D1 athletic scholarship and scholarships from outside sources

You will need to report any/all scholarships to the coach/compliance officer. Under certain circumstances it is possible that outside scholarships can count toward the coaches 11.7 allotment of scholarships. To be safe, let the school sort this out for you. 

This is a question for Rick at Informed Athlete...send him a pm. 

Have you searched the NCAA site? 

RoadRunner posted:

You will need to report any/all scholarships to the coach/compliance officer. Under certain circumstances it is possible that outside scholarships can count toward the coaches 11.7 allotment of scholarships. To be safe, let the school sort this out for you. 

Thank you - that is probably the safest route. Just wanted to make sure I understood any nuances before my son starts any applications.

baseballmom posted:

This is a question for Rick at Informed Athlete...send him a pm. 

Have you searched the NCAA site? 

Thanks - will do! I did review the info on the NCAA website, some of it was a bit ambiguous so was hoping for more insight. 

You are correct, it could be tricky.

"No relationship to athletics ability:
If a scholarship program, such as through a local civic club or through the business where an athlete’s parent is employed, requests or encourages an applicant to include their athletic participation or achievements as part of the application process, it can’t be classified in this category.  The organization that awards the scholarship may be asked to confirm that it did not consider athletics participation or achievements in selecting the athlete who is awarded the scholarship."

https://informedathlete.com/nc...utside-scholarships/

My son got a dollars for scholars scholarship his freshman year. I believe the organization doing the scholarship had to sign a form stating how they decided who got help. He got some other aid this year and they said it had nothing to do with the athletic department.

I do think working with your university's compliance office is the best idea. They will have the best understanding of the nuances of how they want things to work.

BBMomAZ,

Here is a suggestion that helped us (twice)...I checked with my employee benefits after seeing some information in our Corporate Communications newsletter.   Every year my employer offers a one time scholarship to sons/daughters of employees ranging from $2-4K based on their intended major.   The higher $$ went to STEM majors...my company is in the technology business.   Both my oldest and middle sons received this scholarship after writing a brief essay on what they intend on studying and doing after college.  This saved me $8K and I didn't have to shake the money tree (again!) in my backyard.  This had nothing to do with the NCAA as it was academic.

Additionally, one of the other company benefits we have is a service called College Coach (www.getintocollege.com).   They provide guidance/assistance for high school age son's and daughters of employees.  Reviewing college essays, financial aid tips, admissions metrics, and strategies for SAT/ACT.   Check with your HR department.

Good luck!

fenwaysouth posted:

BBMomAZ,

Here is a suggestion that helped us (twice)...I checked with my employee benefits after seeing some information in our Corporate Communications newsletter.   Every year my employer offers a one time scholarship to sons/daughters of employees ranging from $2-4K based on their intended major.   The higher $$ went to STEM majors...my company is in the technology business.   Both my oldest and middle sons received this scholarship after writing a brief essay on what they intend on studying and doing after college.  This saved me $8K and I didn't have to shake the money tree (again!) in my backyard.  This had nothing to do with the NCAA as it was academic.

Additionally, one of the other company benefits we have is a service called College Coach (www.getintocollege.com).   They provide guidance/assistance for high school age son's and daughters of employees.  Reviewing college essays, financial aid tips, admissions metrics, and strategies for SAT/ACT.   Check with your HR department.

Good luck!

Thanks! That is a great employee benefit! I'm self employed but my husband works for a large company so I'll have to check and see if this is something they offer.