1. NCAA Compliance & Financial Aid
Shannon Crossland, SWASFAA President
LASFAA Conference – New Orleans, LA
October 18, 2018

2. NCAA Compliance & Financial Aid
Eligibility for Financial Aid
Permissible Sources of Financial Aid
Institutional Aid
Full Grant-In-Aid
Counter
Head Count Sports
Equivalency Sports
Individual Limits
Team Limits
Increase/Reduction/Cancellation/Retroactive
Best Practices Discussion
Resources

3. Eligibility for Financial Aid
A student-athlete is eligible to receive institutional financial aid during any term provided:
Undergraduate or graduate student with eligibility remaining
Initially enrolled full-time during the term
Conference and institutional eligibility
Bylaw
Eligibility under that five-year rule

4. Permissible Sources of Financial Aid
Institutional financial aid
Parents and guardians
Financial aid unrelated to athletics
Established and continuing program
United States Olympic Committee
Bylaw

5. Institutional Aid Scholarships Grants Tuition waivers
Employee dependent tuition benefits
Loans
Aid from government sources
Bylaw
Employee dependent – document hire date of employee – minimum five years of employment

6. Full Grant-In-Aid Full Grant-In-Aid (FGIA) Period of Award
Tuition and fees
Room and board (housing and meals)
Book
Other expenses related to attendance at the institution up to the cost of attendance
Bylaw
Period of Award
Bylaw &
Period of award – one academic year up to the remainder of the five-year period of eligibility
**The period of award begins when a student-athlete receives any benefits as part of grant-in-aid or first day of class or practice, whichever occurs first
Summer is a separate award from the regular academic year.
Exceptions:
Mid-year enrollment
Final semester/term
Graduated during previous AY in the summer and will exhaust eligibility during the following fall term
One-time exception
SA has not received aid prior and enrolled at least one full year
Non recruited student
Must be enrolled FT for at least one academic term
Eligibility exhausted – medical non-counter
Counter vs. non-counter

7. Counter
A student-athlete becomes a counter if they receive any amount of athletic related aid or sch.
Varsity FB or BB teams – but does not complete. Admissions and FA must be certified as unrelated to athletics ability.

8. Head Count Sports Limits for total number of counters Football
Basketball (M and W)
Women’s Volleyball
Women’s Tennis
W Gymnastics
Count as 1

9. Equivalency Sports
Limit total number of equivalencies that can be awarded
Aid is express as a fraction

10. Individual Limits
Total sum of student-athlete’s financial aid may not exceed cost of attendance.
Pell Grant
Bylaw 15.1
COA – FGIA + PELL OK
Types of aid included in limit – Gov’t grants – gifts – pro spots stipends, loan, etc.

11. Team Limits “Counter” status
All institutional aid counts towards institutional team limits
Exception – exempted institutional financial aid
Bylaw
Counter – A student-athlete receives institutional financial aid based in any degree on athletics ability

12. Increase/Reduction/Cancellation/Retroactive
Increases permitted for any reason.
Decrease is not permitted
Exceptions
Cancellation is not permitted
Retroactive financial my be awarded
Requirements

13. Best Practices Discussion
Student-Athlete Grant-in-Aid Appeals
Monitoring Outside/Institutional Aid
Case Studies

14. Resources NCAA Regional Rules
NCAA Division I Manual - Bylaw 15
Guide for the NCAA Compliance Administrator (Non Financial Aid)