimum of $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
Delchamps Endowed Scholarship for Advertising & Public Relations
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One or two each year
Myatt Harvill Intermark Endowed Memorial Scholarship in the College of Communication
Amount: Approximately $1,000
Availability: Two or more each year
John W. Felton Public Relations Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Minimum of $1,000 annually
Availability: One or two each year
Betty Heard Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $500 to $1,000 annually; nonrenewable
The Tuscaloosa News Jamie Tucker Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Minimum of $2,500
Availability: One each year
Robert E. Luckie Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000
Availability: One or more each year
Marilyn E. Mancini Endowed Scholarship in Advertising
Amount: Minimum of $1,000
Availability: One or more each year
The Norma Saliba Hanson Endowed Scholarship in the College of Communication & Information Sciences
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One or more each year
Barbara René Shoemake Memorial Graduate Scholarship in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One or more each year
Communication Studies
Alabama Forensics Council Scholarships
Amount: In-state tuition
Availability: Twenty each year
Mary D. Bauer Endowed Scholarship
Amount: $500 annually
Availability: One each year
Jonathan Birdnow Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
W. T. Goodloe Rutland Endowed Scholarship
Amount: $1,500 annually
Availability: Several annually
Springford Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $4,000 annually
Availability: Two Per Year (one to an incoming freshman and one to a current student)
Frank Thompson Jr. Award for Excellence in Forensics
Amount: Approximately $1,200 annually
Availability: One or more per year
Journalism & Creative Media
Virginia O’Neal Sollie Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
WIAT Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $500
Availability: One each year
JCM – Scholarships with specific requirements
Ellen East Media Writing Center Mentor Endowment
Amount: Varies
Availability: Several each year
Jewel E. Hudgins and Eula Mae Hudgins Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
Alabama Broadcasters Association Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Availability: One each year
JCM – News Media majors
H.M. Ayers Endowed Scholarship in Creative Journalism
Amount: Approximately $1,500 annually
Availability: One each year
The Buford Boone Memorial Scholarship Fund (Non-Endowed)
Amount: 4 annual full in-state tuition
Availability: 1 time award to rising junior Journalism majors.
Louise Cohen Chiz Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,500 annually
Availability: Several each year
Benita Doroshea Newton Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $500 per year
Availability: One each year
Frances and Caroll Kilpatrick Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Journalism
Amount: $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
John Luskin Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $500 annually
Availability: One each year
Mobile Register Endowed Business Journalism Scholarship/Fellowship
Amount: Approximately $1,500 annually
Availability: Minimum of two undergraduates each year
Bailey Thomson Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Journalism
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
JCM – News Media – print-only
Alan L. Bennett Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Journalism
Amount: Minimum $2,500 annually
Availability: One each year
The James B. Boone, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: Each year
Boone Newspaper Group Scholarship Fund
Amount: In-state tuition for two semesters
Availability: One each year
Buford Boone Memorial Endowed Journalism Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,900 annually
Availability: Two or three each year
Wilfred Galbraith Endowed Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
Wayne Greenhaw Endowed Scholarship – New Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
J.E. Lisby Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,500 annually
Availability: One each year
Charles W. Scarritt Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $500 annually
Availability: One each year
Carmage and Martha Ann Walls Endowed Scholarship in Print Journalism
Amount: Minimum $2,500 annually
Availability: Minimum of four awards each year
Charles Joseph “Joe” and Susan Scarborough Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One each year
H. Shelton Prince Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $2,000 annually
Availability: One or more each year
Hugh W. Sparrow Memorial Fund
Amount: $500
Availability: Several
Alf Van Hoose Endowed Journalism Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 annually
Availability: Two each year
JCM – News Media – broadcast only
Bob Jones Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $300 annually
Availability: One each year
John M. Forney Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Telecommunication and Film
Amount: Approximately $1,000 annually
Availability: One or more each year
Keith and Turi Ann Jackson Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Telecommunication and Film
Amount: Approximately $1,200 annually
Availability: One or more each year
Eloise and Charles Poellnitz Johnston Endowed
Amount: Approximately $600 annually
Availability: One or more each year
Louise and Henry Poellnitz Johnston Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $350 annually
Availability: One each year
Carol and Clyde Price Family Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $1,200 per semester
Availability: One each year
“Pap” Dunnavant Endowed Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $750 per semester; nonrenewable
Availability: One each year