The NCAA, CAA, Hofstra University and various other
organizations administer a variety of scholarships, internships and
leadership/development opportunities that student-athletes have the chance to
apply for. Listed below is information about such awards including:
criteria for nomination, organization sponsoring award and deadlines.
Each award has been categorized based on the type of opportunity: Postgraduate
Scholarships/Opportunities, Academic Awards, Athletic/Academic Awards, Service
and Leadership Awards, and Athletic Department Awards.
Postgraduate Scholarships/Opportunities
NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Programs'
Postgraduate Scholarships for Career in Athletics
* One-time $6000 postgraduate scholarship
- Seeking to enter a sports related graduate program- Ethnic minority or woman
- U.S. citizen
- Performed with distinction as a student-body member
- Involvement in extracurricular activities, course work, commitment to a
career in athletics, and promise for success will be considered
- Mid-December deadline
NCAA Internship Program
* One year paid internship at the NCAA office in
Indianapolis, IN
- College graduate interested in pursuing a career in college athletic
administration
- Mid-December deadline
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
* One-time $7500 postgraduate scholarship
- Minimum GPA of 3.2/4.0
- Excellent athletic, leadership, and academic achievements
- Participant in final season of eligibility
- Mid-December (Fall Sports), Mid-May (Winter Sports), Mid-June (Spring Sports) deadline
NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship Program
* One-time $21,500 postgraduate scholarship
- Senior in final year of athletic eligibility
- Minimum GPA 3.5/4.0
- Show good character, leadership, and citizenship
- Mid-January deadline
Academic Awards
CAA Commissioner's Award
- Minimum GPA 3.2 Semester or Cumulative
- January (Fall sports) and June (Winter and Spring
sports) deadline
Athletic/Academic/Leadership Awards
NCAA Today's Top VIII Award
- Varsity letter winner and distinctive athletic career
(All-American)
- Participant in final season of eligibility
- High GPA
- Additional honors/awards
- Late-January deadline for Fall sports; Early August deadline for
Winter/Spring sports
NCAA Woman of the Year Award
- Achievements in leadership, service, athletics, and
academics
- Varsity letter winner
- Participant in final season of eligibility
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Mid-June deadline, submitted to conference office
Service and Leadership Awards
Jim McKay Scholarship Program
In
2008 the National Collegiate Athletic Association established the Jim McKay
Scholarship Program as a means of recognizing the immense contributions and
legacy of pioneer sports journalist Jim McKay. Under this program, one
male and one female student-athlete are annually awarded a $10,000 scholarship
in recognition for outstanding academic achievement and potential to make a
major contribution in the sports communication industry.
Criteria
for selection includes:
-
Cumulative GPA 3.500 or higher
- Have demonstrated a
unique aptitude and commitment to the communications field with the potential
to make a contribution in the sports communications industry
- Have evidence of
superior character and leadership
NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum
