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Scholarship fund

Athletes With Heart

The injury took the scholarship. It does not get the degree.

What it does

A scholarship that survives the thing that ended the season.

When an athletic scholarship disappears because of an injury or a hardship nobody planned for, the degree usually goes with it. Not because the student stopped being capable, but because housing and credit hours became someone else's problem overnight.

The Athletes With Heart Scholarship Fund covers dorm housing and per credit costs so a student can finish. Awards are reviewed by committee, granted by semester, and paid directly to the university rather than to the student.

Who is eligible

  • Enrolled or returning to an accredited college or university
  • Lost or reduced athletic aid due to injury, illness, or documented hardship
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • In good academic standing with the institution
  • Able to provide documentation from the school or a treating physician

What an award covers

CoveredNot covered
Dorm and on campus housingCash disbursements to students
Per credit tuition costsAthletic training or private coaching
Required course feesTravel and personal expenses

How to apply

Four steps, and a real answer either way.

01

Submit the application

Your situation, your enrollment status, and what changed.

02

Send documentation

Verification from your school or a treating physician, plus financial need documentation.

03

Committee review

Applications are reviewed by a committee, not a single person, against a published rubric.

04

Notification and disbursement

Every applicant receives an answer within 6 to 8 weeks. Awards are paid directly to the institution for the covered semester.

Fund a student

Name an award, or add to the fund.

Named award

Endow a semester award in the name of a family, a company, or an athlete. Recognition and annual reporting included.

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Add to the fund

Any gift goes straight into the award pool for the next review cycle.

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Refer a student

Coaches, trainers, and athletic departments can point a student our way. We will take it from there.

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