UAB School of Health Professions Scholarship Application

At the bottom of this page, you will see a list of all the scholarships available next semester. One application is all you need to be considered for both schoolwide and department/program level awards that are offered by the UAB School of Health Professions. For a complete list of scholarships that we offer, please click here.

The deadline to submit your completed application is 5 p.m. (Central) on Sunday, March 30, 2025.

Who is Eligible?

• Applicants must have submitted an application, be admitted to UAB, and enrolled for a minimum of 12 hours per term of coursework within a School of Health Professions undergraduate program or 9 hours in a graduate program. Enrollment requirements do not have to be met at the time of application but must be met before scholarship funds are distributed.
• Applicant must have at least a "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average on all coursework.
• We strongly encourage all applicants to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid through the UAB Financial Aid Office for need-based scholarships.

Application Procedure

Step 1: Write Essays

• Essays will be evaluated on content, grammar and style. Each should be 400 words or less.
  • What life experiences have shaped who you are today and what challenges have you overcome in achieving your education (e.g., financial, personal, medical)?
  • Explain why you need financial assistance and what would receiving a scholarship mean to you.
  • Describe your academic and career goals and your plans to achieve them.
  • Discuss any of your extracurricular/volunteer activities (both on and off campus) that you may perform.
  • Describe an event in which you took a leadership role and what you learned about yourself and how the experience(s) will impact you in the future.

*** Please DO NOT proceed to Step 2 if you are not prepared to respond to the essay prompts. The Scholarship application should be filled out in one sitting. ***

Step 3: Fill out the Application

• Fill out the UAB School of Health Professions Scholarship Application online form.

Scholarships Available for Summer Semester

School of Health Professions

Heersink Family Foundation Scholarship in Health Professions
Carleton G. Rivers Scholarship
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Scholarship
UAB National Alumni Society Dean’s Scholarship

Department of Health Services Administration

Endowed Internship Scholarship in Health Care Management – HCM program

Department of Occupational Therapy

Carroline Amari Endowed Scholarship – OTD program
HOTSS - Helping Occupational Therapy Students Succeed Sponsored Scholarship – OTD program