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The University of Alabama at Birmingham

The God at the Speed of Light Endowed Scholarship

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Multiple disciplines
Disciplines
Various benefits
Grant
United States
Location
01 Apr 2026
Application deadline

About

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Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Unknown

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

Named after his book, God at the Speed of Light, Dr. T. Lee Baumann has provided a generous scholarship to honor his love of sciences. The God at the Speed of Light Scholarship is open to in-state students currently enrolled in or admitted to a natural science degree-granting program within the College of Arts and Sciences. 

Benefits

The benefits and monetary value of the scholarship are unknown.

Eligibility

  • Eligible majors include: Biology, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Immunology, Mathematics, Neuroscience and Physics.
  • To be eligible, students must demonstrate solid academic promise and leadership qualities, while having an overall 2.5 GPA or higher at the time of application. This scholarship is renewable for up to 4 years as long as the recipient maintains their GPA and a major in natural sciences within CAS. 

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Multiple disciplines

Locations

United States

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

01 Apr 2026

You must submit the BSMART Scholarship Application before the April 1 deadline.  Please answer all leadership and campus involvement related questions on the application.  

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