Athletic Financial Awards

U SPORTS ATHLETIC FINANCIAL AWARDS Q and A

What is an Athletic Financial Award (AFA)?
· Also referred to as an athletic scholarship, an athletic financial award is any award that is conditional to being on a U SPORTS team.
· An AFA can include, but is not limited to, scholarships, bursaries, prizes, leadership awards, merit awards, housing, and all other non-employment financial benefit received by an athlete from their institution.

Is there a limit to the value of an AFA that I can receive?
· tuition and compulsory fees is the maximum amount you can receive in an academic year, including athletic-related bursaries.
· the value and quantity of AFA's available varies from institution to institution.
· specific awards may have additional conditions, such as academic success and citizenship, beyond what is stated here.
· many awards, such as academic awards or awards provided by Sport Governing Bodies or the Federal and Provincial Governments, are not included within the tuition and compulsory fees maximum; please consult your Athletic Department.

Who provides athletic financial awards?
· all athletics financial awards provided to student-athletes must be administered through the providing university.
· to receive an athletic-related award that is not administered by your university, the award must not be conditional on attendance at any particular university, that is, you must be free to attend the university of your choice.

When can I receive an Athletic Financial Award (AFA) at StFX University?
· You are eligible to receive an athletic scholarship at the beginning of your first year at a university provided you are enrolled in degree-granting courses.
· Thereafter, you are eligible to receive an athletic scholarship at the beginning of any year if you satisfy U SPORTS academic requirements with at least a 65% average or equivalent in the preceding year.

StFX ATHLETIC FINANCIAL AWARDS

Each StFX varsity team has the ability to offer incoming and returning student-athletes athletic financial awards.  The administration and value of these awards is at the discretion of each team’s head coach.  Any questions on team-specific athletic financial awards should be directed to the appropriate StFX head coach.