Scholarship Giving
As Alabama’s largest privately funded university, Samford is renowned for the educational quality of its 25 graduate and undergraduate degree programs in more than 90 academic fields of study. Samford students are nurtured to develop personal integrity in the classroom and in life, and to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.
To make the distinctive Samford experience available to deserving students, Samford annually awards more than $22 million in scholarship assistance. An investment in the Samford Scholarship Society is an investment in the future of our communities and in God’s Kingdom work. There are several ways that you can participate in creating a better future for a deserving student at Samford through the Scholarship Society.
Academic Scholarships
Endowed University Fellow
The minimum commitment to establish an
endowment to provide a full scholarship for a
University Fellow undergraduate student is
$500,000. Scholarships are awarded to the most
outstanding entering students on the basis of
academic achievement and financial need.
Endowed Presidential Scholarship
The minimum commitment to establish an
endowment to benefit a Presidential Scholar
undergraduate student is $250,000. Scholarships
are awarded based on outstanding academic
achievement, leadership and a personal interview.
All incoming freshmen are eligible.
Endowed National Merit Finalist Scholarship
The minimum commitment to establish an
endowment to benefit a National Merit Finalist
Scholar undergraduate student is $100,000.
Endowed Athletics Scholarship
The minimum donation to establish an athletics
scholarship endowment is $50,000. Scholarships
are awarded to outstanding athletes to support the
17 NCAA sports as designated by an endowed
scholarship agreement.
Endowed Scholarship
The minimum donation to establish a scholarship
endowment is $25,000. Scholarships are awarded
to outstanding entering students on the basis of
academic achievement and/or financial need as
designated by an endowed scholarship agreement.
Annual Scholarship Fund
The minimum donation to establish an annual
scholarship fund is $1,500 a year for a minimum
of four years. Scholarships are awarded to outstanding
entering students on the basis of
academic achievement and/or financial need as
designated by an annual scholarship agreement.
Recognition
Contributors of $1,000 or more annually are recognized as members of the Scholarship Society and are listed in the annual President’s Report.
Named Funds of $100,000 or more are recognized in the Scholarship Wall of Honor in the Ralph W. Beeson University Center.
Named Scholar-Athlete Endowment funds are honored in the Stewardship Report.