Past
Recipients
Application
CRITERIA FOR APPLICATION
I. To
be eligible for consideration an applicant shall:
A. Have been a member of the EATA for at least one year prior to the
application filing deadline of October 15th.
B. Have an overall minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 (based on a
maximum of 4.0) by the time of application from all graduate coursework completed,
from ALL institutions attended.
C. Have performed with distinction as a member of the athletic training program
and in his/her major.
NOTE: The student’s athletic training achievement shall be weighed at least
equally with his/her academic performance.
D. Have signified his/her intention to continue academic work as a doctoral graduate
student during year of award, and have been judged capable of graduate study
by his/her major professor, major department head, or dean of the college in
which he/she is enrolled.
E. Intend to pursue the profession of athletic training as the means of livelihood.
F. Have conducted him/herself both on and off the field in a manner which has
brought credit to him/herself, the institution, intercollegiate athletics, and
the ideals and objectives of American higher education.
II. After satisfying the above requirements,
consideration shall be given to the applicant’s participation in campus activities
other than academic and athletic training, in which he/she has had the opportunity
to demonstrate qualities of leadership and to serve as an example to fellow
students.
III. Need shall not be a factor in granting EATA scholarships
and awards; also, the award of assistance from other sources to an applicant
will not make him/her ineligible for an EATA award.