Florida State University and its sports management program offer a scholarship in the name of one of the school's biggest supporters. Bill Jackson served as president of the Seminole Club of Clay County and was heavily involved in the university's sports teams. Applicants must be enrolled in the sports management program; undergrads must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average, and graduate students must have at least a 3.3 GPA. The recipient will be awarded $300.
Florida State University
1002 Tully Gym
Tallahassee, FL 32306
850-644-4813
fsu.edu
The Women's Sports Foundation in East Meadow, New York, offers scholarships to female graduate students in the following programs: physical education, sport management, sport psychology and sport sociology. The scholarships honor sports psychologist Dr. Dorothy Harris, who fought hard for the rights of women to participate in sports and was the first sports psychologist to reside in the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Recipients must maintain a B average and submit a report at the end of the year. Up to three individual scholarships of $1,500 are awarded for tuition expenses.
Women's Sports Foundation
1899 Hempstead Turnpike, Suite 400
East Meadow, NY 11554
800-227-3988
womenssportsfoundation.org
Jerry P. Wilkins attended West Virginia University and was killed by a classmate. The WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences established a scholarship in his name to preserve his legacy as a leader. Applicants must be minority students enrolled in the graduate sports management program and have a bachelor's degree with a minimum 2.75 grade-point average. Applicants must also provide a two-page autobiography that includes information about involvement in sports.
Sport Management Program
West Virginia University
College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences
P.O. Box 6116
Morgantown, WV 26506
304-293-0861