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Coastal Alabama Community College offers many scholarships including Academic Scholarships, Performance and Ability Scholarships, Athletic Scholarships, Community Scholarships, and Hardship Scholarships and others to offset the cost of attending college. A brief description, including the criteria of each scholarship is below. Scholarships are competitive and are not guaranteed based on minimum qualifications 

Academic Scholarships

Performance Scholarships

Community/Activity Scholarships

Hardship Scholarships

General Scholarships

External Scholarships

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – apply to all scholarships unless otherwise stated:

  • Complete all Admissions requirements
  • Qualify for in-state tuition
  • Be a full-time student (exception Nursing)
  • Be a degree-seeking student
  • Meet minimum ACT requirements – composite and/or super scores
  • Meet minimum GPA requirements – dual enrollment and transfer hours included in college GPA
  • Must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours per academic year
  • Be a high school or GED graduate.
  • Consecutive 2 year maximum, not to exceed 82 attempted cumulative credit hours, dual enrollment and transfer hours included 
  • Renewal is automatic based on criteria being met
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or resident alien to receive institutional scholarships. 

Academic Scholarships

Merit-based scholarships that recognize academic achievement. These scholarships are for recent high school graduates attending Coastal Alabama Community College who have completed the scholarship application.

Presidential
Scholarship

All Campuses

  • 3.5 unweighted high school GPA.
  • 25 ACT minimum
  • Must maintain cumulative college GPA of 3.0
  • covers tuition and fees
  • awarded fall/spring/summer

Dean's
Scholarship

All Campuses

  • 3.0 unweighted high school GPA.
  • 23 ACT minimum
  • Must maintain cumulative college GPA of 3.0
  • $1500 per semester
  • awarded fall/spring

Academic Excellence
Scholarship

All Campuses

  • 3.0 unweighted high school GPA.
  • 18 ACT minimum
  • Must maintain cumulative college GPA of 3.0
  • $1000 per semester
  • awarded fall/spring

Performance and Ability Scholarships

Ambassador Scholarship

Bay Minette Campus, Brewton Campus, Monroeville, Thomasville, and Gilbertown Campuses

  • Applicants will be contacted by the sponsor from the appropriate campus
  • Required interviews will be scheduled by the sponsor
  • Slots are limited based on available positions created by Ambassadors graduating and/or transferring
  • Candidates must have a 2.5 high school GPA and a 17 ACT minimum
  • Recipients must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA
  • Scholarship covers tuition and fees for fall/spring/summer
  • Participation as an Ambassador is required, failure to participate, may result in loss of scholarship

Contacts:

 

Art Scholarship

Brewton, Fairhope, Monroeville, and Thomasville Campus

  • Brewton, Fairhope, Monroeville, and Thomasville Campuses
  • 2.5 high school GPA, no ACT requirement
  • Must maintain a 2.5 cumulative college GPA
  • Covers tuition and fees for summer/fall/spring
  • Recipient must be an active member of the Art Club and attend regular meetings
  • Recipient must participate in campus and community events
  • Portfolio of work is required for consideration

Contacts:

Click here to download the Art Scholarship Application

 

Music Scholarship

Fairhope Campus

  • 2.0 high school GPA, no ACT requirement
  • Must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA
  • Covers tuition and fees for summer/fall/spring
  • Audition with music faculty is required
  • Recipient is required to take music courses

Contact: Leslie Simmons, Leslie.simmons@CoastalAlabama.edu, 251-580-2146

Click here to download the Music Scholarship Application

 

Technical Scholarships

Atmore, Bay Minette, Brewton, Brookley Field, Fairhope, Gulf Shores, Monroeville, and Thomasville Campuses

  • 2.5 high school GPA
  • No ACT requirement
  • Recipients must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA
  • Up to $1,500 fall/spring/summer semesters, tuition and fees
  • Interview may be required. 
  • Eligible programs - Administrative Office Technology, Animation and Visual Effects FX, Aviation, Commercial Art/Graphic Design, Electrical and Instrumentation Technology, Engineering Graphics and Design Technology, Heating and Air Conditioning, Hospitality, Industrial Maintenance/Millwright, Machine Tool Technology, Management and Supervision Technology, Paper and Chemical Technology, Paralegal, Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship, and Welding.

