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Be careful. Make sure to check this out with the college coach/AD who is recruiting you. NCAA rules are wierd and they may insist the money be subtracted from the college team's baseball scholarship total.

That is outstanding and the first I have ever heard of any booster club doing. Congrats it is a GREAT accomplishment that FM did here.

I will suggest the same be done at our school.

Congrats again FM Booster Club.

We do this at DeSoto also.

This is the first year we have been able to fund the program to this extent. There is a $1,000 scholarship provided each fall to player from the previous spring which is supported by one of our corporate sponsors. In addition to the players, the three Senior team managers were also awarded a $500 scholarship for a a total of 15. We are a relatively young program and have been trying to get our program off the ground and to his level for a few years. We were finally able to "git er done".

Our booster club has always given $500 scholarships to each Senior player (so have the basketball and football clubs). Last year our new superintendent announced we would not be able to continue this tradition. Our choice was to give 1 or 2 scholarships or to do away with them. Our club decided that each student athlete had given the same blood, sweat and tears to the program, and we would would not reward just 1 or 2. The scholaships are history. Sad.

At my son's school, the booster club gives ten $500 scholarships. There is a six page application the athlete must complete. There is a committee made up of 7-8 booster club representatives that review each application and score them. The committee then averages the scores and the top 10 applicants get the scholarship monies.

Our Booster Club as well has a scholorship program in place, we give out 2 or 3 $500 scholorships. I also believe we have it in place that if someone is nominated or receives the gift and then receives(d) baseball money from an institution for baseball (Juco or 4year) then you are out of the running for this gift.

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Originally posted by collikar:
At my son's school, the booster club gives ten $500 scholarships. There is a six page application the athlete must complete. There is a committee made up of 7-8 booster club representatives that review each application and score them. The committee then averages the scores and the top 10 applicants get the scholarship monies.

We have a simple application process and questionnaire to fill out. The highlights are that each student must be enrolled and provide proof of such before the release of funds. Secondly the student or family must be a member of the booster club.