Question: Can a lacrosse player in high school receive a scholarship from the high school's alumni association for use at a specific D-3 college, contingent upon his playing lacrosse?
You've stumped "The Dean" with this one. I have never encountered this question before, and it's certainly a good one. Ordinarily, I would think that a Division 3 student should be able to accept a monetary award from a high school alumni association, even if it's contingent on his continuing with lacrosse. But … the confusing part is that this particular grant is intended for a specific college. This smacks of bending the rules that prohibit athletic scholarships at the D3 level, so it doesn't sound quite kosher to me. I suggest that you check with:
<p><strong>-the NCAA … if you haven't already (317/917-6222) </strong></p><p><strong>-the director of athletics at the college named in the scholarship terms</strong></p><p>You might also want to post this question on the <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/" target="_blank">College Confidential athletic discussion forum</a> to see if other families have faced this same dilemma. But tread carefully. Just because a parent responds by saying something like, “Oh, yeah. My son did that. No problem," it could only mean that no one got caught. :eek:</p><p>It may be just fine to take the money, but I personally don't know and don't want to give the wrong advice.</p><p>If you do get a definitive answer, please share it here. Thanks!</p><p>(posted 2/15/2011)</p>
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