(01-11-2020 04:36 PM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 10:58 AM)RocketJeff Wrote:  The discussion of scholarships got me thinking. I wonder if athletes on scholarship can apply for additional grants and scholarships to offset the cost to the athletic department. If so, it might be worthwhile to hire someone whose sole job is to search them out and assist the athletes in the application process.

I believe I've heard that if student-athletes on athletic scholarship receive other scholarships in additional to their athletic scholarships, they are able to keep the additional scholarship in cash. If that is true, those SAs won't want to give up their scholarships.

That's how it worked with me, and I dont believe it has changed since. Any general institutional aid is automatically applied first if it is non-refundable, then the athletic scholarship was added on to cover up to COA, then any additional refundable awards (including Pell) were refunded to the student.