ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP
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A full athletics grant-in-aid is financial aid that consists of tuition, required University fees, room and board, and course-related textbooks. The expenses listed below are examples of common charges not covered by a full athletic scholarship.
• Supplies such as pens, notebooks, paper, calculators, art and photography supplies, etc.;
• Long distance phone calls made from your residence hall;
• Cost of treatment for non-athletically related injuries;
• Fines and late fees;
• Charges for damage to University property, including Residence Halls;
• Key deposits or replacement of lost Residence Hall keys;
• Campus ID purchase costs and replacement fees;
• Parking tickets;
• Typing and copying costs;
• Student Health Insurance;
• Taxes (owed the U.S. Government by international students).
Athletically-related financial aid for summer session is available on a limited basis for student-athletes to enroll in summer session courses at UC Riverside which will help them sustain progress toward a degree, maintain academic eligibility for continued sports participation, or to graduate. Efforts will be made to carefully review and evaluate all requests based on their individual merit. A summer athletics grant-in-aid may be recommended by the Head Coach and the Athletic Academic Counselor and shall be authorized by the Compliance Office with the final approval provided by the Office of Financial Aid. Summer athletics aid will, at maximum, be awarded in a manner consistent with the athletics aid equivalency from the academic year.
A full athletic scholarship recipient who lives on-campus will receive financial aid for room and board equivalent to either the average costs as determined by the Office of Financial Aid or the actual costs as established by the UCR Housing, Dining, & Residential Services Office (based on the recommendation of the Head Coach). A full athletic scholarship recipient who lives off-campus will receive financial aid for room and board equivalent to the average costs as determined by the Office of Financial Aid.
These funds will be applied directly to the individual’s University student account and any balance available due to a student will be issued at the start of the applicable term (or as it becomes available).
“Pursuant to NCAA rules, a verbal commitment is not binding on either the student-athlete or the institution. The National Letter of Intent is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution in which the institution agrees to provide a prospective student-athlete who is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules athletics aid for one academic year in exchange for the prospective student-athlete’s agreement to attend the institution for one academic year. The National Letter of Intent must be accompanied by an institutional financial aid agreement. If the prospective student-athlete signs the National Letter of Intent but does not enroll at that institution for a full academic year, he or she may be subject to specific penalties, including loss of a season of eligibility and a mandatory residence requirement.”
ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP RENEWAL INFORMATION
NCAA Bylaw 15.3.3.1 Period of Award. If a student's athletics ability is considered in any degree in awarding financial aid, such aid shall neither 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 (see Bylaws 12.8 and 15.01.5). One-year grants-in-aid shall be awarded (as set forth in the written statement per Bylaw 15.3.2.2) in equal amounts for each term of the academic year. (See Bylaw 15.02.7.)
(Revised: 4/27/06 effective 8/1/06, 10/27/11 effective 8/1/12 awards may be executed before 8/1/12, 8/7/14, 9/29/15)
NCAA Bylaw 15.3.3.1.1 One-Year Period. An institution may award athletically related financial aid to a student-athlete for a period of less than one academic year only under the following circumstances:
(Adopted: 4/27/06 effective 8/1/06, Revised: 5/9/06, 4/24/08 effective 8/1/08, 5/19/09, 1/15/11 effective 8/1/11, 8/7/14, 1/15/16 effective 8/1/16)
(a) Midyear Enrollment. A student-athlete whose first full-time attendance at the certifying institution during a particular academic year occurs at midyear (e.g., the beginning of the second semester or second or third quarter of an academic year) may receive a financial aid award for the remainder of that academic year.
(b) Final Semester/Quarter. A student-athlete may receive athletically related financial aid for less than one academic year, provided the student is in the final semester or final two quarters of his or her degree program and the institution certifies that the student is carrying (for credit) the courses necessary to complete the degree requirements.
(c) Graduated During Previous Academic Year and Will Exhaust Eligibility During the Following Fall Term. A student-athlete who graduated during the previous academic year (including summer) and will exhaust his or her athletics eligibility during the following fall term may be awarded athletically related financial aid for less than one academic year.
