Alabama Power Scholarship: Empowering Alabamians Through Education
The Alabama Power Foundation stands as Alabama’s largest corporate foundation, fueled by resources entirely independent of Alabama Power’s customers. The Foundation is deeply committed to supporting students at every stage of their educational journey, from pre-kindergarten through post-secondary education, doctoral programs, and Ready to Work certifications. Their mission is to ensure students in Alabama have the opportunity to succeed and build fulfilling careers and lives within the state. Believing that a solid education is an invaluable asset, the Alabama Power Foundation offers a variety of scholarships and grants aimed at fostering educational advancement.
Alabama Power Foundation's Focus Areas
The Alabama Power Foundation strategically focuses its giving on several key areas:
- Educational Advancement: Supporting students through every step of their educational journey.
- Civic & Community Development: Investing in initiatives that strengthen communities across Alabama.
- Arts & Cultural Enrichment: Promoting access to arts and cultural experiences for all Alabamians.
- Health & Human Services: Addressing critical health and human service needs within the state.
- Environmental Stewardship: Encouraging responsible environmental practices and education.
Scholarship Programs Administered by Alabama Power Foundation
The Alabama Power Foundation offers a diverse array of scholarship programs, each with specific criteria and priorities. Some scholarships are managed directly by the Foundation, while others are administered through partnerships with organizations like Scholarship America and universities such as Jacksonville State University (JSU).
Alabama Power Scholarship (Administered by Scholarship America)
This scholarship program, managed by Scholarship America, provides financial assistance to students pursuing higher education. Key details include:
- Award Amount: \$2,500
- Number of Awards: Up to 60 awards granted annually.
- Eligible Expenses: Tuition, fees, books, and required supplies/equipment.
- Selection Criteria: Financial need (as determined by Scholarship America) and academic merit.
- Application Requirements: A current, complete transcript of grades. If SAT or ACT test scores are not listed on the high school transcript, a separate copy of the test score report(s) must be uploaded.
- Selection Process: Scholarship America oversees the selection of recipients.
Alabama Power Scholarship at Jacksonville State University
The Jacksonville State University Foundation annually awards the Alabama Power Scholarship to Alabama residents attending JSU. Established by the Alabama Power Foundation, this scholarship supports deserving students enrolled in the College of Business and Industry who are legal residents of Alabama. The dollar amounts for this scholarship will vary.
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The JSU Foundation's mission involves creating opportunities through collaborative relationships with individuals, corporations, foundations, and other organizations. This support extends to students, programs, services, and the educational community of Jacksonville State University. The Foundation focuses on image enhancement, effective asset management, entrepreneurial efforts, and development activities to maximize private gift support for JSU.
Alabama Power Employee/Retiree Dependent Scholarship
The Alabama Power Foundation also provides scholarship opportunities for children and dependents of Alabama Power employees and retirees. In 2022, twenty \$2,500 scholarships were offered, renewable for up to four years. Additionally, two presidential scholarships were awarded to high school seniors planning to attend either a four-year public college or a vocational/technical/associate program within the state.
Other Scholarship Opportunities and Priority Considerations
Many other scholarships are available, particularly within specific colleges and departments at various universities. These often have unique eligibility requirements and priority considerations. Several examples from the University of Alabama's College of Education include:
- Drs. Barbara and Brad Adams Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to rising juniors and seniors enrolled in the College of Education who have declared education as their major.
- Curry Bedsole Adams Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to students enrolled in the College of Education.
- Martha Ann Maxwell Allen Memorial Endowed Scholarship: First priority is given to full-time undergraduate students in the College of Education who demonstrate financial need, whose academic records indicate a reasonable probability of success, and who graduated from high schools in Escambia County, Alabama. Second priority of consideration is given to full-time undergraduate students in the College of Education who demonstrate financial need, whose academic records indicate a reasonable probability of success, and who graduated from high schools elsewhere in the state of Alabama.
- Stephen and Dorothy Andrasko Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to undergraduate students enrolled in the College of Education who graduated from high schools in the northeastern United States, who possess a minimum 3.0 grade point average and who demonstrate financial need.
- Dr. Frank Ashley Family Endowed Scholarship: First priority is given to first-generation students who are enrolled in the College of Education and majoring in elementary education.
- Rebecca Ann Baggett Endowed Scholarship: Scholarships from this fund support only tuition and fees for students pursuing a degree in special education within the College of Education who maintain a minimum “B” average.
- William R. and Eugenia Battle Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to full-time students who intend to pursue degrees in the College of Education.
- Susan Duckworth Bedsole Endowed Scholarship: Priority given to J.L. Bedsole Scholars as selected by the J.L. Bedsole Foundation (based on criteria involving academic success, leadership potential, and financial need) who are accepted into the College of Education. Second priority of consideration is given to students from southwest Alabama accepted into the College of Education, or to any first-year student accepted into the College of Education. The scholarship is renewable for each of the subsequent years of the recipient’s education, provided the scholarship committee deems the recipient’s performance and academic progress to merit retention and provided the recipient remains enrolled full-time in the College of Education.
