Athletic College Grants
Although most students get grant funding for colleges either through good grades or demonstrating community leadership, those gifted in athletics have the opportunity to secure a generous grant from either an organization or a university.
An athletic grant serves two purposes: it allows students to get into college and it allows them to reach an even higher level of excellence and performance in a game they love to play.
Usually the only criteria for qualification is a demonstration of continued excellence in the sport, but some of the more strict grants require a certain GPA level to be maintained because they want to ensure that students are well rounded and derive the maximum benefit from going to college.
Most of the funding is allocated to popular sports like baseball, basketball and football, but grants are also available for less popular sports like swimming, horseback riding, tennis, and so on. For example, avid tennis players can get funds from the United States Tennis Association and enthusiastic horseback riders can get funds from the American Morgan Horse Association.
Generally speaking, an athletic college grant is not the same as an athletic scholarship. An athletic college grant can come from numerous sources and supports those athletes who are gifted in their sport, but a college scholarship comes from a only few selected sources and is reserved only for the top athletes in their sport.
List of Athletic College Grants
National Athletic Organizations like the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), provide most of the scholarships and grants for young athletes. In addition, various sports organizations offer funding for those who excel in their sport.
While, of course, it is not possible to give an exhaustive list of the hundreds of grants available for young men and women, the listing below gives an idea of some college athletic grants and scholarships.
NCAA
These give money to students that are grouped into three categories: Undergraduate, Post-Graduate and division schools.
NAIA
These sponsor athletes in division schools.
NJCAA
Here funds are allocated to two year colleges and dvision schools. They sponsor both men and women sports. The men’s sports include tennis, soccer, outdoor track and field, cross country, golf, basketball and baseball. The women’s sports include volleyball, tennis, soccer, outdoor track and field, softball, cross country running, and basketball.
Tennis
Those young men and women aspiring to become professional tennis players can obtain funds from the United States Tennis Association, who annually offer two $5,000 grants. The Okechi Womeodu Scholar Athlete Grant is offered to 14 to 18 year old junior players. The requirements for qualification are a ranking in the top 100 of their age group and a minimum GPA of 3.0.
The World Team Tennis Donnelly Awards gives $5000 to selected undergraduate competitive tennis players.
Bowling
Members of team USA participating in an official event are given a $200 per diem grant by the United States Bowling Congress. In addition, each athlete can get $1,000 in Educational grants each year. Those who earn medals in the Men’s World Championship can get additional funding. Gold medalists get $500, silver medalists, 350; and bronze medalists, $250.
The USBC Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow Award gives $1500 each year to selected undergraduate competitive bowlers.
Horseback Riding
American Morgan Horse Institute Graywood Youth Horsemanship Grant gives $300 to $500 awarded each year to selected freshman undergraduate AMHA members.
Hockey
The Pittsburg Penguins, hockey associations, and memorial funds give money to hockey players.
Rodeo Riders
Regional rodeo associations and local colleges and universities that offer rodeo riding as part of their curriculum offer funding for rodeo riders.
Archery
Funding is available for archery and bow-hunters through colleges and universities that offer this sport.
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