ICGSA
ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP
The
Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association is pleased to announce the first
annual ICGSA Athlete Scholarships, which will be presented during the 2015-16
school year. Ten $1000 scholarships will
be awarded to ten seniors, one from each of the ten IHSAA girls’ sports. The recipients will be well-rounded, positive
role models who have demonstrated excellence in academics, school and community
involvement, character, sportsmanship, and citizenship.
SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA
1. The student must be enrolled and
participating in interscholastic athletics at an IHSAA member school.
2. The student must be a senior at the IHSAA
member school and will graduate during the school year in which the award is being
applied for.
3. The student must have participated as a
senior athlete in at least one of the ten IHSAA sanctioned girls’ athletic
programs.
4. The student must be nominated by the
principal or the principal’s designee.
5. The student must have no violations of their
school’s athletic code of conduct.
6. The student must not have been ejected from
any IHSAA contest due to
unsportsmanlike behavior.
7. The student must verify that he/she has made
a commitment to remain substance free throughout high school.
8. The coach must be a member of ICGSA.
Applications
for the ICGSA Scholarship will be available on the ICGSA web site
(www.icgsa.org). Student-athletes will
have the opportunity to submit an application to their member school
principal. The member school is
responsible for establishing the process by which their nominee is
selected.
A member school principal may nominate
only one student/athlete per sport and should forward the application to the
ICGSA Scholarship Chairperson by the deadlines listed on the second page.
APPLICATION
INSTRUCTIONS
1. A valid application consists of the
following:
a. Application
Form
b. Official
Transcript
2. Applications shall be forwarded by the member
school principal or coach to the ICGSA Awards Chairperson. Incomplete individual applications will not
be recognized, nor will they be judged.
3. Each school is responsible for utilizing a
delivery method which ensures that its application arrives on time. The ICGSA is not responsible for delays
caused by a school’s choice of delivery service.
4. All applications must be received in the ICGSA Awards Chairperson office by Nov. 1, 2015 for Fall Sports, Feb. 1, 2016 for Winter Sports, and April 1, 2016 for Spring Sports. Applications received after the deadline will be returned to the member school principal. No exceptions will be made for any reason.
5. The applications will be reviewed by the
ICGSA Scholarship Committee at their annual Spring Conference in March to make
the final determination of the ten scholarship award winners.
6. Scholarship recipients will be announced on
approximately May 1, 2016
NOTIFICATION
1. All
written communication shall be sent to member school principals.
2. Schools are responsible for keeping their
applicants and their families informed regarding their status in the
competition.
3. Schools of scholarship recipients will be
sent a packet prior to the public announcement, including materials which must
be completed and returned to the ICGSA Awards Chairperson.
4. A complete list of winners will be posted on
the ICGSA web site.
AWARDS
1. The scholarship will be made payable to the
educational institution.
2. All winners shall receive a certificate from
the ICGSA, which will be mailed to the member school principal.
The deadlines for member schools to submit applications to
the ICGSA Scholarship Chairperson for the 2015-16 school year is Nov.1, 2015
for Fall Sports, Feb. 1, 2016 for Winter Sports, and
April 1, 2016 for
Spring Sports.
The mailing address for the ICGSA Scholarship Chairperson
is:
Jualina Musselman
10964 E.
State Rd. 218
Walton, IN
46994