McWhorter School of Pharmacy

As Alabama’s largest privately funded university, Samford is renowned for the educational quality of its 25 graduate and undergraduate degree programs in more than 90 academic fields of study. Samford students are nurtured to develop personal integrity in the classroom and in life, and to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. To make the distinctive Samford experience available to deserving students, Samford annually awards more than $22 million in scholarship assistance

Named Academic Scholarships

Endowed University Fellow

The minimum commitment to establish an endowment to provide a full scholarship for a University Fellow undergraduate student is $500,000. Scholarships are awarded to the most outstanding entering students on the basis of academic achievement and financial need.

Endowed Presidential Scholarship

The minimum commitment to establish an endowment to benefit a Presidential Scholar undergraduate student is $250,000. Scholarships are awarded based on outstanding academic achievement, leadership and a personal interview. All incoming freshmen are eligible.

Endowed National Merit Finalist Scholarship

The minimum commitment to establish an endowment to benefit a National Merit Finalist Scholar undergraduate student is $100,000.

Endowed Athletics Scholarship

The minimum donation to establish an athletic scholarship endowment is $50,000. Scholarships are awarded to outstanding athletes to support the 17 NCAA sports as designated by an endowed scholarship agreement.

Endowed Scholarship

The minimum donation to establish a scholarship endowment is $25,000. Scholarships are awarded to outstanding entering students on the basis of academic achievement and/or financial need as designated by an endowed scholarship agreement.

Annual Scholarship

The minimum donation to establish an annual scholarship fund is $1,500 a year for a minimum of four years. Scholarships are awarded to outstanding entering students on the basis of academic achievement and/or financial need as designated by an annual scholarship agreement.

Income from endowment funds is Samford’s foundation for the future. One hundred percent of endowment gifts are held in a permanent fund with the goal of providing a steady stream of reliable basic revenue for University operations. Samford holds nearly $215 million invested in stocks, bonds, real estate and other holdings. These funds are invested under policies and procedures developed and supervised by the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees. With initial gifts made in the 1870s, the University endowments sustain Samford across generations. Endowment gifts provide a means of investing far beyond a lifetime in Samford’s mission of Christian higher education.

Endowment funds may be established and typically paid out across a span of five years. When the named fund reaches the stated amount, it will be eligible for awarding.

• Partial Scholarship $25,000 or more
• Full Scholarship $500,000 or more
• Lectureship $100,000 or more
• Professorship $1,500,000 or more
• Academic Center $1,500,000 or more
• Distinguished Research Chair $3,000,000 or more
• School $25,000,000 or more