athletic scholarship

Tuition for athletes

An athletic scholarship is financial aid awarded to a student-athlete based on their sports ability rather than academic merit or financial need.

Universities use these to recruit talented players for their teams: She got a full athletic scholarship to play basketball at Duke.

The scholarship typically covers tuition, room, and board in exchange for competing on the school's team.

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basis for financial award

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Educational funding for achievement

merit scholarship · Pell Grant · music scholarship · Rhodes Scholarship · need-based aid

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