(d) One-Time Exception. One time during a recruited student-athlete's enrollment at the certifying institution he or she may be awarded athletics aid for less than a full academic year, provided the student-athlete has been enrolled full time at the certifying institution for at least one regular academic term and has not previously received athletically related financial aid from the certifying institution.
(e) Nonrecruited Student-Athlete Exception. At any time during a student-athlete's enrollment at the certifying institution, he or she may be awarded athletics aid for less than a full academic year, provided he or she has been enrolled full time at the certifying institution for at least one regular academic term and was not recruited by the certifying institution.
(f) Eligibility Exhausted/Medical Noncounter. A student-athlete who has exhausted eligibility and is exempt from counting (per Bylaw 15.5.1.5) in the institution's financial aid limit, or a student-athlete who is exempt from counting (per Bylaw 15.5.1.2) due to an injury or illness may receive athletically related financial aid for less than one academic year. If an institution awards aid under this provision, the institutional financial aid agreement shall include specific nonathletically related conditions (e.g., academic requirements) the student-athlete must satisfy in order for the aid to be renewed for the next academic term or terms. If the student-athlete satisfies the specified conditions, the institution shall award financial aid at the same amount for the next term or terms of the academic year. If the student-athlete does not satisfy the specified conditions, he or she must be provided a hearing opportunity per Bylaw 15.3.2.3.
UCR Athletics reserves the right to reduce or cancel the athletically-related financial aid of student-athletes pursuant to NCAA rules. The head coach of each program shall determine annually the decision to renew, increase, decrease or cancel the scholarship of each student-athlete in their respective program. The head coach shall communicate the decision to the Compliance Office, who shall in turn communicate the decision to the institution’s Financial Aid Office. The Financial Aid Office shall inform the student-athlete in writing no later than July 1 each year.
If a student-athlete wishes to appeal the decision of the head coach, then the student-athlete may do so via a written request to the Financial Aid Office or Compliance Office. Moreover, in instances when a student-athlete sustains a career-ending injury, the institution shall continue to honor the scholarship agreement while the student-athlete makes continual progress toward graduation. In instances of a coaching change, the decision to renew, increase, decrease or cancel the scholarship shall be made by the new head coach. In instances when a student-athlete’s athletic performance is deemed below expectations, the coach shall be allowed to reduce or cancel the scholarship when sufficient proof exists to substantiate the sub-par performance of the student-athlete.
ATHLETICALLY RELATED MEDICAL EXPENSES
NCAA Bylaw 16.4 Medical Expenses. An institution, conference or the NCAA may provide medical and related expenses and services to a student-athlete. (Revised: 1/11/89, 9/6/00, 4/29/04, 8/4/08, 1/19/13 effective 8/1/13, 8/7/14)
Note: While the medical expenses listed above are permitted, they ARE NOT mandated by NCAA legislation.
Claim Eligibility
UC Riverside student-athletes are covered by this excess insurance policy only when injured while preparing, practicing and participating in intercollegiate athletics. Sport-related eye and dental injuries are covered by the department’s insurance. Payments for treatment resulting from medical illness, pre-existing conditions or injuries, and routine dental and eye care will not be made by this insurance and any related charges not covered by the student-athlete’s Primary Insurance Company will be the athlete’s financial responsibility
Excess Insurance Coverage
The student-athlete’s personal health insurance acts as the Primary Insurance Company and the Athletics Department’s insurance provides secondary insurance coverage for sport-related injuries only. The primary insurance company will remain responsible for all fees normally covered by the particular plan that the student-athlete or their family have purchased. After payment has been made by the Primary Insurance Company, the department’s insurance will cover excess charges and/or out-of-pocket costs that are not normally covered by the athlete’s Primary Insurance Company. The secondary coverage may, in some cases, also cover certain medical services, such as bracing devices, necessary for athletic participation that may be denied by the student-athlete’s primary insurance. In the event that a student-athlete has health coverage through two separate policies provided by both parents individually, the department’s insurance becomes the Tertiary Insurance provider and will only make payment after the first two policies have made payment and completed their claim process.
Treatment Out of Network
The need for treatment outside of the Primary Insurance Company network may arise when necessary treatment is not covered by the Primary Insurance Company or in situations where specialized expertise needed to treat a specific injury are not found within the Primary Insurance Company network of providers. In the event that an athlete is treated outside of their Primary Insurance Provider network, the secondary insurance company will become the Primary Insurance Company. Any out of network evaluation and/or treatment must first be authorized by the Director of Sports Medicine.
