Gorgas Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Alabama Junior Academy of Science
Online registration and Gorgas papers must be submitted electronically by the December 2026 deadline. See the checklist at the bottom of the page for completing your entry.
The Gorgas Scholarship Program is a program of the Alabama Academy of Science. The purposes of the Gorgas competition are to promote interest in science and to aid in the education of promising students.
Information on the annual competition and awards may be found on the website at https://alabamajunioracademyofscience.org/home/gorgas-scholarship-competition. For further information, contact Ellen Buckner, PhD, RN, CNE, AE-C, FNAP, Chair, Gorgas Scholarship Competition, [email protected] , (205) 910-9877.
Applications for the 2027 competition may be submitted directly to the Chair, Dr. Ellen Buckner. Deadline for receipt of electronic scientific paper by the December 2026 deadline. Send to [email protected] and [email protected] and include Gorgas in Subject line. Receipt will be acknowledged. Finalists will present their scientific research at Alabama State University Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama in early March, 2027.
Complete application materials may be sent one week later in early January. Register via the online link
Official transcript should be sent by electronic service or email directly from the school. Letters of recommendation, page 1 of application, and Statement of Outside Assistance, Supervising Scientist Form (if required), and Human/Vertebrate Animal approvals (if required), should be sent electronically by email as attachments. No materials should be sent in paper copy. In subject line, use Gorgas, ID what document type (ex SOA LOR, Transcript) and student last name to: [email protected] or [email protected]
Entrants must have a scientific paper describing original research or project. Scientific work may have been done in conjunction with a summer science program or year-round supervised work. It may have been presented at other science fairs or paper competitions, including the current year AJAS paper competition. Gorgas Scholars are Alabama High School Seniors only (public, private or homeschool). They compete for over $10,000 in Scholarships and most Alabama Colleges and Universities offer additional scholarships.
The Gorgas Scholarship Program is named for General William Crawford Gorgas, the Alabama physician who conquered yellow fever in the Panama Canal Zone. The purposes of the Gorgas competition are to promote interest in science and to aid in the education of promising students. The Alabama Science Scholar Search/Gorgas Scholarship Competition is a program of the Alabama Academy of Science. For questions, contact the Gorgas Chair, Dr. Buckner, by email at [email protected] or (205) 910-9877, or Dr. Mark Jones, AJAS State Director, [email protected].
The 2027 Gorgas Scholarship Final Competition will be held March 4th and 5th, 2027 at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama. The deadline for submitting electronic papers is at the end of December 2026.
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