WHO IS ELIGIBILE?

Student-athletes at an active NCAA member institution who:

• Are in their final season of NCAA athletics eligibility or will not be using any remaining athletics eligibility.
  
• Have an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.200 (based on a 4.000 scale) or its equivalent, including all undergraduate hour earned at all undergraduate institutions attended.  The grade-point average may not include any graduate-level hours.
  
• Have performed with distinction as a member of the varsity team in the sport in which the student-athlete is being nominated.  The degree of the student-athlete?s athletics achievement will be weighed in conjunction with academic performance, university involvement and volunteer community service.  Institutions should note participation in activities in which the student-athlete serves as an example to other students and demonstrates leadership qualities.
  
• Intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree and enroll in a graduate degree program on a part- or full-time basis at an academically accredited graduate or degree-granting professional school.  An academic professor of the college in which the student-athlete is currently enrolled must address the capability of the student-athlete for graduate study.
  
• Are outstanding citizens and excellent role models for the institution and intercollegiate athletics as a whole.

Please note:  Student-athletes attending a provisional member institution are not permitted to be nominated.

Additionally, an award recipient may not use more than one NCAA award for postgraduate studies.  Foreign student-athletes are eligible to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

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