Alabama Grants For Higher Education

Unlike loans, grants are free money you don't have to pay back. The Alabama Student Grant Program gives you an award of up to $1,200 each academic year if you attend an eligible independent Alabama university or college. Institutes of higher learning included in the Alabama Student Grant Program include Birmingham-Southern College, Concordia College, Faulkner University, Huntingdon College, Judson College, Miles College, Oakwood College, Samford University, Selma University, Southeastern Bible College, Southern Vocational College, Spring Hill College, Stillman College, and the University of Mobile. To get an application, contact your school of choice.

You could be entitled to college money if you are an Alabama resident and the son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter of a veteran of World War I, World War II, Korea or Vietnam. The American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship Program is a grant for tuition, board expenses and other fees to attend a public postsecondary educational institution located in Alabama. To get an application, contact American Legion Department Headquarters, American Legion Auxiliary, 120 North Jackson Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, phone 334-262-1176. The deadline is April 1. Another option is the American Legion Scholarship Program at Department Adjutant, The American Legion, P. O. Box 1069, Montgomery, AL 36192, phone (334) 262-6638. The deadline for this one is also April 1.