scholarship athlete
Tuition-free team member
A scholarship athlete is a student who receives financial aid to attend a college or university in exchange for participating in a sport.
The arrangement means the athlete competes for the school's team while pursuing a degree: She was a scholarship athlete on the women's basketball team.
The term sometimes carries implications about priorities—whether the student is primarily there for education or athletics.
- recruitNew member sought
- letter of intentPreliminary agreement expressing commitment
- signing dayOfficial recruitment deadline
- varsityPrimary school squad
- tuitionPayment for instruction
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Academically distinguished award recipient
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