To promote educational excellence, the Alabama Education Association serves as an advocate for its members and leads the advancement of equitable and quality public education in Alabama.
AERA Scholarships
The Alabama Education Retirees Association, Inc. (AERA) founded the Alabama Education Retirees Foundation, Inc. (AERF) to provide scholarships for educators and support personnel in Alabama’s public schools (K-12) or an Alabama public postsecondary institution. The Elementary/Secondary/Postsecondary Education Scholarship Program is open to certified and non-certified educators. Applicants must be active AEA members in good standing. The AERF Board is proud to announce that in 2023, ten $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to active AEA members. Each of AERA’s ten districts will have a winner!
Applications must be postmarked by February 13, 2026; hand-delivered by 4 p.m. on February 13, 2026; or faxed or emailed to info@aerainc.org by 11:59 p.m. on February 13, 2026.
For more information about the scholarship, click here.
To apply, click here.
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