HMO Clause
There may be a situation where a student-athlete requires treatment by a specialist not covered by the Primary Insurance Company which is an HMO style policy. If the Director of Sports Medicine or UCR Insurance Coordinator authorizes going outside the approved network, the department’s insurance company will cover expenses as a primary insurance provider. However, the medical providers must submit to the students HMO primary insurance company, receive a denial and then submit to the department’s insurance. If the medical provider will not submit the HMO claim, it is then the responsibility of the student-athlete and/or their parents to submit the claim to their HMO company and forward all correspondence to the UCR Insurance Coordinator for processing.
USHIP
The University Student Health Insurance Plan (USHIP) does not cover athletically-related injuries. When a student-athlete with USHIP coverage sustains a sport-related injury, the department’s insurance company will act as the primary insurance company, after denial of coverage for services has been obtained from USHIP. In some cases, they may also cover certain medical services necessary for athletic participation that are denied by the student-athlete’s primary insurance. These situations must receive prior approval from the Director of Sports Medicine.
The University Student Health Insurance Plan is available to all UCR students for a cost included in quarterly student fees. This plan covers treatment of general medical illness and conditions but does not cover sport-related injuries. If athletes have personal or family health insurance coverage thru an HMO, PPO, or POS company, they have the opportunity to opt out of the USHIP program and its cost. To opt out of USHIP, students must complete necessary paperwork with the UCR Campus Health Center. This can be done simply by going to the Campus Health Center web-site at www.campushealth.ucr.edu. Click on the “Insurance Waiver Forms” under the “Forms and Requirements” section. The student-athlete will need to know their Student ID number and their permanent pin number. If the athlete does not know this information they should be directed to the Office of Registration for help. Opting out of the USHIP program limits the services that student-athletes may receive at the Campus Health Center (CHC), without personal out-of-pocket costs. If the student-athlete does not opt out of USHIP within the deadline they must go to the Campus Health Center and request a petition for fees to be waived. Filling out the form does not guarantee that the fees will be waived.
Student-athletes with USHIP coverage may be referred for evaluation and treatment of sport-related injuries to a physician recommended by the UCR Sports Medicine. Coverage of costs related to sports injuries is provided for student-athletes with USHIP by the UCR Intercollegiate Athletics Insurance Program.
To be eligible for payment, a Claim Form must be promptly completed for any injury. Situations where this is likely include, but are not limited to, referral to the emergency room or a specialist, diagnostic testing including x-rays or MRI, surgery, and post-operative treatment.
The following requirements must be met for an injury claim to be accepted:
1. College Claim Form must be completed and filed within 60 days of the date of injury.
2. Initial treatment must be sought within 120 days of the date of injury.
3. Treatment must be completed within 104 weeks from the date of injury.
Student-athletes may require referral to allied health professionals for injuries sustained as a result of participation in intercollegiate sport. All referrals and second opinions must be pre-authorized by a member of the UCR Sports Medicine Staff. If this referral is not obtained, UCR Sports Medicine has no financial responsibility for the visit and the athlete will lose clearance until the appropriate documentation of the visit is obtained. Appropriate forms and documentation must be completed prior to the initiation of treatment at the provider’s office. It is important to verify that the provider’s office accepts the athlete’s insurance prior to the first appointment.