* Not all programs are offered on all campuses. Please check the College Catalog for more program information

Contacts:

 

Athletic Scholarships

are determined by the coaches of each sport on each campus and follow NJCAA rules and regulations. For contact information, please visit the Coastal Athletics page.

Bay Minette Campus

Sports:  Baseball, Softball, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Men’s Golf, Mens’ and Women’s Basketball and Tennis.  

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Brewton Campus

Sports: Baseball, Softball, and Women’s Volleyball

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Monroeville Campus

Sports:  Baseball, Softball, Cheerleading, Men’s and Women’s Basketball.  

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Community/Activity Scholarships

Foundation Scholarship

Click here to apply.

 

Area Women Action Group's Miss AWAG Pageant

  • Must participate in the Area Women Action Group Pageant.
  • The recipient will need to fill out the school's scholarship application.
  • Pays $1000.00 fall and $1000.00 spring
  • Must maintain 2.5 GPA.

Contact: Ethel Higgins, Pageant Founder & Vice President of AWAG 912 Moran Street, Bay Minette, AL 36507 (251) 937-6560

 

Distinguished Young Women

  • Distinguished Young Women Awarded to the winner in Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington Counties.
  • The scholarship committee must be notified by the director, following the pageant.
  • The recipient must be a graduating senior and must enroll in the fall semester following their graduation and complete the two years in consecutive terms excluding the summer semester.
  • Pays tuition and fees up to 82 hours, 6 semesters, or an earned associate degree, whichever comes first.
  • Must maintain a 2.5 GPA

 

Dogwood Pageant

  • Must participate in the Dogwood Pageant and place in the top twelve. The scholarship committee must be notified by March 1, following the pageant.
  • The recipient must be a graduating senior and enroll for the fall semester following their graduation.
  • Scholarship pays $1000.00 fall and $1000.00 spring for 2 years. Must maintain 2.5 GPA.

Contact: JoAnn Broadus, 251-990-8899

 

Miss Coastal Alabama Community College Scholarship

  • Recipient is the current Miss Coastal Alabama Community College title holder and is a representative of Coastal Alabama Community College.
  • Recipient receives a full tuition and fees scholarship.
  • Must maintain a cumulative 3.0 Coastal GPA.
  • Scholarship pays tuition and fees for 3 semesters, up to 41 credit hours.

Contact: Jalisa Rawlinson, jalisa.rawlinson@coastalalabama.edu, 251-580-2259

 

North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Junior Ambassador

  • Must be a North Baldwin Junior Ambassador. Interview required.
  • The recipient will need to fill out the school's scholarship application.
  • Pays $1000.00 fall and $1000.00 spring for two years.
  • Must maintain 2.5 GPA.

Contact: North Baldwin Chamber

 

PTK Officer Scholarship

Bay Minette, Brewton, Monroeville and Thomasville Campuses

  • Scholarships are available for a set number of second year members who serve in officer positions for PTK.
  • Pays tuition and fees for 1 year.
  • Must maintain 3.0 GPA.

Contacts:

 

Endowed Scholarships

 

 

The Joe and Gerrie Chambliss Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship is funded by the generous donation of Joe and Gerrie Chambliss. Their goal is to provide financial support through scholarships to students in need and to sustain the pipeline of funding for generations to come.

  • Application opens April 1
  • Application closes May 31
  • Applicants must have a 3.25 high school GPA and be an incoming freshman
  • Applicants must maintain a 3.0 college GPA
  • Scholarship is for $2500 per semester, fall and spring, for 2 years
  • Covers tuition, fees, and books
  • Preference is given to students with no other institutional awards
  • Other financial aid is taken into consideration 
  • Must have a FAFSA on file to be considered 
  • Click here to apply!

 

External Scholarships

 

Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association Scholarship

  • Sponsored by The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association and Alabama Community College System. 
  • Recipient must be pursuing a technical education certificate or associate degree in the automotive manufacturing industry.
  • Applicants must have at least a 2.5 GPA.
  • Scholarship must be used toward an automotive-related program.
  • Learn more: visit www.dearmitdoitalabama.com/aama

 

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and Gilman-McCain Scholarship

  • Application deadlines vary
  • Recipient must be a United State citizen or national.
  • Recipient must be receiving a Federal Pell grant
  • Recipient must be an undergraduate student in good standing
  • Competitive application process
  • Recipient can only receive the scholarship once
  • Learn more: https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/program/eligibility/

 

Brewton Civic League Dement Hays Nursing Scholarship

  • Be a resident of Escambia County, Alabama.
  • Be a current student in a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program, including Career Mobility programs. *Demonstrate academic potential.
  • Demonstrate financial need.
  • Must be a student on the Brewton or Atmore campuses.
  • Click here to download the application.

