Gorgas Scholarship Competition

Gorgas Scholarship Competition is sponsored by Alabama Academy of Science. Promotes interest in science and aids in the education of promising students through an annual competition.

Gorgas Scholarship Competition | Alabama Junior Academy of Science 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 December 31st, 2026. Finalists and winners from 2026 are pictured below.

The 2026 Press Release is linked below. Gorgas Press Release 2026 FINAL Online registration and Gorgas papers must be submitted electronically by December 30th, 2026. See the checklist at the bottom of the page for completing your entry.

Alabama Science Scholar Search 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, ebbuckner@gmail. com , (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 is December 30st, 2026. Send to ebbuckner@gmail.

com and gorgasscholarshipcompetition@gmail. com 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 at link below.

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: gorgasscholarshipcompetition@gmail. com or ebbuckner@gmail. com 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 ebbuckner@gmail. com or (205) 910-9877, or Dr. Mark Jones, AJAS State Director, jonesmt@troup.

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Additional Scholarships offered by Alabama Colleges & Universities Submission Checklist: (print as required) Scientific Paper (Email as an attachment to Dr. Buckner, Required) Register here :Contact information & Signed statement of Adherence to Entry Rules (Required) Teacher/Sponsor Recommendation Form (1-Required) High School Transcript sent directly to Dr. Buckner from school electronically (Required) Supervising Scientist Form (As indicated) Additional Approval Forms Animals and Tissue (As indicated) Additional Approval Forms Human Participants (As indicated) Gorgas-Research-Report-Instructions Science-Scholar-Search Gorgas-Science-Scholars-Additional-Scholarships-Offered Gorgas-Final-Competition-Awards-Science-Scholar-Search Tips from a Gorgas Winner Science paper reading competition