- Mark & Marian Berkin Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to full-time students pursuing degrees in the College of Education. It is the donors’ intent that an average student with financial need be considered equally eligible to receive the scholarship as a higher achieving student with less financial need, provided the recipient passes all courses and maintains a minimum 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
- Mark & Marian Berkin Physical Education Scholarship: Priority is given to deserving undergraduate students of physical education. It is the donors’ intent that an average student with financial need be considered equally eligible to receive the scholarship as a higher achieving student with less financial need, provided the recipient passes all courses and maintains a minimum 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
- Board of Advisors Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to undergraduate students enrolled full-time in the College of Education.
- Ethel M. O’Mary Boshell Endowed Education Scholarship: First priority is given to incoming freshmen who possess a minimum ACT score of 30 or a comparable score on the SAT counterpart. Because Henry Lloyd O’Mary and Ethel M. O’Mary Boshell grew to maturity in the secondary schools of Walker and Winston counties in Alabama and appreciate the need for quality teachers in the region, the donor desires that second priority of consideration be given to incoming freshmen from Walker and Winston counties.
- Russell S. and Mary Louise Cantwell Endowed History Scholarship: Priority is given to juniors and seniors who are enrolled in the College of Education or to students enrolled in graduate programs in the College of Education at The University of Alabama. Eligible applicants must plan to teach history and must demonstrate financial need. High moral character is a desired personal qualifier for the award. A student must possess a minimum grade average of “B” to receive this award.
- Capstone Education Society Scholarship: Priority is given to undergraduate or graduate students in the College of Education. It is the donor’s intent that endowment earnings be used to award on scholarship each year, initially equal to \$1,000.
- Geraldine Masterson Chase Memorial Endowed Education Scholarship: Priority is given to students who are enrolled in the College of Education, with a preference to those majoring in elementary education, who graduated from a high school in the state of Alabama or South Carolina.
- Dr. Edward H. Cleino Endowed Scholarship: Full-time graduate or undergraduate students who are enrolled in a music education program in the College of Education and who demonstrate academic achievement. Students must possess a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale to be eligible for this award. Uses for the fund may include, but not be limited to, tuition, fees, instruments, equipment, books, or private lessons.
- Dr. William F. Clipson and Madolyn Chambers Clipson Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to students enrolled in the College of Education who demonstrate financial need and who possess a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
- Tony Cole, Jr. Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to full-time undergraduate students who graduated from West Point High School in Cullman, Alabama, in the top ten percent of their class and who are majoring in education. Second preference is given to graduates of high schools in Cullman County who graduate in the top ten percent of their class and are majoring in education.
- Dr. Margaret Adeline Coleman Endowed Memorial Scholarship: Priority is given to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the College of Education.
- Laura and James Condra Endowed Scholarship: First priority is given to full-time undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the College of Education. Second priority is given to students who demonstrate financial need.
- Ralph W. Cowart Memorial Scholarship: Scholarships from this fund are awarded to full-time education students who are legal residents of Pike County, Alabama. Financial need is a consideration, second to overall qualifications, citizenship, and leadership.
- Helene DeBlanc Crow Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to students enrolled in the College of Education who demonstrate financial need, although not necessarily as defined by federal guidelines.
- Nercelia Stepney Crowther and Howard Crowther Endowed Scholarship: First priority is given to undergraduate students who graduated from a high school in Mississippi, have at least a 2.85 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, whose enrollment would enhance the diversity of the College of Education’s student population, thereby improving the quality of the College of Education’s educational experience and product, and who demonstrate financial need, although not necessarily need as defined by federal guidelines. Second priority of consideration is given to undergraduate students who graduated from a high school in Madison or Jefferson counties in Alabama, have at least a 2.85 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, whose enrollment would enhance the diversity of the College of Education’s student population, thereby improving the quality of the College of Education’s educational experience and product, and who demonstrate financial need, although not necessarily need as defined by federal guidelines. Third priority of consideration is given to undergraduate students who graduated from a high school in Alabama, have at least a 2.85 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, whose enrollment would enhance the diversity of the population of the College of Education’s student population, thereby improving the quality of the College of Education’s educational experience and product, and who demonstrate financial need, although not necessarily need as defined by federal guidelines.
- Dr. and Mrs. W. Donald Crump Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to students who have earned an associate degree or the equivalent at an Alabama community college, have initiated plans to transfer to The University of Alabama, and are planning to pursue a degree in the College of Education, which will lead to teacher certification. It is the donor’s intent that applicants shall be selected on the basis of demonstrated academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to teaching and must submit 100-word essay describing their commitment to teaching.
- Ruthie Edmonds CrossingPoints Endowed Scholarship: Priority is given to students who are enrolled at the University and are attending the CrossingPoints Tier 3 program, and who demonstrate financial need, although not necessarily need as defined by federal guidelines.
