FINANCIAL AID
A student-athlete will not be eligible to participate if he or she receives financial aid that exceeds the value of the cost of attendance as calculated by the University's financial aid office for students in general. A student-athlete may receive institutional financial aid based on athletics ability and outside financial aid for which athletics participation is a major criterion up to the value of a full grant-in-aid (i.e. tuition and fees, room and board, and required course-related books). In addition, a student-athlete may receive other financial aid unrelated to athletics ability up to the total cost of attendance.

Athletics aid may not be awarded for a period less than one academic year nor for a period that would exceed the student's five-year period of eligibility. An athletic scholarship may be renewed (or reduced or canceled) at the end of the period of the award.

Institutional athletics aid may be reduced or canceled during the period of the award if the recipient:

• Renders himself or herself ineligible for intercollegiate competition;
• Fraudulently misrepresents any information on an application, letter of intent or financial aid agreement;
• Engages in serious misconduct warranting substantial disciplinary penalty;
• Voluntarily withdraws from a sport at any time for personal reasons.

A determination on the renewal of athletics aid will be made on or before July 1 for the following year. The financial aid office will notify each athletics aid recipient with remaining eligibility of the renewal determination.

If a student-athlete's athletics aid is being reduced or canceled during the year, or reduced or not renewed for the following, the student-athlete will be afforded a hearing through established procedures outside of the athletic department upon request. The student-athlete will be provided written notification of the opportunity for a hearing, including policies and procedures for conducting the hearing and the deadline by which a hearing must be requested.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Office of Compliance at 386-481-2763 or email us at AthleticsCompliance@cookman.edu.