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ARTICLE VI - SCHOLARSHIP & LETTER OF INTENT

General
Case 1
Cash Payments
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete wants to pay their tuition or other similar fee/charge at the college in cash. Are cash payments an acceptable means for
payments from student-athletes?

ANSWER:
Should financial documents be requested as part of the audit process or as part of an inquiry from the NJCAA National Office, “Cash
Payment” is not an acceptable form of financial documentation. Student-Athletes needing to make a “Cash Payment’ should be advised to
further document the transaction. The NJCAA National Office will require additional information to clarify this unacceptable financial
transaction.
Permissible Aid

Case 1 Divisional
Limits
Division I Tuition, course related fees, room and board, course related books, up to $250 in course required
supplies and transportation costs one time per year to and from the college.
Division II Tuition, course related fees, course related books and up to $250 in course required supplies.
Division III No athletic aid is permitted.

Case 2
Tuition and Fees
SITUATION:
Community College A offers a tuition and course related fees scholarship to Student-Athlete R. May Community College A pay the
parking fee for the student-athlete?
ANSWER:
No. Parking fees are not course related and are not required for all students. The student is responsible for paying the parking fee
even if they are on a full scholarship. The NJCAA will allow for graduation fees and dormitory fees, provided the student-athlete is signed to
a room and board scholarship.

Case 3
Required Course-Related Books
SITUATION:
Community College A offers a tuition, course related fees and books scholarship to Student-Athlete R. May Community College A
purchase pens, pencils and notebook paper for Student-Athlete R?
ANSWER:
No. This section of the bylaws only allows those books and required supplies as listed on the syllabus as required by the college and
the instructor for that specific course. The student’s Letter of Intent must indicate an allowance for course required supplies if those are part
of their terms of the Letter of Intent.

Case 4

SITUATION: Transportation to and from College – Airfare
Community College A awards Student-Athlete R the maximum grant-in-aid as provided under NJCAA bylaws for a Division I program.
Included is a one-way airfare to Community College A at the beginning of the fall term. Can Community College A pay for Student-Athlete R's
airfare to his/her home and back to the college during the Christmas break if they paid for his/her initial trip to the college?
ANSWER:
No. NJCAA bylaws allow transportation costs one time per academic year for a round trip. Community College A could pay for
Student-Athlete R's transportation back home at Christmas but not for the return trip to college since that leg of the trip had already been
provided.

Case 5

SITUATION: Transportation to and from College – By Car
Student-Athlete R receives a full scholarship from Community College A for the upcoming academic year. Included in this scholarship is
transportation for the year, on a one-time, round trip basis. May Community College A pay for the round trip if Student-Athlete R is going to
drive from his/her home to the college?

ANSWER:
Yes. The college may pay mileage for one round trip from the student-athlete's home to the college by the most direct route. The
reimbursement should be consistent with the amount paid to college employees for the use of their personal vehicle, at the particular college
involved. (Please refer to Article VI, Section 3.B.1.b.i.c.)