- Sally Booth Eisenhower Endowed Scholarship: Priority of the award is given to full-time students who demonstrate financial need, and who intend to pursue degrees in the College of Education.
- Betty B. and Edward L. Englebert Endowed Scholarship: Priority of consideration is given to students enrolled full-time in the College of Education who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees in secondary education in the area of science, math, English, social science, or foreign language; master’s degrees in counseling; or doctorates in administration. Recipients are selected based on scholarship, leadership, and potential for success, with preference given to those who graduated from public high schools in Alabama.
- Finley - Crews Endowed Scholarship for Teacher Education: Priority is given to residents of Clay, Coosa, or Randolph Counties who specialize in math or the sciences, who have been accepted into the Teacher Education Program within the College of Education, and who have a 3.0 to 4.0 grade point average.
- James Harris Fitts Endowed Scholarship: Scholarships from this fund are awarded to students under the age of 23 years of age who teach in Alabama or who plan to teach in Alabama.
- Walt Gary Endowed Scholarship in Special Education: Priority of consideration is given to junior or senior level students who are enrolled in the College of Education, are majoring in special education and possess a 3.0 or higher grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
- Guy Gilliland Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Priority for the award is given to students with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, who have been accepted into the Teacher Education Program, or the equivalent, and who intend to pursue a degree in Special Education. Applicants are graduates of public or private high schools in Tuscaloosa County. The selection committee may consider financial need.
- Mary M. & Lee W. Gregg Endowed Scholarship: Priority of consideration is given to full-time undergraduate students who are enrolled in the College of Education and who are pursuing a degree through MAP (the Multiple Abilities Program). Recipients are selected on the basis of intellectual qualifications. Consideration is given to students with financial needs.
- Harold E. Greer Sr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Priority of consideration is given to incoming freshmen who are graduates of public high schools in the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, possess a minimum grade average of “B,” and plan to pursue a career in teaching.
- Doctors Catherine C. and George W. Hansberry Scholarship: Priority of consideration is given to students enrolled in the College of Education at The University of Alabama.
- George William Hansberry, MD, Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Priority of consideration is given to students enrolled in the College of Education at The University of Alabama.
- Jim & Ann Hayes Endowed Scholarship: Priority for the award is given to students pursuing degrees in the College of Education.
- Joanna S. Hodgkins Endowed Scholarship: Priority of consideration is given to undergraduate students in the College of Education who show potential for success. It is the donors’ intent that the endowment earnings be used to support students who have faced hardships in their lives or who may not otherwise be able to attend college due to financial need; renewable.
- Rufus Wiley Hollingsworth Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Scholarships from this fund are awarded to deserving full-time students in education. Priority for the award is given to graduating high school seniors in Fayette county, Alabama, or from Winfield High School, in Marion County, Alabama, who intend to enter the teaching profession.
- Fran Bond and Ed Holmes Endowed Scholarship: To the extent permitted by law, priority of consideration is given to male students enrolled in The University of Alabama’s early childhood or elementary education programs in the College of Education and who intend to teach students in any grade from pre-kindergarten to grade six. The recipient of the scholarship is chosen in accordance with the procedures developed in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
- Paul and Ann Hubbert Endowed Scholarship: Priority of consideration shall be given to: a. Incoming freshman students who resided in an Alabama county prior to attending The University of Alabama, are in the top 25% academically of their high school graduating class, are full-time students pursuing a degree to become certified teachers in the College of Education, and who demonstrate financial need, although not necessarily as defined by federal guidelines. b. Current undergraduate students who resided in an Alabama county prior to attending The University of Alabama, have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, are full-time students pursuing a degree to become certified teachers in the College of Education, have not received or are not currently receiving educational assistance from The University of Alabama and who demonstrate financial need, although not necessarily as defined by federal guidelines. c. Current undergraduate students who have received or currently receive an award from this fund, have maintained a grade point average of …
Note: This is not an exhaustive list, and numerous other scholarships exist with varying criteria.
Additional Alabama Power Foundation Initiatives
Beyond scholarships, the Alabama Power Foundation supports education through various grant programs:
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- Champion: Giving teachers funding for professional development and instructional resources to prepare students to be college and career ready in math or science.
- Scholar: Awarding teachers funds for professional development and instructional tools to raise student achievement in math or English language arts.
- Classroom: Giving teachers funds for materials to better classroom environments and enhance students' ability to learn. Nonprofits who partner with school systems that meet criteria may apply.
- Elevate: Supporting nonprofits that connect Alabamians to rewarding, empowering careers. They support Alabama’s workforce development goals by removing barriers.
- Field Trip: Providing funding for educational field trips that support student learning and engagement.
- Students to Stewards: Transforming today’s students into tomorrow’s stewards by promoting environmental stewardship and STEAM education across our beautiful state.
- Power to Play: Sports and the Arts: Supporting middle school and high school extracurricular programs because studies show students involved in extracurriculars experience academic and mental health benefits.
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