Effective, August 1, 2019, all Division I institutions are requirement to provide tuition, fees, books for returning men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes who meet specified criteria. 

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Effective, August 1, 2019, all Division I institutions are requirement to provide tuition, fees, books for returning men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes who meet specified criteria. 

For those institutions defined as Limited Resource Institutions within the past five years, former student-athletes can access the Former Student-Athlete Degree Achievement Fund (link to specific section of site that provides more information/resources).

Discover how the NCAA supports former student-athletes.

• Preparing for Your Career
• After The Game
• Leadership Development

The following tools serve as examples to assist your institution with the development and implementation of a student-athlete degree completion program.

Sample Applications:

• Sample Application 2
• Sample Application 3
• Sample Application 4

Resources:

• Degree Completion Graduation Plan Example
• Degree Completion Program Overview Example
• Funding Contract Example

Related Links:

• Division I Degree Completion Award
• Committee on Academics
• Undergraduate Experiences and Post-College Outcome of NCAA Student-Athletes
• Supporting college athletes
• What we do: Academics
• Diploma Dashboards
• Gallup Study of Former Student-athletes
• Study of College Outcomes and Recent Experiences
• Growth, Opportunities, Aspirations and Learning of Students in college study