Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Award: $10000 – $10000
Deadline: February 1.
To promote and encourage postgraduate education for student-athletes. Qualifications: Applicants must be in final season of NCAA athletics eligibility or must have completed athletic eligibility; must be in final year of undergraduate academic work or received an undergraduate degree; have an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.200 (based on a 4.000 scale) or its equivalent, including all undergraduate hours earned at all undergraduate institutions attended; the grade-point average may not include any graduate-level hours; have performed with distinction as a varsity team member in the sport in which the student-athlete is being nominated; the degree of the student-athlete's athletics achievement will be weighed in conjunction with academic performance, institutional involvement, and volunteer community service; nominators and individuals submitting recommendations should note participation in activities in which the student-athlete serves as an example to other students and demonstrates leadership qualities; must enroll in a graduate degree granting program on a part- or full-time basis at an academically accredited graduate or degree-granting professional school; must be enrolled in a graduate degree granting program within one-year after the academic year the scholarship was awarded; must be a active NCAA member. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include formal personal statement; transcript(s); letters of recommendation; coach or someone in the position to judge the student-athletes contribution to intercollegiate athletics; someone in the position to speak to his or her community service and leadership; a professor teaching in the discipline of the student-athlete’s baccalaureate degree; the endorsements tab will appear after an applicant has listed each endorser’s information. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.