Frequently Asked Questions
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If you don’t know what a USA Sport Scholarship is this section of our website has all the information you need to help you learn more about sport scholarships. Sports scholarships also known as athletic scholarships are a great way to continue your academic studies and pursue your sporting career at a high level.
If you read all the information on this section and still have questions please contact our team, we are here to help you.
What is a Sports-Scholarships?What is a Sports-Scholarships?
Athletic scholarships are much more common in the US than in most other countries.
Sports scholarships are awarded to athletes of outstanding performance in order to enable them to finance their studies in the US. Athletes will participate fully in practice sessions with the college team and represent the university in various tournaments and competitions. A coaches job is to professionally look after the team and help team develop.For many years American universities have had college teams in all kinds of sports. Colleges teams are professionally managed by colleges coaches and serve as an advertisement for the respective university in competitions. If a team has regional or even nationwide success, the media will cover its development, many teams are on weekly U.S television and some college sports are more popular than professional sports. That is why college teams are a means to market the university in order to recruit new students. This is why the universities provide the coaches with huge budgets to recruit talented athletes from around the world and help them finance their studies or even their entire stay abroad.
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No, the NCAA prohibits any University from paying for the travel to and from the student-athletes home. However we will help find you cheaper flights.
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Exclusive Program includes a fee however you must be accepted onto the program. The fee is only a one off payment made after the client has signed our sports scholarship contract and has had a free consultation.|
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Athletic scholarships are awarded for the following sports:
baseball, basketball, crew (rowing), cross-country, fencing, football (American), golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, indoor track, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, women's field hockey and wrestling. bowling,|
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After completing the free assessment form for the
Exclusive Program one of the Athletes USA team will be in contact with you. If the team are happy with your application they will arrange to meet with you to go through what the scholarship process consist of. If you are accepted Athletes USA will create a sports CV which will consist of many things and will contact our coach base of more than 20,000 coaches in order to find you a sports scholarship.Athletes USA only takes on a limited amount of athletes for each sport each year, which helps the team to make sure we are able to get you the best scholarship possible and to provide you the best service. For this reason we turn down many applications so this is why we created the
free web promotion service. This service is totally free and enables you to create a profile, which goes on our database for coaches to see and get in contact with you.|
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You can study any subject with a sport scholarship. You simply enroll as a "regular" student at the department of your choice at the respective university or college. The subject you study is completely independent from the sport or the scholarship. The range of subjects and majors offered in the US is much larger than in most other countries because universities are much better funded in the U.S. You are free to choose any range of subjects offered at the university.
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On campus, you will be housed in a student dormitory. Sometimes there are even special athletes dormitories accessible to athletes only. You can also live off campus if your coach permits you. Rent will not be covered by the university if you choose this option.
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Most of the time, you can purchase a meal plan, which means that you can have breakfast, lunch & dinner on campus. The meal plan is part of your scholarship package.
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America has some of the top colleges in the world ranging from Harford, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, Duke, Notre Dame, UCLA, Berkeley, M.I.T, US Davis and list goes on and on. A degree is something that can help you expand your knowledge and give you the back up plan for a successful working career if you don't manage to make it pro at your sport.
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Sport scholarships are provided on a year-by-year time line, and can generally be renewed for up to four years.
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Which requirements do I have to meet to be able to study in the USA?
The main requirements that have to be met in order to be able to study with a sport scholarship are the same as those when studying without a scholarship. To be admitted as a regular student in the USA, you need to have graduated from high school with an average grade of a C. Should you already be a university student, you may also enroll and the credits you have already achieved in your course are usually transferable.
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Will there be any additional costs at the college in the USA?
In addition to the costs for studying, board and lodging, you will of course be responsible for your own expenses such as personal expenditure,
flights home, excursions, insurance, visas, etc.|
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You will not immediately lose your scholarship because of a weak performance or injury. You might be deprived of your scholarship if you cheat in exams, if your academic performance is not sufficient for the course of your choice, if you play unfairly in your sport, if you do not obey the campus regulations. If you break the rules and regulations of the college you can lose your schools.
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The NCAA houses its own "Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse", which is responsible for awarding the athletes "license to compete". In order to be allowed to play in the NCAA I or II, you must have registered with Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse decides based on your SAT/ACT results and academic performance whether you are eligible or not. Currently, the NCAA charges $60.- for registration.
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The SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is a combination of Math and English tests, which is required for registering at the NCAA Clearinghouse and enrolling at many universities. This test must be taken for Division I,II and III colleges. The test is not required for NJCAA colleges but can be helpful.
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The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is an English language test, which is required for enrolment at an American university if your native language is not English.