The approximately $20 million in scholarships that UAH disburses each year serve a dual purpose. First and foremost, they offset or even negate the cost of tuition for scholarship recipients, enabling them to attend the university without incurring excess debt. But just as important, they help UAH attract some of the best and brightest high school students from across the country and the world. Take, for example, freshman computer engineering major Evan Swinney.