College of Sciences Scholarships

Available Department Scholarships
Sophomore at the time of application:
Excellent Leadership Award ($800): Overall GPA of 3.5 or higher
Excellent Perseverance Award ($500): Overall GPA of 2.2 or higher
Junior or Senior at the time of application:
Academic Excellence Award ($800): Overall GPA of 3.5 or higher
Excellent Effort Award ($500): Overall GPA of 2.2 or higher

External Scholarships Available
Barbara Jean Faulkner Jacoby Scholarship for the School of Sciences
Award Amount: $1,000
The Barbara Jacoby Annual Scholarship was established in spring of 2009 through the generous donation Dr. Brad Jacoby. This scholarship is awarded to one exceptional AUM undergraduate student majoring in Biology and one in Chemistry. Students must demonstrate financial need as determined by the AUM office of Financial Aid. This scholarship is for one academic year. Prior recipients are not disqualified from consideration for this scholarship during subsequent years.

Dr. J.J. Kirschenfeld Scholarship
Award Amount: $800
The J.J. Kirschenfeld Scholarship was established in 1998 through a generous endowment by Dr. J.J. Kirschenfeld. This Scholarship is for exceptional pre-health science student with a desire to attend medical school. This scholarship is for one academic year. Prior recipients are not disqualified from consideration for this scholarship during subsequent years.

Richard Hebert Pre-Veterinary Scholarship
Award Amount: $500
The Richard J. Hebert Pre-veterinary Scholarship was established in spring of 2009 through a generous donation by Richard J. Hebert. This scholarship is awarded to an exceptional AUM pre-health student with the desire to attend vet school. This scholarship is for one academic year. Prior recipients are not disqualified from consideration for this scholarship during subsequent years.

Mary C. Killian Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000
The Mary C. Killian scholarship was established in memory of Mary C. Killian. This scholarship award is given to an exceptional AUM student who is enrolled in the pre-health program concentration. The applicant must be a full member of Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED), the Pre-Health Honor Society. This scholarship is for one academic year. Prior recipients are not disqualified from consideration for this scholarship during subsequent years.

The G. David and Melanie Johnson Annual Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,200
The G. David and Melanie M. Johnson Annual Scholarship in Chemistry and Biology shall be awarded each year to a fully-admitted AUM student from Elmore County carrying at least 12 semester hours during the academic year who has a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Should there be no qualified applicants from Elmore County, applicants from Autauga County will be considered, then from Montgomery County, in that order. This scholarship is for one academic year. Prior recipients are not disqualified from consideration for this scholarship during subsequent years.

Chai and Crissy Chamnong Pre-Med Scholarship (Endowed)
Award Amount: $1,200
The Chai and Chrissy Chamnong Scholarship was established in the fall of 2009 and is funded through generous donations made by Dr. Chai and Crissy Chamnong. The purpose of this award is to provide scholarships for pre-health sciences student interested in attending medical school in the AUM College of Sciences. It is awarded to exceptional undergraduate students majoring in the pre-health sciences discipline. This scholarship is for one academic year. Prior recipients are not disqualified from consideration for this scholarship during subsequent years.

Department Scholarship Recipients
2020 Recipients
Academic Excellence Award: Thinh Truong
Excellent Effort Award: Christina Buntyn
Excellent Leadership Award: Carolina de Bovi Ponte
Excellent Perseverance Award: Kenethia Burns

Faculty Honor Scholarship

• Part time or Full time (enrolled in at least 6 hours)
• Sophomore or Junior standing at the time of the application
• Completed at least one course in Calculus
• Overall GPA of at least 2.8

Leadership Scholarship

• Full time (enrolled in at least 12 hours)
• Junior or Senior standing at the time of the application
• Graduation date (if a Senior) of later than December 2015
• Overall GPA of at least 3.0
• Major GPA of at least 3.5

Academic Achievement Scholarship

• Full time (enrolled in at least 12 hours)
• Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing at the time of the application
• Graduation date (if a Senior) of later than December 2015
• Overall GPA of at least 3.0
• Major GPA of at least 3.5

Initiative Scholarship:

• Part time or Full time (enrolled in at least 6 hours)
• Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior standing at the time of the application
• Overall GPA of at least 2.8

The Continuing Student Merit Scholarship

• This scholarship is open to all currently enrolled graduate students
• The deadline to apply is March 1
• To be eligible, students must have completed at least 12 GPA credit hours at AUM, must have and maintain a 3.0 or greater GPA on work at AUM, and maintain full-time enrollment each term.
• The scholarship website is: Click Here

The Alumni Scholarship for Graduate Students.

• Contact the Alumni Office for information on how to apply: (334) 244-3369

The Ida Belle Young Scholarship

• Please go to https://mars.aum.edu/secure/finaid/young/ to get information about the IBY
• graduate scholarship and to apply.
• NSF-STEM Program
• Graduate students with documented disabilities

For information and how to apply contact Dr. Glen E. Ray at 334-244-3690, or email gray@aum.edu