Gorgas Scholarship Competition and Alabama Science Scholar Search 2011 - 2012

Gorgas Scholars 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 and later became the Surgeon General of the United States Army. 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 and Gorgas Scholarship Competition is a program of the Alabama Academy of Science and the Alabama Power Foundation. For information, contact Dr. Buckner, Chair, at ebuckner@usouthal.edu or (251) 445-9449

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NOTE: DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS IS JANUARY 9, 2012.

Final Competition is Thursday night February 23 - Friday February 24 at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee AL,

Note: These are Word files except as indicated.

Gorgas Entry Rules

Gorgas Entry Form

Gorgas Entry Research Report Instructions

How to Write a Scientific Paper (pdf file)

Gorgas Final Competition and Awards

Additional Scholarships offered by Alabama Colleges and Universities

Alabama Science Scholar Search Announcement