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Scholarship Information

The Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association is proud and honored to recognize a few of our elite members and provide financial support to further the profession through academic and leadership scholarships. As a benefit for being a member, you, or your dependent, may be eligible to qualify for one of various academic or leadership scholarships. These scholarships are offered by both SEATA or the NATA Foundation, as reflected below. These awards are one-year scholarship awards and generally disbursed during the spring semester.

NEW Recognition Awards Timeline (all deadlines are 11:59 pm CST)

  • September 1 – September 15 Application / Nomination Period

  • September 15 – October 15 Submission Period for any Supporting Materials (i.e., CV, Resume, Sponsor/
    Character References, etc.) A complete application shall include all required references / supporting materials. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

  • October 15 – November 15 Committee Review Period

  • December 2 – 15 – Notification of Award Recipients


The following degree-seeking students, who reside in SEATA / District 9, may be eligible for a SEATA or NATA Scholarship, as described below:

  1. Pre-Professional Students: undergraduate students interested in becoming an athletic training student in the future. They are obtaining observation experiences to apply to AT programs.

  2. Professional Students: Students enrolled in a CAATE-accredited professional athletic training program. This can be a bachelor or master’s-level program.

  3. Post-Professional Students: those enrolled in a doctoral-level or residency/fellowship programs to advance their knowledge in the athletic training profession.

 

Scholarships Program

Eligibility Requirements

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nomination Form (Open September 1 - 15)

* Candidates may only be awarded one of these specified per Academic Year

SEATA Family Scholarship ($500)

Full – time student enrolled in an accredited college or university

*SEATA Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

• Undergraduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate CAATE Professional Student
 

*SEATA Memorial Post-Professional Scholarship ($1,000)

• Graduate or Doctoral Post-Professional Student

*Jim Gallaspy Leadership Award ($500)

• Undergraduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate CAATE Professional Student
 

*Jerry Rhea/Atlanta Falcons Scholarships
(two @ $1,000 each)
 

• Undergraduate CAATE Professional Student• Graduate CAATE Professional Student

Bobby Gunn Student Leadership Award
(Includes up to $1,000 in travel and complimentary registration for a first-time student attendee at the NATA Convention and AT Expo)
Bobby Gunn Student Leadership Award

• Undergraduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate CAATE Professional Student
 

*Arnold T. Bell Memorial EDAC Graduate Scholarship ($2,000)
Separate Application Form

• Graduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate or Doctoral Post-Professional Student
 

NATA Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications Deadline: As per NATA Foundation

Bobby Barton Endowed Scholarship

• Undergraduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate or Doctoral Post-Professional Student
 

PFATS Jerry Rhea Endowed Scholarship

• Undergraduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate or Doctoral Post-Professional Student
 

Patty and Chuck Kimmel Endowed Scholarship

• Undergraduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate or Doctoral Post-Professional Student
 

Marybeth and Bob Horodyski Research Grant

• Graduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate or Doctoral Post-Professional Student
 

PFATS Dean Kleinschmidt Endowed Scholarship

• Undergraduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate CAATE Professional Student
• Graduate or Doctoral Post-Professional Student
 

NOTE: The Professional Degree Change & impact on scholarship
The NATA Board of Directors and the Commissioners of the CAATE, with the full support of the Board of Certification and the NATA Research & Education Foundation, have agreed to establish the professional degree in athletic training at the master’s level. To ensure that the scholarship designations match the transition timeline, the 2024-2025 school year will be the last year that the NATA Foundation will award undergraduate scholarships.

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If you have questions regarding a SEATA scholarship, please email recognitions@seata.org.

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