Tiger "Tail-End" Alumni Scholarship Application
** Scholarships are awarded competitively, and consideration does not guarantee an award.
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I am a current UWA on campus student.
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What term are you currently applying for?
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Alumni Chapter Scholarships
Please select the chapter scholarships you would like to be considered for:
Ernestine L. Lenoir Charitable Trust Scholarships - available to students from Choctaw County, Alabama or students who attended high school in Choctaw County, AL.
Choctaw County Alumni Chapter Scholarship - available to students from Choctaw County, Alabama. Must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Marengo County Alumni Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen from Marengo County. 3.0 GPA requirement
India L. Shields Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen from Marengo County. 3.0 GPA requirement
Mobile County Alumni Scholarship - available to students from Mobile County. 3.0 GPA requirement
Malone Educational Fund Scholarship - available to students from Mobile and Baldwin Counties, AL. Majoring in elementary education. Must maintain a 2.75 GPA.
Sumter County Alumni Scholarship - available to students from Sumter County. 3.0 GPA requirement
Gatewood Hatcher Memorial Scholarship - available to UWA upperclassmen from Sumter County. Priority given to graduates of an accredited high school in Sumter County, Alabama. 3.0 GPA requirement
McConnell Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen from Sumter County. 3.0 GPA requirement
McLean/Luke Scholarship - available to students from Sumter County who are currently a UWA sophomore. 3.0 GPA requirement
Sarah B. Cunningham Memorial Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen or transfer students from Sumter County. 3.0 GPA requirement
Cathy G. Odom Scholarship - Available to UWA first generation college students enrolled in the College of Education from Washington, Clarke, Mobile, or Monroe Counties in Alabama. The student must be of junior or senior status and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Applicant must also submit a 1 page essay explaining why they should receive the scholarship.
Gladys Mason Scholarship - available to current UWA students from Wilcox County. 2.75 GPA requirement
Glen & Gordon Bridges Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen from Wilcox County. 2.75 GPA requirement
Liza Howard Alumni Chapter Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen from the West Alabama area. Must demonstrate community service, volunteer, and leadership experience. 2.5 GPA requirement
Additional Alumni Scholarships
Please select the scholarships you would like to be considered for:
James P. Homer Scholarship - available to all graduating high school seniors. Must show leadership and academic abilities. Must maintain 3.0 GPA each semester.
Louise Sisk McDaris Scholarship - available to in-state early childhood education majors only. Must maintain a 2.75 GPA.
NAA Tiger Legacy Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen who demonstrate outstanding leadership skills and whose parent(s) or grandparent(s) is a graduate of this university. Must have a 20 ACT and maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Skipper "Fireman" Scholarship - available to students from Clarke and Washington Counties who are currently enrolled at UWA and work with the Livingston Fire Department. Must maintain a 2.75 GPA.
The Roland and Donna Pugh Scholarship - available to students who are pursuing a degree within the College of Business and are "Junior" status. Priority will be given to students who wish to pursue an internship (or other form of experiential learning - e.g. job shadowing) from the College of Business, and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Academic achievement and financial need are the main criteria used in selecting the recipients. Leadership activities will also be taken into consideration.
Dr. Patricia V. Beatty Scholarship - available to English majors and minors in the MAT, English Education, or Language Arts Comprehensive programs. Students mus have at least 30 semester hours credit, attended UWA for at least two semesters prior to application, and have a 2.75 GPA overall and a 3.00 or above GPA in English. Applicant must also submit a one-page essay explaining why they should be considered for the scholarship.
Lauderdale County (Ala.) Veterans Scholarship - available to students from Waterloo High School or a high school in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Preference will be given to incoming freshman students, but all students from Lauderdale County (Ala.) will be considered. The applicant must demonstrate financial need and submit an essay explaining why they should be considered for the scholarship.
Elizabeth C. Liver Scholarship - Available to students enrolled at the University of West Alabama that are on-campus students, with a 2.75 GPA or higher.
June Crawford Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen, graduating from a public high school, with a recommendation by his/her principal or counselor, and demonstrating a financial need. Must maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA. Applicants must also submit a one-page essay explaining why they should be considered for the scholarship.
Claude G. and Ethel R. Livingston Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen, majoring in Engineering Technology or Business Administration, and demonstrating need for financial assistance. Must maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA. Applicants must submit an essay explaining why they should be considered for the scholarship.
Judy Livingston Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen, majoring in Business Administration, Finance or Marketing, and demonstrating need for financial assistance. Must maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA. Applicants must submit an essay explaining why they should be considered for the scholarship.
Susan T. Sparkman Scholarship Fund- Available to incoming freshman with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher and demonstrating a need for financial assistance.
A. Gaylen Livingston Scholarship - available to incoming freshmen, majoring in Music, and demonstrating need for financial assistance. Must maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA. Applicants must submit an essay explaining why they should be considered for the scholarship.
Tagged for Success - available to UWA junior and senior Alabama residents. Must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Terry Bunn Endowed Scholarship - The Terry Bunn Endowed Scholarship will create opportunities for students who strive to be leaders, possess a strong work ethic, and demonstrate a desire to serve to follow a solid path to success. This scholarship is available to undergraduates and graduates exhibiting satisfactory academic progress. Family members of employees of any member business or associate member of either the Alabama Road Builders Association or Alabama Asphalt Association are encouraged to apply.
Dorothy Schug Peterson Scholarship - Available to students entering their sophomore year with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and demonstrating need for financial assistance.
Patrick and Sara McGahey Scholarship - Available to UWA Athletes with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
Willie Mae Dillon Rushing Chemistry Scholarship - Available to Juniors and Seniors majoring in Chemistry with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Snipes Family Scholarship - Available to full-time students pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in math, business, or environmental science with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Justin Smith Scholarship - Available to Business or Conservation Biology majors with a grade point average of 3.25 or higher.
Student Initiative Scholarship - available to new UWA students (freshmen or transfer) with a grade point average of 2.75 or higher; demonstrating a financial need.
T. Raiford Noland Scholarship - Available to students who are enrolled in the College of Business and majoring in Accounting. The recipient must show financial need, be of junior or rising senior status, and possess a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher to be eligible for consideration.
If you are not a current UWA student, please upload a one-page personal essay telling the scholarship committee about yourself. Or, if one of the scholarships for which you are applying requires an essay, please upload here.
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If you are not a current UWA student, please include 2 letters of recommendation with your application.
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Please return the completed application to
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I give the UWA Alumni Affairs Office permission to verify the above information for the sole purpose of scholarship consideration and to share this information with the scholarship committee. If selected as a UWA Alumni scholarship recipient, I grant the alumni office permission to verify my college academic record for the purpose of renewing the scholarship. In addition, I give the University of West Alabama permission to release scholarship information to the news media and to respective alumni chapters.
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