Scholarships & Financial Aid

In Division I athletics, athletically related financial aid can be offered to prospects in a variety of ways.  In all cases, athletically related financial aid is offered to prospects as either a partial or full scholarship. 

Two Types of Scholarships

1. A full scholarship includes tuition and mandatory fees, room, board and required course-related books.

2. A partial scholarship includes parts of a full scholarship, which equals a percentage of a full grant-in-aid.

Period of Institutional Financial Aid Award

If a student-athlete receives athletically related financial aid,  the period of the award shall neither be awarded for a period less than one academic year nor for a period that would exceed the student's five-year period of eligibility. 

Eligibility for Institutional Financial Aid

A student-athlete must meet applicable NCAA, conference and institutional regulations to be eligible for institutional financial aid.  If the regulations are met, the student-athlete may be awarded athletics aid during any term in which a student-athlete is in regular attendance under the following conditions:

1. The student-athlete is carrying for credit the courses necessary to complete degree requirements; or

2. The student-athlete is carrying for credit all the degree-applicable courses necessary to complete his or her degree requirements that are offered during the designated term. 

Non-Institutional Financial Aid

If a student-athlete is receiving financial aid from an outside entity, there is a possibility that the financial aid could count as athletically related financial aid, and therefore need to be added to the student-athlete's financial aid limit.  If a student-athlete receives outside financial aid, it is required that they report it to their compliance office to assure they do not exceed their financial aid limit.

For additional guidelines on financial aid, click here.