As a UWA Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (BES) student, you are our prominent advocate and play an essential role in our future. By referring a high school family member or friend to our department, you will help them achieve their professional goals and support our growth and tradition of academic excellence.

Do you know a high school student interested in attending college?

Do you know a high school student who would like to be a physician, dentist, or veterinarian?

Do you know a high school student who likes nature and loves the outdoors?

If you do, help these students achieve their goals and get cash rewards (up to $1,000 per year) for the successful referrals.

How does it work?

• Complete the referral form indicating your name and UWA email address (non-UWA email addresses will not be eligible for the rewards).
• All required information in the referral form about the potential student(s), up to 10 referrals per year, must be completed.
• Once one or more referred students contact us by email (mmorsy@uwa.edu) for more information about the BES programs within 30 days of your submission, you will earn $5 (up to $50 per year).
• If the prospective referred student(s) visits the UWA campus for a tour, you earn an additional $20 per student (up to $200 per year). The tour must be scheduled and attended within three months of your submission. Tour must be scheduled at https://www.uwa.edu/admissions/visituwa#0 and verified by the Office of Admissions.
• When the prospective-referred student(s) enrolls in one of the UWA BES undergraduate programs and satisfactorily completes their first term, you will get an additional $75 (up to $750 per year). The student(s) must enroll within the subsequent academic year for you to be eligible for the payment.It is easy to recommend a friend or family member to UWA BES; all you have to do is complete the online form and follow up with them.

Who can enter?

The referral program is open to all students currently enrolled in UWA and are in good academic and financial standing with the university.

What should I do to help a student enroll and get my rewards?

• Complete the form before the referred student begins the application process to UWA.  
• Talk with your referred students about the benefits of studying at UWA BES. You may ask for recruiting materials from the departmental office if you need them. Points to mention to the referred recruit:

• Students referred to UWA BES and applying will have their application fee waived.
• Possible full-ride scholarships
• Study and live in the safest school in Alabama
• Study and graduate from one of the top 10 Alabama universities
• Get the education they need at the most affordable university in the southeast
• Enjoy a small classroom size
• Conduct research and have field trips
• Can study abroad
• Can get paid summer internships

• Please encourage them to arrange for a visit to UWA BES
• Encourage them to apply to UWA, and if they need help, direct them to Dr. Mustafa Morsy, Professor of Biology (mmorsy@uwa.edu).

Terms and Conditions

• Each prospect/applicant/student may only have one referrer. In the event of multiple referrers, the referrer with the earliest time-stamped submission will be deemed the referrer, and the others null and void.
• The Referred students must be juniors in high school or older and must not have been an applicant at UWA within the past 90 days.
• The Student Referral Program is only open to UWA students.
• UWA employees are not eligible.
• We reserve the right to change the Referral Program or reward structure without notice.