Alabama

Application Deadlines:

Grants and Scholarships:

Full list from AL Commission on Higher Education

Student Assistance Program

• Description: need-based, state/federal grant
• Amount: ranging from $300 to $5,000 per academic year.
• Eligibility: undergraduate students who are Alabama residents attending eligible Alabama institutions. Must complete FAFSA

Student Grant Program

• NOT based on need
• Grant amounts vary from year to year based on the availability of funds, but cannot exceed $1,200 per academic year
• Only certain AL institutions included

Information for Undocumented and DACA Students

• The state of Alabama bars undocumented students from receiving any public postsecondary education benefits, including in-state tuition and financial aid
• Alabama is also one of the two states that explicitly prohibit undocumented students from enrolling at any public postsecondary institution.
• DACA recipients are eligible to enroll in certain public institutions at in-state rates.
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville, University of AL in Birmingham, University of AL in Tuscaloosa, University of Montevallo, University of Troy in Dothan, University of Troy in Troy. Auburn University at Montgomery and Auburn University at Auburn

Other Resources:

Academic Common Market

• Alabama participates in this reciprocity program along with Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
• In-state tuition only applies if a student’s chosen degree program is not offered at one of Alabama’s in-state institutions

Alabama Possible

• To increase opportunity for AL residents in poverty, helps students complete FAFSA and find financial aid opportunities