D3 Money

Scholarship money for d-3 schools generally comes from academic merit. The total percentage available is different at each school. Best to check with each school's admissions office to see what is available. Based on your son's sat's and GPA, I'm sure he will qualify for an academic scholarship. Good Luck!
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For D3's there is academic merit based money, there are grants, and there is need based. Depending on the state, the school, these all can vary a lot.

Each case can be so different you have to be careful about what someone says they have.

As I understand it, there is "leadership" money at some schools. And yes, "institutional grant" money. I guess it depends on how much the coach wants you and how much "pull" they have in the financial aid office.

I know of a kid at a strong academic D3 whose parents had donated tens of thousands of dollars to the program.....and the kid got a "work-study" to keep score while the kid rehabbed from an injury. Really? A "work-study"?

I guess they can do whatever they want.....as long as they call it something within the boundaries of the NCAA.

First, I would take rumors about what kids are getting with a grain of salt. Also sometimes people seem to blur the distinction in what tuition discount they are getting versus loans, etc.

Second, how much a student gets depends not only on his grades, but how his grades stack up against others at the school. In fact, my son is retaking the SAT this weekend for the sole reason that we want to see if he will qualify for more merit dollars.

Some D3s are very transparent about their merit programs. Put your grades, scores and financial data into their on line calculator and see what you get. The admissions officer should be able to explain the merit program.

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Originally posted by play baseball:
As I understand it, there is "leadership" money at some schools. And yes, "institutional grant" money. I guess it depends on how much the coach wants you and how much "pull" they have in the financial aid office.

I know of a kid at a strong academic D3 whose parents had donated tens of thousands of dollars to the program.....and the kid got a "work-study" to keep score while the kid rehabbed from an injury. Really? A "work-study"?

I guess they can do whatever they want.....as long as they call it something within the boundaries of the NCAA.

Leadership Scholarships are not so prevalent anymore. They cannot be awarded for athletic accomplishments such as making captain in High school. There has been several D#'s that have been in trouble with the NCAA for this.