The 2024 Gorgas Scholarship Final Competition will be held February 22-23, 2024 at Jacksonville State University. Gorgas Papers must be submitted electronically by December 19th, 2023.
2024 Alabama Science Scholar Search
Finalists in the 2024 Alabama Science Scholar Search and Gorgas Scholarship Competition are listed in alphabetical order. The final competition will be held during the annual meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science, February 22-23, at Jacksonville State University, in Jacksonville, AL.
Madhushalini Balaji James Clemens High School
Ashley Fulmer Wetumpka High School
Abby Gobbels Hoover High School
Nicholas Godwin Alabama School of Fine Arts
Eli Mrug Alabama School of Fine Arts
Irene Park Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP)
*Rhea Rastogi Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP)
Dmitry Sazonov Alabama School of Fine Arts
Deepakkumar Sathishkumar Alabama School of Fine Arts
Varsha Vinoy Alabama School of Fine Arts
Yiwen Wang Northridge High School
Rishi Yellamraju Alabama School of Fine Arts
* Regeneron Science Talent Search National Semi-Finalist
The Gorgas Scholarship Program is a program of the Alabama Academy of Science. The purposes of the Gorgas competition are to promote interest in science and to aid in the education of promising students.
Information on the annual competition and awards may be found on the website at https://alabamajunioracademyofscience.org/home/gorgas-scholarship-competition. For further information, contact Ellen Buckner, PhD, RN, CNE, AE-C, FNAP, Chair, Gorgas Scholarship Competition, ebbuckner@gmail.com , (205) 910-9877.
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Congratulations Finalists & Winners of the 2023 Gorgas Scholarship Competition & Alabama Science Scholar Search!
Gorgas Finalists 2023: Back Row L -> R: Jacob Norrell, Wetumpka High School; Daniel Zhao, Alabama School of Fine Arts; Ryan Debrow, Alabama School of Fine Arts; Naeim Mahjouri, Auburn High School; Ashwin Prabhakar, Bob Jones High School; Front Row L-> R: Eshika Kudaravalli, Hoover High School; Shreya Sunil, James Clemens High School; Sanjana Chada, Alabama School of Fine Arts; Emma Kuehl, Fairhope High School; Anna Bekah Cress, Libertas Classical Community School; Emma McGowan, Fairhope High School; Mayu Nakano, Indian Springs School (not pictured).
Gorgas Winners (2023)
L->R Gorgas Committee Chair, Dr. Ellen Buckner; Winner of the 2023 Gorgas Competition, Ashwin Prabhakar, Bob Jones High School; 2nd Place Naeim Mahjouri, Auburn High School; 3rd place (tie) Eshika Kudaravalli, Hoover High School, and Daniel Zhao, Alabama School of Fine Arts (not pictured); 4th Place (tie) Shreya Sunil, James Clemens High School, Anna Bekah Cress, Libertas Classical Community School.
Unranked finalists L -> R: Jacob Norrell, Wetumpka High School; Emma McGowan, Fairhope High School; Emma Kuehl, Fairhope High School; Ryan Debrow, Alabama School of Fine Arts; Sanjana Chada, Alabama School of Fine Arts; Mayu Nakano, Indian Springs School (not pictured).
Applications for the 2024 competition may be submitted directly to the Chair, Dr. Ellen Buckner. Deadline for receipt of electronic scientific paper is in mid-December 2023. Send to ebbuckner@gmail.com and gorgasscholarshipcompetition@gmail.com and include Gorgas in Subject line. Receipt will be acknowledged. Finalists will present their scientific research at Jacksonville State University, in Jacksonville, Alabama.
Complete application materials may be sent one week later in early January. Register at link below. Official transcript should be sent by electronic service or email directly from the school. Letters of recommendation, page 1 of application, and Statement of Outside Assistance, Supervising Scientist Form (if required), and Human/Vertebrate Animal approvals (if required), should be sent electronically by email as attachments. No materials should be sent in paper copy. In subject line, use Gorgas, ID what document type (ex SOA LOR, Transcript) and student last name to: gorgasscholarshipcompetition@gmail.com or ebbuckner@gmail.com
Entrants must have a scientific paper describing original research or project. Scientific work may have been done in conjunction with a summer science program or year-round supervised work. It may have been presented at other science fairs or paper competitions, including the current year AJAS paper competition. Gorgas Scholars are High School Seniors only. They compete for over $10,000 in Scholarships and most Alabama Colleges and Universities offer additional scholarships.
The Gorgas Scholarship Program is named for General William Crawford Gorgas, the Alabama physician who conquered yellow fever in the Panama Canal Zone. The purposes of the Gorgas competition are to promote interest in science and to aid in the education of promising students. The Alabama Science Scholar Search and Gorgas Scholarship Competition is a program of the Alabama Academy of Science. For questions, contact the Gorgas Chair, Dr. Buckner, by email at ebbuckner@gmail.com or (205) 910-9877, or Dr. Mark Jones, AJAS State Director jonesmt@troup.org.
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