Dear UAB Blazers,

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Creed Week will be held February 5-9, 2024, and will feature activities that highlight the five tenets that all UAB Blazers possess:

• Honor and Integrity
• Diversity
• Innovation
• Service
• Scholarship

This information serves as a guide to students interested in participating in the Community Standards & Student Accountability Blazing Decisions Scholarship and will include background about the scholarship as well as judging criteria. Please read the information carefully. The deadline to enter in the Blazing Decisions Scholarship is January 28, 2024, at 11:59pm. Participants must submit their work by Monday, February 5, 2024, at 11:59 PM.

Blazing Decisions Scholarship Requirements

• 1. All submissions must be an academic quality paper
• 2. All submissions must incorporate (2) tenets of The Blazer Way (UAB’s Creed)
  • Honor and Integrity
  • Diversity
  • Innovation
  • Service
  • Scholarship
• 3. All submissions must include (2) university resources.
• 4. All participants must have a minimum 2.5 UAB cumulative GPA to participate.
• 5. All participants will receive a link to upload their submissions once their Engage sign up has been approved.
• 6. Participants must submit their work by 11:59pm on February 5, 2024.
• 7. The competition winner will be announced February 9, 2024. The winner will receive a $500 scholarship applied to their Spring 2024 student account.

Click Here to Apply

Judging Criteria:

Critical Thinking – What is the problem? What is the root cause?

Analytical Reasoning – What is a creative solution? What resources can be utilized for referral?

Effective Communication – How will the plan of action work? What are some foreseen challenges?

Ethics & Decision-Making – Does your decision-making reflect UAB values and your personal values?