High School Scholarship
Awards
Two $5000 awards; five $2000 awards.
Deadline
All High School applications, including letters of recommendation, and official transcripts must be received by 11:59 p.m. on March 1, 2020. All incomplete applications will be rejected without notice.
Conditions
The following conditions are required for consideration:
Applicant must be a:
- Current member in good standing with the Middle Atlantic District of the AAU
- Senior in high school in the current AAU membership year
Recipient must:
- Abide by the AAU code of ethics
- Work toward the attainment of his/her full potential in his/her sport, studies and/or occupation
- Comply with the training requirements of their sport as required by coaches
- Maintain personal habits of health conducive to sporting excellence
- Abide by the spirit, as well as the letter, of the rules of their sport
- Accept victory and defeat with dignity and grace
Athletes playing NCAA Division I will be honored with a nonfinancial award.
Criteria
The following criteria will be considered by the Committee in its selection:
- Application filled out properly and submitted by due date
- Athletic, Academic and Community involvement/improvement/achievement
- Outstanding leadership abilities
- Well-roundedness
- Great sportsmanship
- Strength of character
- AAU involvement
No more than two awards will be given in each sport per calendar year.
Personal Essay
A personal essay (in Word or PDF format, maximum 1000 words) must be uploaded on the application form.
An essay must include sports background, current AAU participation, and what makes the applicant a deserving candidate for the Middle Atlantic District AAU Scholarship Award. Also to be included are academic and community involvement and the importance of playing AAU sports.
This personal essay is the most critical component of the application. Since the committee members do not interview scholarship applicants, the essay must convey everything about the applicant to the committee members. This is the opportunity to prove to the committee that the applicant is deserving of the award, that AAU sports have personal importance in the applicant's life and future, and that the applicant truly exemplifies the spirit of the Middle Atlantic District.
Letters of Recommendation
Three letters of recommendation must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee by the author. Letters should be emailed to midatlanticAAU.scholarship@gmail.com. Scholarship applications will not be considered unless all letters of recommendation have been received before the deadline. The applicant will be able to check the status of received letters by logging in to the application page. Please be considerate in giving the representative sufficient time to write a letter before the due date.
Categories of recommendation letters:
- A representative of Athletic Achievement
- A representative of Academic Achievement
- A representative of Community Involvement
Official Transcript
An official transcript must be included from the applicant's high school. Transcripts can be emailed to midatlanticAAU.scholarship@gmail.com.