Top 30 College Scholarships For Athletes/Sports 2015, Worth And How To Apply

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Top 30 College Scholarships For Athletes/Sports 2015, Worth And How To Apply

Top 30 College Scholarships For Athletes/Sports 2015, Worth And How To Apply, below are 30 colleges scholarships and university scholarships for athletes.

Scholarships For Athletes:As an Athlete/Sports Man, one needs to dedicate a lot of time and full dedication into it but some college students are lucky to secure college scholarships and universities scholarships they choose to study where by some others are not fortunate. Apparently there are other college scholarships for athletes that are mainly for students who partake in sports activities.
Few of the scholarships for athletes are open for a particular sports while some are open for any sports.Well in this information, only short information are listed while students can access any scholarship via link that will be attached to the information.

NOTE: some deadlines have passed, but many of the scholarships are offered every year.

Top 30 College Scholarships For Athletes 2015

Baseball/Softball

Dixie Boys Baseball Scholarship Program
Sponsor:Dixie Baseball
Amount:$1,250
Deadline:Apr. 1
Description:Scholarship is open to outstanding high school seniors who at one time participated in a franchised Dixie Boys Baseball, Inc. program and plan to pursue undergraduate studies at a college or university.

American Legion Baseball Scholarship
Sponsor:American Legion
Amount:Up to $5,000
Deadline:July 15
Description:Scholarship is open to high school seniors who play baseball and are nominated by a head coach or manager.

Babe Ruth League Scholarship
Sponsor:Babe Ruth League Inc.
Amount:$1,000
Deadline:July 31
Description:Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must have participated in a Cal Ripken Baseball, Babe Ruth Baseball or Babe Ruth Softball League anytime during the ages of 4-18.
Jaime Horn Memorial Softball Scholarship
Sponsor:The Babe Ruth League
Amount:$1,000
Deadline:Sept. 1
Description:Scholarship is open to high school senior girls who played Babe Ruth League softball.

NABF Scholarships
Sponsor:National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF)
Amount:$1,000
Deadline:Sept. 1
Description:Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an accredited college or university in good standing. Applicant must be a current participant in a league properly sanctioned and sponsored by a NABF member association.

Bowling

Billy Welu Bowling Scholarship
Sponsor:Professional Bowlers Association
Amount:$1,000
Deadline:June 15
Description:Scholarship is open to amateur bowlers who are currently in college and maintain at least a 2.5 GPA.

Columbia 300 John Jowdy Scholarship Program
Sponsor:Columbia 300
Amount:$500
Deadline:Nov. 1
Description:Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are actively involved in bowling. Scholarship is open to international and U.S. students.

USBC Youth Scholarships
Sponsor:U.S. Bowling Congress
Amount:Varies
Deadline:Dec. 1
Description:Scholarships are open to students who are members of USBC and active bowlers. Multiple scholarships available with different eligibility requirements – see website for details.

Football

Metro Youth Football Association Scholarship
Sponsor:Metro Youth Football Association
Amount:Up to $2,000
Deadline:June 17
Description:Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are current or former Metro Youth Tackle Football (MYTF) participants. Applicant must be a current high school football player who have a GPA or 2.5 or higher and have plans to pursue post-secondary education.

Golf

The First Tee Scholars Program
Sponsor:The First Tee
Amount:$2,500
Deadline:Jan. 8
Description:Applicant must be a graduating high school senior who is a junior golfer of The First Tee who excel in academics, leadership, character development, and chapter and community involvement.

Women’s Western Golf Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor:Women’s Western Golf Foundation (WWGF)
Amount:$8,000 ($2,000 per year)
Deadline:Mar. 1
Description:Applicant must be a female high school senior who participates in golf.

Par Aide’s Joseph S. Garske Collegiate Grant Program
Sponsor:Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Amount:$7,500
Deadline:Mar. 15
Description:Applicant must be a graduating high school senior and accepted at an institution of higher learning for the upcoming year. One or more of the applicant’s parents or step-parents must have been a GCSAA member for five or more consecutive years and must be a current GCSAA member.

Bill d!ckey Scholarship
Sponsor:Bill d!ckey Scholarship Association (BDSA)
Amount:Varies
Deadline:May 11
Description:Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who participate in golf. Applicant must provide financial need information.

Get Girls Golfing Scholarship
Sponsor:M yGolfInstructor.com
Amount:$1,500
Deadline:May 15
Description:Scholarship is open to female high school seniors. Applicant must have played high school golf and intends to play on a college golf team.

