The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes program honors student-athletes who demonstrate exceptional academic ability and strong leadership skills in sports, in their schools, and within their communities.

Whether you're the lead scorer or the most spirited team player, we want to hear how you have taken the skills you've cultivated in the locker room and used to them create a powerful, positive impact on the lives of others around you.

In order to be eligible for the Foot Locker Scholar Athletes program, the applicant must:

• Be a current high school senior entering a four-year, accredited US college or university in the Fall of 2018
• Be currently a member (in good standing) of a high school sports team or be involved in after-school sports (e.g. intramurals, martial arts, etc.)
• Have maintained an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher from ninth grade to first semester of 12th grade
• Be a U.S. citizen or US Permanent Legal Resident
• Foot Locker employees and their immediate family members are ineligible

Twenty Foot Locker Scholar Athletes will each receive $20,000 in college scholarship money for their excellence in school, on their sports teams, and in their communities.

The scholarship will be awarded in four equal annual payments of $5,000 throughout the winner's four-year college career.

In addition to the $20,000 Foot Locker Scholar Athletes scholarship, one of our 20 winners will also be selected for the Ken C. Hicks scholarship for demonstrating superior educational achievement, outstanding leadership, and a true love of the game. This winner will receive an additional $5000 award (for a total of $25,000). This student will receive their scholarship in four yearly installments, each of $6,250.

Deadline: December 15

Applications are open for the ACT Student Champion Award! The ACT Student Champion Award recognizes one student in each state who is tenacious and persistent, no matter the challenge, and is prepared for life after high school with a goal in mind and plan in place. 

ACT Student Champions receive a $500 non-renewable scholarship, certificate, plaque, and state-level recognition. 

Please encourage students in the graduating class of 2018 who have taken the ACT who fit the following criteria to apply: 

• A student who has overcome challenges and can articulate education and career actions
• Students must have a composite ACT score of a 22 on a single test date or a 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale
• Preference will be given to underrepresented and/or first-generation college students.

Applications can be found at www.act.org/readinesschampions. Applications are due December 31, 2017, and champions will be notified on or before April 2, 2018. If applicants are under the age of 18, they must complete this form in addition to the application.

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This site is designed to connect students throughout the State of Alabama with the school that best fits their needs and with scholarship opportunities that will enable them to pursue their goals and dreams

About the Program This nationally renowned program was created by Act 633 and approved October 1947 by the Alabama Legislature. It is administered by the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs and is governed by the Code of Alabama 1975, Section 31-6-1. The veteran must meet the following qualifications to establish eligibility of his/her dependents.

A dependent is defined as a child, stepchild, spouse or the un-remarried widow (er) of the veteran.

Military Service: The veteran must have honorably served at least 90 days of continuous active federal military service or honorably discharged by reason of service-connected disability after serving less than 90 days of continuous active federal military service.

Disability Requirements: The veteran must be rated 20% or more due to service-connected disabilities or have held the qualifying rating at the time of death, a former prisoner of war (POW), declared missing in action (MIA), died as the result of a service-connected disability, or died while on active military service in the line of duty.

See Website for more information. 

The Linly Heflin Scholarship Committee receives applications in the fall each year from Alabama women seeking help with their undergraduate degree at 4-year accredited Alabama colleges and universities. Our scholarships award $5,000 per year for four years or until graduation, whichever comes first, and high school seniors through college juniors may apply. Linly Heflin Scholarships are $5,000 per year ($2,500 per semester) to be used for undergraduate studies by Alabama women attending Alabama colleges or universities. 

1. Scholarships are restricted to Alabama women who are U.S. citizens.

2. Scholarship recipients must attend a four-year Alabama college or university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Junior college students who are transferring to four-year Alabama colleges or universities to finish their degrees may apply.

3. Recipients must have a minimum ACT score of 23.

4. Recipients must have documented financial need and academic proficiency.

5. Applicants may be single or married.

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is the United States' largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service. Created in 1995 by Prudential and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the program honors middle level and high school students for outstanding service to others at the local, state and national level. Thus far, it has recognized more than 115,000 young people who've made a difference - and inspired countless others to consider how they might contribute to their communities.

Applications for 2018 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards are open now through November 7, 2017 at http://spirit.prudential.com. The awards, sponsored by Prudential in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, are open to students in grades 5-12 who have made meaningful contributions to their communities through volunteer service in the past year. 

Honors will be granted at the local, state and national level. Top honorees will receive cash awards and an all-expense-paid trip in April 2018 to the program's national recognition events in Washington, D.C. 

As one of the nation's largest need-based college scholarship programs in the country, the Horatio Alger Scholarship Programs specifically assist high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives. While many programs are directed primarily to recognizing academic achievement or leadership potential, the Horatio Alger Association seeks students who have exhibited determination, integrity, and perseverance in overcoming adversity, as well as have critical financial need.

There are State and National Scholarships available. State deadline is October 25. National deadline is also October 25.