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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 132211060" data-attributes="member: 1112294">While most scholarship money comes from the college itself, there are some ways for student-athletes to receive funding from private sources. Many athletic departments have endowment scholarships set up by former athletes or alumni who support a specific sport or cause.Simply put, an athletic scholarship is an amount of financial aid given to a student-athlete from a collegiate athletic department. It is awarded based on the student’s athletic abilities and anticipated contribution to the team. The team’s coach is tasked with deciding who to award scholarships to, as well as how much money each student-athlete receives.Most athletic scholarships are guaranteed for one year and must be renewed by the athlete and the coach every year.If athletes are injured, not contributing to the team enough, struggling to maintain their grades, etc., they can lose their scholarship.Some top recruits have been able to negotiate guaranteed four-year athletic scholarships but this is rare and relegated to the highest-level athletes.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.sportsengine.com/article/how-do-athletic-and-academic-scholarships-work[/URL]Athletic scholarships, which are primarily sponsored by colleges, universities and national sporting foundations like the NCAA, grants for student athletes may be supported by any number of different sources. Businesses and corporations with ties to the sporting industry often offer college grants for student athletes, as do regional and national athletic associations. Students looking for athletic grants for   college will want to start their search by focusing on their sport of choice. For example, a high school tennis player will want to search for businesses or professional associations that support grants for exceptional tennis players, concentrating on manufacturers of tennis equipment, and national and regional tennis associations.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/athletic-scholarships/[/URL]NCAA Divisions I and II schools provide more than $3.6 billion in athletics scholarships annually to more than 180,000 student-athletes. Division III schools do not offer athletics scholarships.Only about two-percent of high school athletes are awarded athletics scholarships to compete in college. Of the student-athletes participating in sports with professional leagues, very few become professional athletes. A college education is the most rewarding benefit of the student-athlete experience.<a href="http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/probability-competing-beyond-high-school">Learn more about the probability of going pro</a>Full scholarships cover tuition and fees, room, board and course-related books. Most student-athletes who receive athletics scholarships receive an amount covering a portion of these costs. Many student-athletes also benefit from academic scholarships, NCAA financial aid programs such as the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund and need-based aid such as Federal Pell Grants.Division I schools may provide student-athletes with multiyear scholarships. Additionally, Division I schools may pay for student-athletes to finish their bachelor's or master's degrees after they finish playing NCAA sports.If a school plans to reduce or not renew a student-athlete’s aid, the school must notify the student-athlete in writing by July 1 and provide an opportunity to appeal. In most cases, coaches decide who receives a scholarship, the scholarship amount and whether it will be renewed.  [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2014/10/6/scholarships.aspx[/URL]</blockquote>

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