Scholarships Committee

Eligibility Requirements

Application Procedures

The Far West Athletic Trainers Association/District 8 currently sponsors eight scholarships available to athletic training students within the FWATA/District 8. Recipients of each scholarship receive a $1500.00 monetary award and a plaque. An additional certificate is also presented to the nominating certified athletic trainer of each scholarship recipient. All of the awards are given in order to continue promoting the education and profession of athletic training, as well as recognize some of the outstanding students who represent the future of the Athletic Training profession. Three of the current scholarships are given in memory of individuals who contributed greatly to the growth and success of the profession of Athletic Training. The FWATA/District 8 Scholarships available are:

Scholarship	Available to:
CATA Scholarship	Community College Student
NEV-ATA / Alert Scholarship	Undergraduate Student
Gary Millay Memorial Scholarship	Undergraduate Student
Jerry Lloyd Memorial Scholarship	Undergraduate Student
Gail Weldon Memorial Scholarship	Undergraduate Student
FWATA Hall of Fame Memorial Scholarship	Graduating Senior or Graduate Student
Daniel D. Arnheim Scholarship	Graduating Senior or Graduate Student
Mine and GonsakuIto Scholarship	Undergraduate or Graduate Student of Asian descent

Please note that for a FWATA scholarship, applicant must apply for an undergraduate or graduate scholarship through the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (Research & Education Foundation). This procedure automatically places the applicant eligible for a FWATA & an NATA scholarship. Community College applicants are not eligible through the NATA and therefore must apply through FWATA to be considered.

All applications for FWATA/District 8 scholarships must be completed and returned (postmarked) to the committee chairperson by February 10, 2008. Applications postmarked after February 10, 2008 will not be considered for any awards. Mail all applications to the committee Chair

Eligibility Requirements

Community College

• Applicants must be student members of the NATA prior to February 1st, 2008 and a District 8 member of the NATA.
• Applicants must have an overall GPA of 3.0 (based on a maximum of 4.0) for ALL community college courses to date, to include the Fall 2007 semester.
• Applicants must have performed with distinction as a participant in his/her athletic training program, academic major, institution, intercollegiate athletics, or American higher education. NOTE: The degree of the student's athletic training achievement shall be weighed at least equally with the degree of their athletic training performance.
• Applicants must signify their intention to continue academic work to the baccalaureate degree as a full time undergraduate student and have been judged capable of this study by their major professor, major department head, or dean of the college in which they have enrolled.
• It must be the intent of the recipient of the scholarship that they pursue the profession of athletic training as their means of livelihood.
• After satisfying the above requirements, consideration shall be given to their participation in campus activities other than academic and athletic training in which they have had the opportunity to demonstrate their qualities of leadership and serve as an example to their fellow students

Undergraduate

• Applicants must be members of the NATA prior to February 1st, 2008 and a District 8 member of the NATA.
• Applicants must be currently enrolled in a CAAHEP-accredited athletic training education program or enrolled full-time in an athletic training education program that is pursuing accreditation and is classified as in candidacy stage by the JRC-AT.
• Applicants must have an overall GPA of 3.0 (based on a maximum of 4.0) for ALL undergraduate courses to date, to include the Fall 2007 semester.
• Students engaged in undergraduate programs requiring more than four years for a baccalaureate degree shall be considered for FWATA/District 8 scholarship awards during their third or fourth year.
• Applicants must have performed with distinction as a participant in his/her athletic training program, academic major, institution, intercollegiate athletics, or American higher education. NOTE: The degree of the student's athletic training achievement shall be weighed at least equally with the degree of their athletic training performance.
• Applicants must signify their intention to continue academic work to the baccalaureate degree as a full time undergraduate student and have been judged capable of this study by their major professor, major department head, or dean of the college in which they have enrolled.
• It must be the intent of the recipient of the scholarship that they pursue the profession of athletic training as their means of livelihood.
• After satisfying the above requirements, consideration shall be given to their participation in campus activities other than academic and athletic training in which they have had the opportunity to demonstrate their qualities of leadership and serve as an example to their fellow students.

Post-graduate

• Applicants must be members of the NATA prior to February 1st, 2008 and a District 8 member of the NATA.
• Applicants must have an overall GPA of 3.0 (based on a maximum of 4.0) for ALL undergraduate and graduate courses to date, to include the Fall 2007 semester.
• Applicant must be, or plan to be, enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program, and may apply during his/her final academic year of undergraduate work, or anytime prior to his/her final academic year of graduate work (provided that the submission/postmark date requirement is met).
• Applicants must have performed with distinction as a participant in his/her athletic training program, academic major, institution, intercollegiate athletics, or American higher education. NOTE: The degree of the student's athletic training achievement shall be weighed at least equally with the degree of their athletic training performance.
• It must be the intent of the recipient of the scholarship that they pursue the profession of athletic training as their means of livelihood.
• After satisfying the above requirements, consideration shall be given to their participation in campus activities other than academic and athletic training in which they have had the opportunity to demonstrate their qualities of leadership and serve as an example to their fellow students.

Application Procedures

Download, fill-out, and submit the appropriate scholarship application:

• Community College Student Application
  (MS Word doc or Adobe pdf)
• Undergraduate Student Application
  (MS Word doc or Adobe pdf)
• Post-Graduate Student Application
  (MS Word doc or Adobe pdf)

All applications for FWATA/District 8 scholarships must be completed and returned (postmarked) to the committee chairperson by February 10, 2008 Applications postmarked after February 10, 2008 will not be considered for any awards. Mail all applications to the Scholarship Committee Chair:

Jason Bennett, ATC
One University Drive
School of Education
Chapman University
Orange, CA 92866