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Student Alumni Association Annual Scholarships are awarded by the Office of University Scholarships among eligible Student Alumni Association (SAA) members. Current students must complete the scholarship application each year through the Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM) by 4:45 p.m. CST on February 1. Current students must be a member of the Student Alumni Association, be a rising senior, and have a minimum 3.5 cumulative, unadjusted Auburn GPA, with preference to students who demonstrate financial need through completion of the FAFSA. To receive consideration, current students should indicate membership in the Student Alumni Association when prompted on the scholarship application. The Student Alumni Association provides a list of eligible members to the Office of University Scholarships for confirmation. Priority consideration is given to students who have not previously been recognized with a scholarship valued at resident tuition or greater. Student Alumni Association Annual Scholarships are awarded competitively in early April at $1,000 for one year based on available funding, and consideration does not guarantee a scholarship will be awarded.
Please contact the Office of University Scholarships at scholar@auburn.edu or 334-844-7570 with questions.
We realize you have many options when it comes to making year-end donations, so we greatly appreciate your support of the Auburn Alumni Association Veterans Scholarship. This scholarship was established through the generous contributions of our first Tiger Giving Day on Dec. 1, 2015. Thanks to you, the Auburn Alumni Association has been able to establish a new, fully funded scholarship endowment of more than $25,000 for U.S. military veterans wishing to attend Auburn. The first scholarship was awarded in the spring of 2017 for the 2017-18 school year.
To receive consideration for Auburn Alumni Association Scholarship, incoming freshmen must complete the scholarship application through the Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM) by 4:45 p.m. CST on December 15. Current students must complete the scholarship application through AUSOM by 4:45 p.m. CST on February 1. Visit www.auburn.edu/ausomfor more information on this and other scholarships at Auburn University.
Golden Eagles Annual Scholarships are awarded by the Office of University Scholarships among incoming and current students with demonstrated financial need. Incoming students must complete the scholarship application through the Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM) by 4:45 p.m. CST on February 1. Current students must complete the scholarship application through AUSOM by 4:45 p.m. CST on February 1.
Students must demonstrate financial need through completion of the FAFSA. Incoming freshmen must have a minimum 3.0 high school GPA and a 25-29 ACT or 1130-1320 SAT score. Incoming transfer students must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative transfer GPA. Current students must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative, unadjusted Auburn GPA at the end of fall semester. At least one parent or guardian must be an alumnus or alumna of Auburn and have become a fully paid life member of the Auburn Alumni Association on or before February 1. To receive consideration, students should indicate on the application for admission if they have a parent or guardian who is a graduate of Auburn.
Eligible incoming students accepted for admission and current students should complete the scholarship application where they will have an opportunity to provide parent name, graduation year, and address within AUSOM. The Office of University Scholarships will use this information to confirm alumni and life member status with the Auburn Alumni Association. Priority consideration is given to students who have not previously been recognized with a scholarship valued at resident tuition or greater. Golden Eagles Annual Scholarships are awarded competitively in early April at a minimum of $1,000 for one year based on available funding, and consideration does not guarantee a scholarship will be awarded. Please contact the Office of University Scholarships at scholar@auburn.edu or 334-844-7570 with questions.
The Auburn Alumni Association Board of Directors has approved the creation of the Dr. Josetta Brittain Matthews ’66 Endowed Scholarship to support Auburn University’s goal of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion among its student body, which is key to its educational mission. The scholarship will provide support to undergraduate students whose financial need makes attendance at Auburn cost prohibitive.
Josetta Brittain Matthews was the first Black student to receive a graduate degree from Auburn, earning a master’s degree in 1966 and a Ph.D. in 1975, both in education. She was also the first Black faculty member at the university, joining the College of Liberal Arts as a history and French instructor almost a decade after. In 2005, the Auburn University Board of Trustees awarded an honorary doctorate to Matthews. Dr. Matthews passed away in 2019.
“I am very proud of the Auburn Alumni Association Board of Directors’ demonstration of support for the university’s goal of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion among its student body,” said Gretchen VanValkenburg, vice president of alumni affairs and executive director of the Auburn Alumni Association. “This need-based, memorial scholarship will make a positive difference in the lives of underserved students from the State of Alabama by opening the door to the educational opportunities that will allow them to pursue their educational dreams.
Matthews’s daughter, Dr. Heidi B. Wright ’20, who teaches special education at Auburn, said her mother not only made history, she also loved history.
“My mom was a true historian,” Wright said. “I loved listening to her explain history to me in her unique way that made me understand things happening in the world. She had a knack for making you understand any world event by bringing history into the future. She could give you the historic background information on wars, culture, gender differences and politics that made you understand the world around you. She told me, “I love what I do!” I know she is smiling from heaven on Auburn University.”
Please contact the Office of University Scholarships at scholar@auburn.edu or 334-844-7570 with questions. Read more about scholarships.
The Dr. Harold A. Franklin Endowed and Annual Scholarships support Auburn University’s goal of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion among the student body, which is key to its educational mission. The scholarships provide support to students to help alleviate financial obstacles while attending Auburn University.