ATHLETICS RELEASE INFORMATION
NCAA Bylaw 13.1.1.3 – Contactable Individuals/Four-Year College Prospective Student-Athletes
An athletics staff member or other representative of the institution's athletics interests shall not make contact with the student-athlete of another NCAA or NAIA four-year collegiate institution, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining the written permission of the first institution's athletics director (or an athletics administrator designated by the athletics director) to do so, regardless of who makes the initial contact. If permission is not granted, the second institution shall not encourage the transfer and the institution shall not provide athletically related financial assistance to the student-athlete until the student-athlete has attended the second institution for one academic year. If permission is granted to contact the student-athlete, all applicable NCAA recruiting rules apply. If an institution receives a written request from a student-athlete to permit another institution to contact the student-athlete about transferring, the institution shall grant or deny the request within seven business days (see Bylaw 13.02.1) of receipt of the request. If the institution fails to respond to the student-athlete's written request within seven business days, permission shall be granted by default and the institution shall provide written permission to the student-athlete. (Revised: 1/10/91, 1/16/93, 1/11/94, 4/26/01, 4/29/04 effective 8/1/04, 4/29/10 effective 8/1/10)
NCAA Bylaw 13.1.1.3.1 – Hearing Opportunity
If the institution decides to deny a student-athlete's request to permit any other institution to contact the student-athlete about transferring, the institution shall inform the student-athlete in writing that he or she, upon request, shall be provided a hearing conducted by an institutional entity or committee outside of the athletics department (e.g., the office of student affairs; office of the dean of students; or a committee composed of the faculty athletics representative, student-athletes and nonathletics faculty/staff members). The institution shall conduct the hearing and provide written results of the hearing to the student-athlete within 15 business days (see Bylaw 13.02.1) of receipt of the student-athlete's written request for a hearing. The student-athlete shall be provided the opportunity to actively participate (e.g., in person, via telephone) in the hearing. If the institution fails to conduct the hearing or provide the written results to the student-athlete within 15 business days, permission to contact the student-athlete shall be granted by default and the institution shall provide written permission to the student-athlete. (Adopted: 1/11/94, Revised: 9/18/07, 4/29/10 effective 8/1/10)
NCAA Bylaw 14.5.5.2.10 – Four-Year College Transfers/One-Time Transfer Exception
The student transfers to the certifying institution from another four-year collegiate institution, and all of the following conditions are met (for graduate students, see Bylaw 14.1.9.1): (Revised: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05 for those student-athletes who transfer to a Division I institution for the 2005-06 academic year and thereafter)
(a) The student is a participant in a sport other than baseball, basketball, bowl subdivision football or men's ice hockey at the institution to which the student is transferring. A participant in championship subdivision football at the institution to which the student is transferring may use this exception only if the participant transferred to the certifying institution from an institution that sponsors bowl subdivision football and has two or more seasons of competition remaining in football or the participant transfers from a Football Championship Subdivision institution that offers athletically related financial aid in football to a Football Championship Subdivision institution that does not offer athletically related financial aid in football; (Revised: 1/16/93 effective 8/1/93, 1/11/94, 1/10/95, 11/1/00 effective 8/1/01, 4/27/06 effective 10/15/06, 12/15/06, 4/27/07 effective 8/1/08 applicable to student-athletes who transfer on or after 8/1/08)
(b) The student has not transferred previously from one four-year institution unless, in the previous transfer, the student-athlete received an exception per Bylaw 14.5.5.2.6 (discontinued/nonsponsored sport exception); (Revised: 1/11/94, 1/11/97)
(c) At the time of transfer to the certifying institution (see Bylaw 14.5.2), the student would have been academically eligible had he or she remained at the institution from which the student transferred, except that he or she is not required to have fulfilled the necessary percentage-of-degree requirements at the previous institution; and (Revised: 1/10/95, 1/9/96, 4/22/11)
Student-athletes wishing to transfer from UCR to another university affiliated with the NCAA are bound by NCAA Bylaw 13.1.1.3. No communication, either directly or indirectly, can occur with another institution without obtaining the expressed written consent of UCR. Student-athletes wishing to obtain official permission to contact other schools (i.e., a release) must make a written request to the head coach of their team. The head coach shall make a decision to grant or deny the permission to contact and subsequently communicate the decision to the Compliance Office. A decision must be made and communicated to the student-athlete within a time frame as defined by NCAA Bylaw 13.1.1.3. The Compliance Office shall communicate the decision to the student-athlete in writing. Pursuant to an NCAA rule interpretation from May 1988, institutions have the right to place restrictions on the Permission to Contact. It is the general policy of UCR Athletics to place the following restrictions on all student-athletes who wish to transfer, regardless of their sport:
• Generally, the student-athlete may not have contact with any member school of the Big West Conference, and
• The head coach of the program, at their discretion, may impose further restrictions on the permission to contact.
It should also be noted that the Big West Conference has an “intra-conference transfer rule” which may affect the eligibility of a student-athlete wishing to transfer from one conference member school to another.
