Gorgas Scholarship Competition and Alabama Science Scholar Search 2012 - 2013
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
Deadline to receive submissions is January 11, 2013. See links below for submission information.
NOTE: DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS IS JANUARY 11, 2013.
Please Note: The following links are to Word files. Various Web browsers differ in printing these files. It is best to first save the files, then open the files with Word.
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 - revised 2012
Alabama Science Scholar Search Announcement
Dr. Mark Jones is the 2012-2013 Gorgas-AJAS Teacher Fellow
Press release links: word file pdf file
You may contact Dr. Jones at: mtjones@auburnschools.org
Link to Alabama Juni0r Academy of Science Website
Link to Alabama Academy of Science Website