Caitlin Brondolo Golf Scholarship
Sponsor:Caitlin Brondolo Charitable Foundation
Amount:$2,500
Deadline:May 31
Description:Scholarship is open to female high school seniors accepted to an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicant must have a GPA of at least 3.5, have played a minimum of two years on a high school golf team, and is accepted and preparing to play on a collegiate golf team.

Chick Evans Scholarship for Caddies
Sponsor:Evans Scholars Foundation
Amount:Varies
Deadline:Sept. 30
Description:Scholarship is open to students who have a strong caddie record and excellent academics. Applicant must have completed their junior year of high school with above a B average. Applicant must plan to attend one of the 14 colleges designated by the Evans Scholars Foundation ( see website for list of colleges).

Surfing

Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor:Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation Fund
Amount:$1,000
Deadline:June 1
Description:Scholarship is open to rising high school seniors and current undergraduate college students who are members of the East Coast surfing community.
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Tennis

Novo Nordisk Donnelly Award
Sponsor:World Team Tennis Charities
Amount:$5,000
Deadline:Apr. 1
Description:Scholarship is open to student between the ages of 12 and 21 who have diabetes (type 1 or 2) and play tennis competitively.
Any Sport
CaptainU $2,000 Student-Athlete Scholarship
Sponsor:CaptainU
Amount:$2,000
Deadline:Offered quarterly
Description:Scholarship is open to student athletes who are currently enrolled in high school or junior college who plans to attend a four-year university.

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Sponsor:National Collegiate Athletic Association
Amount:$7,500
Deadline:Jan. 30, Mar. 30, June 1
Description:Scholarship is open to student athletes who have achieved in their last year of varsity-level intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA school. Applicant must be nominated by the faculty athletic representative or athletic director and be enrolling as a full- or part-time graduate students. Applicant must have a minimum 3.2 GPA.
SportQuest Playing With Purpose Scholarship
Sponsor:SportQuest Ministries Inc.
Amount:Up to $2,000
Deadline:Feb. 1
Description:Applicant must be a current high school sophomore, junior or senior who maintains a minimum “C” grade average or higher. Applicant must also be a currently varsity level athlete in one or more sport and a committed follower of Christ who embodies the Playing with Purpose message.
Scholar – Athlete of the Year
Sponsor:California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)
Amount:Up to $5,000
Deadline:Feb. 9
Description:Scholarship is open to high school seniors with a minimum 3.7 GPA who have demonstrated outstanding athletic performance in a minimum of two years of varsity play in California.

Sports Unlimited Scholarship
Sponsor:Sports Unlimited, Inc.
Amount:$1,000
Deadline:Apr. 20
Description:Scholarship is open to high school seniors and freshmen and sophomore college students who have participated in athletics.
Swim with Mike Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship
Sponsor:Swim with Mike
Deadline:May 1
Description:Scholarship is open to athletes who participated in organized competitive youth, high school or collegiate athletics and subsequently have sustained a life changing accident or illness (e.g. paralysis, blindness, cancer, amputation, head injuries).

PCA’s Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship Program
Sponsor:Deloitte
Amount:Up to $2,000
Deadline:May 31
Description:Scholarship is open to high school juniors (Class of 2016) who reside anywhere in the United States and plays for a high school team or club sport.

Athnet Sports Recruiting Scholarship
Sponsor:Athnet Sports Recruiting
Amount:$1,000
Deadline:June 1
Description:Scholarship is to open high school seniors or current college students who are current or former high school or college athletes. Applicant must submit an essay on the lessons they have learned playing sports.

Paul Flaherty Athletic Scholarship
Sponsor:American Legion
Amount:$250
Deadline:July 15
Description:Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college freshmen and sophomores who have participated in some form of high school athletics.
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2015 USABA Scholarship Program
Sponsor:United States Association of Blind Athletes
Amount:$500
Deadline:Aug. 1
Description:Scholarship is open to students enrolled or enrolling in a two-year or four-year college, university or technical school as a full time student. Applicant must be a USABA member and legally blind.

The Gene and John Athletic Fund Scholarship
Sponsor:Stonewall Community Foundation
Amount:Up to $5,000
Deadline:Sept. 10
Description:Scholarship is open to LGBTQ athletes looking to continue their education and LGBTQ students actively pursing a sports career, either professional or for recreation.
Wendy’s High School Heisman Award
Sponsor:Wendy’s Restaurants
Amount:Varies
Deadline:Oct. 2
Description:Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have participated in one of the 43 sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games or the National Federation of State High School Associations and sponsored by their school. Applicant must have a GPA of at least 3.0.