UAB National Alumni Society License To Learn Scholarships are designed to provide additional financial aid to currently enrolled, undergraduate and graduate level UAB students. The scholarships will be based on both merit and need. These awards are funded by the sale of the UAB license plates.
Requirements
1. The student must be a resident of the State of Alabama and must have a completed application on file.
2. The student must be enrolled on at least a part-time basis. The student must be enrolled both semesters in an academic year and maintain an overall 3.0 GPA. The award is for undergraduate students who are transfer students or currently enrolled UAB students.
3. The student must have an existing GPA of at least 3.0 from prior college or high school experience. If the student previously held poor academic standing, then the student must have completed at least twelve credit hours at UAB and have maintained at least a 3.0 GPA.
4. Financial need should be demonstrated using the standards of the Office of Financial Aid.
Applications
Students should visit the Financial Aid Office (HUC 317) and request a scholarship application.
Deadline for applications is February 1, 2008.
Selection
The Office of Financial Aid will review all students who qualify and forward the appropriate number of applicants to the UAB Office of Alumni Affairs. The appropriate committee will review the applications and select the recipients based on the information provided in the application. There will not be an interview.
Awards
This $3000 scholarship is renewable for an additional year if requirements are met.
The number and amount of scholarships awarded will be determined by the revenue available from the sale of the UAB affinity license plates.
Disbursement
The funds will be disbursed in two payments of $1500. The first transfer will be made prior to the beginning of fall semester and the second payment will be prior to the beginning of spring semester.
Default
In the event any student receiving a License to Learn Scholarship fails to meet the eligibility criteria for renewal, or fails to enroll and utilize the award in at least one of the two academic semesters, then another nominee may be selected to receive the remainder of the award if he/she meets the criteria.