Scholarship Opportunities
Congratulations to the 2026 Scholarship Recipients!
About our Professional Level Scholarships
The Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association, Inc. has inaugurated a scholarship program honoring outstanding students from the EATA membership who have excelled academically and clinically as professional (entry-level) athletic training students. At present, eleven grants are awarded annually to students in entry-level accredited programs who have participated with distinction in a college or university athletic training program. These awards are meant to encourage the recipients to continue their education toward a professional athletic training degree and pursue a career in athletic training.
The EATA Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 EATA Scholarship Program.
Nominations and application materials will be accepted beginning September 1, 2026
[https://www.goeata.org/application]
For questions about the EATA Scholarship Program or status of an application, please contact our Scholarship Committee Chair at scholarship@goeata.org
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Application Period: September 1-October 15th.
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Joe was the Athletic Trainer for Hobart College and was Secretary/Treasurer of the EATA for over 20 years.
2026 Winner: Hannah Richardson, District 1 (UNE)
District 1: 2025 Winner- Gary Arleth (Vermont State College)
District 2: 2025 Winner- Rachel Sereno (East Stroudsburg University)
District 1: 2023 Winner- Emily Davison (U.Maine)
District 2: 2023 Winner- Yuan Xiangru (Kings College)
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Rachael was the Assoc. Executive Director of NATA and served the profession for over 20 yrs. She was loved by all!
2026 Winner-Elizabeth Norton (Temple)
2025 Winner-Emily Tolerico (King’s College)
2024 Winner
2023 Winner- Megan Helf (Moravian)
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Past Recipients:
2021- Kate Cunningham (Kings College)
2022- Taylor Davis (Slippery Rock)
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Wes was the Head Athletic Trainer at the Univ. of Maine for over 30 years and was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame.
2026 Winner-Kelsey Mello (TJU)
2025 Winner- Jordyn Shaw (UG, University of Maine)
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2023 Winner- Kaitlin Fulton (Kings College)
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Paul was the first Executive Director of the BOC, worked at MIT and was inducted into both the NATA and ATOM Halls of Fame.
2026 Winner-Hannah Fisher (SRU)
2025 Winner- Hannah Richardson (G University of New England)
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2023 Winner- Donghyeon Kim (U. of Connecticut)
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Past Recipients:
2009- Camille Valvano (Kings College)
2010- Lauren Jimison (East Stroudsburg)
2011- Stephanie Natalie (West Chester)
2012- Sara Cline (Kean)
2013- Stephen Dippel (Montclair State)
2014- Marissa LoMonaco (Hofstra)
2015- Mikaela Potrako (U. Del)
2016- Nicholas April (West Chester)
2017- Caleb Earl (Daemen College)
2018- Shayla Van Gurp (Stony Brook)
2019- Courtney DeFeo (U.Del)
2020- Kendall Couch (West Chester)
2021- Emily Schmidt (West Chester)
2022- Alexandra Reppert (Moravian)
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Marcia works at Bridgewater State Univ. She has authored multiple AT books and is in the NATA Hall of Fame.
2026 Winner-Kate Pagnamenta (Springfield College)
2025 Winner- Julia Soucy (G Plymouth State University)
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2023 Winner- Rachel St. Pierre (Merrimack College)
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Past Recipients:
2017- Lauren Holt (Springfield College)
2018- Emily Gray (Plymouth State)
2019- Kassiday Campbell (Bridgewater State)
2020- Ryan Newton (Bridgewater State)
2021- Dalene Gomes (Merrimack College)
2022- Tyler Gardiner (U. of Southern Maine)
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Carl worked at Central Conn. State Univ. and was on the BOC and NATA Board of Directors. He was also President of EATA.
2026 Winner- Brianna Dorr (SCSU)
2025 Winner- Julia Soucy (G Plymouth State University)
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2023 Winner- Kaylie Langer (Springfield College)
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Koko worked at Northeastern Univ and was the Presidents of EATA and ATOM. He is a member of the NATA Hall of Fame.
Winner 2026-Erika Thomas (Norwich University)
2025 Winner- Joanne Farias (Springfield College)
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2023 Winner- Paige Butler (Springfield College)
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Paula works at Duquesne Univ. and was the first chair of CAATE and was inducted into the NATA and PATS Halls of Fame.