 

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)

  • Intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program
  • Program is 8 to 10 weeks in length
  • A Program of the U.S. Department of State
  • Learn more: visit https://clscholarship.org/about

 

Jefferson Davis Foundation Scholarships

Atmore and Brewton Campuses

Contact: Jennifer Pollitte, Jennifer.Pollitte@coastalalabama.edu, 251-809-1509

 

Fostering Care To Success Scholarship

  • Application open January 1 through March 31 annually
  • Up to $5000 per year based on need and merit
  • Renewable up to five years or until recipient turns 23

Contact: al@statevoucher.org, 800-585-7009

Learn more: www.fc2success.org/our-programs/information-for-students

 

Gulf Shores Woman's Club Scholarship

  • Must be a resident of Baldwin County.
  • 3.0 weighted GPA $2,000 per semester.
  • Must have current FAFSA on file.
  • Up to $5,000 per year based on need and merit.
  • To download the scholarship application, please click here. 

Contact: gswcscholarships@gmail.com

 

Industry Alliance Scholarships

  • Recipient must be a Thomasville Campus student
  • Recipients are chosen by industry – Olin.
  • Scholarship covers tuition for 2 years.
  • Minimum ACT score of 17 is required. 
  • Recipient must maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA

To apply for the Industry Alliance Scholarship and to see more details and qualifications, please click here.

Contact: Scott Dees, scott.dees@coastalalabama.edu, 334-637-3162

 

Louise Hauss Miller Nursing Scholarship

  • Recipients must be accepted in the Coastal Alabama Nursing Program on the Brewton or Atmore Campus
  • Scholarship pays $500 per semester

Contact: Dr. Marilyn Nicolson, marilyn.nicholson@coastalalabama.edu, 251-809-1512

Click here to download the Louise Hauss Miller Nursing Scholarship

 

NEWH Scholarship

  • Premier networking resource for the hospitality industry
  • Several scholarships are available to students pursuing degrees in the hospitality industry
  • Learn more: visit newh.org

 

Ruth Q. Davis Nursing Scholarship

  • Applicants must have been accepted to the Coastal Alabama Nursing Program on the Monroeville or Thomasville Campus
  • Recipients must have successfully completed one semester of the program.
  • A separate application is available.

Contact: Joy Harrison, joy.harrison@coastalalabama.edu, 251-575-8238 or 334-637-3160

 

Second Career Scholarship

  • Recipient must have attended a semester on the Brewton or Atmore Campus
  • Recipient must be a resident of Escambia County, Alabama or Escambia County, Florida

Contact: Dr. Marilyn Nicolson, marilyn.nicholson@coastalalabama.edu, 2512-809-1512

Click here to download the Second Career Scholarship Application

 

The Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

  • Highly selective scholarship for the top community college students
  • Recipient must be seeking to complete their bachelor’s degree
  • Learn more: visit www.jkcf.org

 

Tyndall Federal Credit Union Scholarship

  • Recipient must be a Coastal Alabama Aviation student
  • Scholarship assists with aviation testing expenses and other college costs
  • Non-renewable, $500 scholarship awarded fall or spring
  • Recipient must be a member of Tyndall Federal Credit Union
  • Contact: Aviation Instructors
  • Learn more: https://www.tyndall.org

 

Hermine Downing Scholarship

  • Must be a resident of Escambia County, Alabama.
  • Must be a college student with a declared major or minor in the arts-visual or performing.
  • Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  • Must be a student attending the Brewton or Atmore Campuses.
  • Learn more: Hermine Downing Scholarship

 

Fairhope Sunset Rotary Scholarship

  • Be a graduate of Fairhope High School or a current resident of Fairhope.
  • Pursing an Associate of Applied Science degree
  • $1,500 per academic year ($750 Fall/Spring)

 

*CHANCELLOR'S PROCEDURE FOR POLICY 804.02: Student Aid Programs: Institutional Waivers (Scholarships)