APF Community Scholarship Program
The Alabama Power Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist high school seniors residing within Alabama Power Company service territory who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
APF Community Scholarship Program
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the APF Community Scholarship Program must:
- Be current high school seniors.
- Reside in a county* in Alabama within the Alabama Power Company (APC) service territory.
*Residents of the following counties in Alabama are outside of the APC service territory and are NOT eligible: Colbert, DeKalb, Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison and Morgan. - Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to 60 awards will be granted. If qualified applications are received, at least one (1) award will be granted per eligible county.
Awards are one-time only.
Awards are for qualified education-related expenses only (tuition, fees, books, and required supplies/equipment). Awards may be adjusted if award exceeds the cost of qualified education-related expenses.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in June.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Alabama Power Foundation, Inc.
Payment is made in August.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic record
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, must be demonstrated for the student to receive an award. Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Alabama Power Foundation, Inc. play a part in the selection.
Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