2026 Winner-Christina Amrick (Duquesne)
2025 Winner- Kaitlyn Urbanowicz (G University of Pittsburgh)
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2023 Winner- Nicole Fallon (Rowan University)
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Past Recipients:
2017- Branden Green (East Stroudsburg)
2018- Morgan Dumont (West Chester)
2019- Jennifer DeFazio (U. of Pittsburgh)
2020- Jordan DelBianco (U. Del)
2021-Theodore Mostellar (East Stroudsburg)
2022-Erin Gilligan (West Chester)
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Thompson has since retired from his role as the Head Athletic Trainer at Princeton University. He is a past EATA President and NATA Hall of Famer.
2026 Winner- Fabiola Flores-Salazar (King's College)
2025 Winner- Dariana Troilo (G Neumann University)
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2023 Winner- Jessica Schmidt (West Chester)
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Past Recipients:
2013- Mario Mascioli (West Chester)
2014- Allison Montgomery (Penn State)
2015- Rebecca Dubas (West Chester)
2016- Mathew Armistead (U. Del)
2017- Nicole Pietrapertosa (Kean)
2018- Grace Testa (Rowan)
2019- Lindsey Ansbro (Marywood)
2020- Lyn Meyerhoff (Temple)
2021- Jessica Vallorosi (Moravian)
2022- Abigail Verbeke (West Chester)
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Kent was the Head Athletic Trainer at Ithaca College and a President of EATA. He is also in the NATA Hall of Fame.
2026 Winner- Ariana Newlen (Commonwealth University)
2025 Winner-Cameron Leslie (King’s College)
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2023 Winner- Caroline Peyron (Ithaca College)
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Past Recipients:
2013- Steven Barandica (Kean)
2014- Wesley Ostrzycki (William Paterson)
2015- Kyle MacKinnon (Ithaca College)
2016- Breanna Fortney (College of Brockport)
2017- Kelly Holzberger (Slippery Rock)
2018- Katherine Helly (Ithaca College)
2019- Michael DeGaetano (West Chester)
2020- Madison Miller (West Chester)
2021- Juliana Waclawski (Kings College)
2022- Marie Pettitt (SUNY at Buffalo)
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Hartmann-Conco Scholarship
2002- Heather Worthy (U. of Pittsburgh)
2003- Patricia Hatches (Lock Haven)
2004- Krista Deluca (Messiah)
2005- Robert Super (Kings College)
2006- Sarah Piebes (Ithaca College)
2007- Leigh Pelissier (Westfield State)
2008- Stephanie Mitchell (West Chester)
2009- Jari Haile (Duquesne)
2010- Sarah Lyon (Kean)
2011- Kelly Greenway (Kings College)
2012- Kaitlyn Deutsch (Slippery Rock)
2013- Christine Feldbauer (East Stroudsburg)
2014- Rory Fawcett (Ithaca College)
2015- Allison Gardiner (Kings College)
2016- Haley Anderson (William Paterson)
Discontinued in 2017
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District 2 Scholarship
Past Recipients:
2000- Jennifer Pease (U. of Pittsburgh)
2001- Rebecca Garvin (Messiah College)
2002- Lora Seraphin (Duquesne U.)
2003- Kathleen Price (Messiah College)
2004- Kelly Donahue (Duquesne U.)
2005- Nicole Surdam (U. of Delaware)
2006- Maureen Burke (Marywood U.)
2007- Evan Liebesperger (East Stroudsburg U.)
2008- Douglas Zaruta (U. of Pittsburgh)
2009- Kyle Moore (East Stroudsburg U.)
2010- Jessica Schoenstein (Rowan U.)
2011- Jacqueline Harpham (Ithaca College)
2012- Alexandra Sperduti (Hofstra)
Name Change: Charles Thompson Scholarship
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EATA Scholarship
Name changed to Rachael Oats Memorial Scholarship
Doctoral Scholarships
The Francis J. George Scholarship Award is designed to honor the work and service to the profession Frank demonstrated throughout his career.
The Francis J. George Scholarship Award will be presented to a Doctoral student (clinical as well as educational) who has displayed the same passion and commitment to the profession of athletic training as Frank did throughout his career.
Please visit the Frank George Scholarship tab above for application information.