Transcript Annual Conference May 19 – 22, 2015 St. Augustine, FL Financial Aid and Athletics Bob Zelinski National Junior College Athletic Association Florida College System Activities.

Annual Conference
May 19 – 22, 2015
St. Augustine, FL
Financial Aid and Athletics
Bob Zelinski
National Junior College Athletic Association
Florida College System Activities Association
Men’s Athletic Commissioner
Terminology
• FCSAA-
• NJCAA• LOI• FCSAA• COP-
Florida College System Activities
Association (athletics governing body in
Florida)
National Junior College Athletic
Association (national governing body)
Letter of Intent
Executive Committee
Council of Presidents
Financial Aid and Athletic Eligibility
• The financial assistance awarded to a S-A, regardless
of the source (e.g. college funds, booster club,
foundation, civic group, private citizen) MUST be
officially recorded in and disbursed by the college’s
office of financial aid and/or business office.
Responsibility of the observance of the rules shall be
upon the institution
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Includes the acts of personnel at the institution
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Includes the acts of outside individuals or
organizations with the knowledge of any
member of the college staff including athletic
staff
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Includes student-athletes receiving aid who are
required upon signing eligibility to verify that
they have not violated the rules.
Institutional Athletic Aid
Grants-in-Aid/Letter of Intent (LOI)
Scholarship
An athletic grant-in-aid may be awarded to any studentathlete in recognition of his/her athletic ability provided
the student-athlete is admitted to the institution as a
regular student. The grant-in-aid shall be limited to a
maximum of:
1. Tuition and Fees
2. Room and Board
3. Books and up to a maximum of $250 in course
required supplies per year-must be on syllabus
4. Transportation costs one time per academic year
NOTE: Academic year defined as August 1-July 31
Letter Of Intent
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The LOI must be administered by the institution
through the department which administers financial aid.
The terms and conditions of the LOI must be given to the
S-A no later then 15 calendar days after the beginning of
classes of the term in which they participate. This is from
the beginning of the first term of the college semester-not
one of the mini-terms or “B”, “C” terms.
LOI’s are in effect for one full academic year (Aug.1-July
31) unless a Released is provided to the student.
A copy of the LOI must be on file in the Office of
Financial Aid with all corresponding documents (e.g.
Releases)
Practices Prohibited with the LOI
• Permitting a S-A to receive assistance in cash or in
kind which is not administered by the institution and
monitored by the business office (i.e. Booster clubs,
support groups)
• Permitting a family member to receive assistance
• Permitting a S-A to engage in employment for
greater compensation or for no work
Institutional Non-Athletic Aid
• Financial assistance awarded to the student that is
not based on athletic capability
• Not verified by an NJCAA Letter of Intent
• Academic merit, leadership, President’s, minority
scholarships
• Funding sources would be financial aid fees, auxiliary
services, Foundations, private donors, corporations
Institutional Non-Athletic Aid
• Available to entire indistrict student
population
• Not awarded on athletic
capability
• Must be officially
recorded and
administered by
Financial Aid office
• Must be need based
verified by FAFSA or
academic based with
3.00 on 4.00 scale
• Limited to HS graduates
in serving district
• Must not exceed
tuition, books and fees
Financial Aid Limitation
• The total amount of all financial aid received by the
S-A, may not exceed the listed amount necessary to
attend the college as established by the College’s
Financial Aid Office.
( This excludes state and federal entitlement
programs based on need and/or academic merit e.g
Pell Grant, FSEOG, Federal Work Study, Bright
Futures, Florida Assistance Grants.
Financial Aid and Participation Report
(FAPR)
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These documents are provided to each FCSAA
member institution by the Commissioners to
identify financial aid and eligibility.
These are year end audits of Financial Aid and
Participation required by the FCSAA Executive
Committee
FAPR
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All students signed to an NJCAA LOI for the
academic year are reported on Form A of the
FAPR regardless of whether they were
submitted on an eligibility form
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All students submitted on an NJCAA eligibility
form for the academic year who were not signed
to an NJCAA LOI are reported on Form B
FORM A
• First two columns the Commissioner's complete, the
date of the LOI and the date eligibility was filed on
the student
• (1)
Social Security or College ID number
• (2)
Student’s name
• (3)
No Athletic Aid-student was signed but
failed to enroll or was released prior to
or on the 15 calendar day from start of
term
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(4)
(5)
Athletic aid from institutional source
Aid from other source-Foundation,
private donor, booster club, etc.
(6) Check if received aid in Term I (Fall)
(7) Check if received aid in Term II (Spring)
(8) Check if received aid in Term III (Sum.)
(9) Check if received need-based aid
(10) Check if received academic merit aid
(11) Will be checked if on eligibility and
participated
(12) Will be checked if not on eligibility or
did not participate (e.g. injury)
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If (12) is checked-comment must be made
in (13) as to why
(13) List the sources of aid from Columns
5, 9, and 10 along with the explanation for
non-participation if column 12 is checked
Form B
• Form will have the eligibility date
• (1) List the SS or college ID number
• (2) List the student last name, first name,
name of HS, city/state of HS and check if the
HS is in-district (will be done by
commissioner)
• (3) Check if aid is from institutional funds
• (4) Check if aid is from other sources
• (5) Check if received aid in Term I (Fall)
• (6) Check if received aid in Term II (Spring)
• (7) Check if received aid in Term III (Summer)
• (8) Check if receiving need based aid from
Federal/State entitlements
• (9) Check if receiving academic-merit aid from
Federal/State entitlements
• (10) Will be checked if on eligibility and
participated
• (11) Check if submitted on eligibility but did not
participate (e.g. injury/hardship)
• (12) List the sources of aid form Columns 5,9, 10
and explanation if (11) is checked.
Form A and Form B
Signatures are required on forms.
NOTE: Form B requires signature even though no
students may be listed on the form
SAVE THE DATE!
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