Scholarships

Students can apply for several competitive scholarships awarded by the MPA Alumni Society each year. Current scholarships include: 

• Alabama Power Nonprofit Scholars Program: The Alabama Power Foundation Scholarship is intended to support further training and upskilling in the nonprofit sector. Towards that end, the scholarship provides financial support for nonprofit professionals who seek to complete the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management at UAB.
  • Download Application (PDF)
  • Deadline for Fall 2023: May 1, 2023 (degree seeking students); June 19, 2023 (non-degree seeking students)
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• Joshua I. Harvey and Friends Diversity Scholarship: The Joshua I. Harvey and Friends Diversity Scholarship provides support to students for whom affordability may be an obstacle, and who might otherwise be unable to attend the University. Preference is given to minority students in one of the following groups: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, or Native American.
• MPA Alumni Scholarship: A tuition scholarship to a deserving student from the MPA Program.
• MPA Study Away (Take a Leap) Scholarship: This scholarship is donated by a UAB MPA Alumni who believes it is important to support UAB MPA students through service-learning opportunities in Washington, D.C. This scholarship will be awarded to a student who is working a summer internship in D.C. 
• MPA Alumni Nonprofit Management Scholarship: This scholarship will be used to assist deserving students who are enrolled in the Master of Public Administration Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at UAB with a career focus on nonprofit management.

Students will receive communication—typically in spring semesters—about these scholarships and how to apply for them.

Recent Scholarship Winners

Awards

In the spring, the MPA program also presents several awards to students graduating during that calendar year. Students are nominated by MPA faculty and staff. These awards include: 

• The Outstanding Student Award is given to a student from the MPA program for academic excellence and service accomplishment. 
• The Outstanding Student Service Award is given out each year to a student from the MPA program who shows outstanding leadership and service to the MPA program and the Graduate School Senate.
• The Outstanding Student Practitioner award is given each year to a full-time practitioner-student who excels in academic achievement in the MPA program and shows leadership in the practitioner world.  Their dedication to service and education is a role model for our next generation of students.

Recent Award Winners