Ala. Code § 34-21-60

There shall be established for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, scholarships for graduate education of nurses. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants from the State of Alabama at large. They shall be distributed, insofar as practicable, throughout the state. The number of scholarships shall equal five percent of the total enrollment in graduate nursing programs in Alabama. Each scholarship is limited to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).