Page 59 - (FINAL!) UPDATED 13.0) 2020-2021 HANDBOOK - SEPTEMBER 2020 EDITION_Neat

• Up to $250 in course required supplies per academic year, provided such course supplies are
required by all students in the course and specified in the institutions catalog or course syllabus,
• Transportation costs one time per academic year to and from the college by direct route.
B.1.a.ii. Division II programs may provide a maximum grant-in-aid consisting of:
• Tuition and course-related fees,
• Course related books,
• Up to $250 in course required supplies per academic year, provided such course supplies are
required by all students in the course and specified in the institutions catalog or course syllabus.
B.1.a.iii. Division III programs may not provide any athletic scholarship/aid of any kind.
B.1.b. Housing Arrangements: Division II/III programs may not offer room and/or board through a fee, voucher, or any
other system.
B.1.c. Housing Materials: Division II/III programs may provide information regarding housing, so long as no arrangements
are made by the member college.
B.1.d. Multi-Sport Student-Athletes at Multi-Division Member Colleges: A multi-sport athlete whose sports of participation
are in different divisions may receive at most the maximum scholarship aid allowable at the lowest division in the
sports in which the student-athlete participates.
B.1.e. Summer School: If athletic aid is to be utilized for summer school, such aid must be included on the NJCAA Letter
of Intent or scholarship agreement.
B.1.e.i. For the purpose of scholarships, summer sessions shall be considered part of the academic year
ending on July 31.
B.2. Non-Athletic Scholarships and Grants-in Aid: Institutional aid may be awarded to any student-athlete reported on an NJCAA
Eligibility form under the following guidelines and not be a counter under NJCAA Sports Procedures Chart.
B.2.a. Aid must be available to the entire student population, AND
B.2.b. Aid must not be awarded based on athletic capabilities, performance or participation, AND
B.2.c. Aid must be officially recorded in and administered by the college’s office of financial aid and business, AND
B.2.d. Aid must be awarded either on the basis of need, as verified by the college’s office of financial aid OR for
outstanding academic achievement, with criteria including maintaining a cumulative 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale
published in the college catalog, office of financial aid, and/or foundation scholarship materials.
B.3. “Adopt a Player – Host Family” Programs: Programs may be instituted by a member college under the following conditions:
B.3.a. Program is approved by the college administration,
B.3.b. Program is open to ALL students,
B.3.c. Program is administered by the institution with no direct affiliation to the athletic department,
B.3.d. Athletic department staff play no part in the arrangement of host families,
B.3.e. Athletic department personnel may not serve as host family or adoptive parent,
B.3.f. No financial, fiduciary, or monetary transactions may transpire between “parent/host” and “adopted” student-athlete,
B.3.f.i. Includes, but is not limited to: loans, co-signing of loans or leases, long distance telephone calls and
provision of tickets.
B.3.g. “Adoptive parent” must not take student-athlete on trips involving excessive mileage and/or expense.
B.3.h. “Adoptive parent” may not provide tickets or gifts of any kind.
B.4. Additional Benefits: The following benefits may be provided to all student-athletes:
B.4.a. Awards: Individual and team achievement awards not exceeding a cumulative annual reasonable market value of
$500 per student athlete may be awarded.
B.4.b. Insurance: General athletic-related medical coverage may be provided to all student-athletes by the college,
regardless of the division of participation.
B.4.c. Team Meals: