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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $1.5M in scholarships to The University of West Alabama (UWA), award number 2128109. The funded project will directly benefit undergraduate students throughout the next six years. The project title is Biology Opportunities and Scholarships for Success II (BOSS II). Students accepted in the program will receive an annual scholarship of $8,500, renewable for up to 4 years. Additional scholarships, such as UWA Trustee’s Scholarships, offer up to $12,000. Stacking scholarships can make family contributions at minimum or zero for qualified students.

NSF will also support many student activities, including summer boot camp, well-being assessment, tutoring, academic counseling (including metacognitive study techniques), research opportunities, and travel for BOSS II scholars to present research at professional conferences. These resources will ensure the UWA BOSS II scholars’ will have satisfactory performance leading to completion of degrees in a timely fashion and successful placement into the workforce or graduate or professional schools.

Students accepted in the BOSS II program must be enrolled in one of the majors offered by the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at UWA.

The BOSS II program is an excellent opportunity for incoming first-year students enrolled in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of West Alabama.