GOAL

The goal of the enhancement programs is to increase the pool of and opportunities for qualified minority and female candidates in intercollegiate athletics through postgraduate scholarships.

DESCRIPTION

The Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics programs were developed by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.

The NCAA awards 13 scholarships to ethnic minorities and 13 scholarships to female college graduates who will be entering their initial year of postgraduate studies. The applicant must be seeking admission or have been accepted into a sports administration or other program that will help the applicant obtain a career in intercollegiate athletics, such as athletics administrator, coach, athletic trainer or other career that provides a direct service to intercollegiate athletics. 

All application materials must be received by, not postmarked, by December 3, 2009.  The scholarship will be for use during the 2010-2011 academic year.

Application Process Overview

Interested applicants should submit their application using the online submission system. Applicants will provide the e-mail addresses for three individuals who will be asked to complete a recommendation. These three individuals (one academic advisor or athletics administrator, one department faculty, and one person entirely of your choice) will receive an e-mail message from the online system. The message will ask each individual complete a recommendation for you using the online system. It is your responsibility to notify the three individuals that the online system has generated a message from ODI@ncaa.org with a link for each to complete their endorsement page for your application. Enter only the e-mail addresses--do not enter any additional information in these blanks or the system will not be able to send an e-mail message. It is imperative that you track your application's progress--including completion/submission of the three recommendations and receipt of your official transcript(s) at the NCAA national office. Incomplete applications will not be considered for selection.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

APPLICANT INSTRUCTIONS

HOW CAN THE SCHOLARSHIP BE USED?

SELECTION/NOTIFICATION 

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE APPLICATION

CLICK HERE TO VIEW 2009-2010 AWARDEES

STAFF CONTACT

Teaera Strum
Diversity and Inclusion
NCAA
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222
tstrum@ncaa.org

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