NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program
Athlete
Undergrad
United States
Scholarship Description
The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship was created in 1964 to promote and encourage graduate education by rewarding the Association's most accomplished student-athletes through their participation in NCAA championship and/or emerging sports.
It provides a $10,000 one-time award given to student-athletes who have excelled academically and athletically, and who plan to pursue graduate school. Up to 126 scholarships are awarded each year—split evenly between men and women—across the fall, winter and spring sport seasons.
All former student-athletes who earned an undergraduate degree from an NCAA member school are eligible to be nominated by that school for an NCAA graduate degree scholarship, regardless of when they received their undergraduate degree.
Who is eligible?
Student-athletes at an active NCAA member institution who:
- Must be in the 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. All funds must be used within the same academic year.
T- he scholarship cannot be used to fund any undergraduate work.
- Are outstanding citizens and excellent role models for the institution and intercollegiate athletics.
It provides a $10,000 one-time award given to student-athletes who have excelled academically and athletically, and who plan to pursue graduate school. Up to 126 scholarships are awarded each year—split evenly between men and women—across the fall, winter and spring sport seasons.
All former student-athletes who earned an undergraduate degree from an NCAA member school are eligible to be nominated by that school for an NCAA graduate degree scholarship, regardless of when they received their undergraduate degree.
Who is eligible?
Student-athletes at an active NCAA member institution who:
- Must be in the 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. All funds must be used within the same academic year.
T- he scholarship cannot be used to fund any undergraduate work.
- Are outstanding citizens and excellent role models for the institution and intercollegiate athletics.
Athlete
Undergrad
United States
