Hands-on training in an automotive technology shop, in one of the photographs the Alabama Community College System supplied with its scholarship announcement.
Lawson State Community College, which has campuses in Bessemer and Birmingham, is encouraging eligible students to apply for automotive manufacturing scholarships offered through the Alabama Community College System and the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association.
A total of $400,000 is available to Alabama residents pursuing careers in the state’s automotive manufacturing industry, in awards of up to $4,000 for students enrolled in approved programs at Alabama community colleges. The scholarships cover tuition, books and fees for the spring, summer or fall 2027 semesters. The application deadline is Friday, Oct. 30.
Eligible programs are mechatronics; advanced manufacturing technology; automated manufacturing technology; industrial electronics technology; industrial maintenance technology; manufacturing technology; machining, machine tool and CNC; automotive service technology; robotic welding technology; and engineering technology. Applicants must have at least a 2.5 grade point average and be enrolled in one of the programs. Dually enrolled high school students are not eligible.
Applications are taken online through the Dream It, Do It Alabama website, dreamitdoitalabama.com/aama.
