The Auburn Band Endowed Scholarship was established in 2009 and exists to provide financial support for the University's Band Programs.  According to the Director of Bands at Auburn University, a large number of students in the Auburn Band are natives of Jefferson and Shelby County.  Dr. Rick Good, Director of Bands at Auburn, who has a vision for the music department at Auburn, said that the support of alumni is vital and the GBAC is the only Alumni Club that currently provides financial support to the band.