Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
Can I have my prospective or enrolled student-athlete sign off and voluntarily reduce or can I cancel their aid?
Answer:
Per recent NCAA information, the only way this can be done once the student has signed a tender is under the following conditions.
1. - Renders himself or herself ineligible for intercollegiate competition - [15.3.4.2 a] (this is mostly academically related, but could also apply to a NCAA rules violation (agents, extra benefits, etc.)
2. - Fraudulently misrepresent any information on an application, letter of intent or financial aid agreement - [15.3.4.2 b]
3. - Engages in serious misconduct warranting substantial disciplinary penalty - [15.3.4.2 c](in the past this has been academic fraud through classes or other campus violations, (e.g. drinking, inappropriate social behavior, etc.) or might even involve issues with the law (robbery, drugs or such).
4. - Voluntarily withdraws from a sport at any time for personal reasons. - [15.3.4.2 d]
5. - Nonathletically related conditions as stated on the tender - [15.3.4.2.2](IU's standard note on all athletic tenders currently states that aid may be forfeited for team or departmentally-published rules violations. Potentially, tenders could be student specific if a coach/sport administrator wanted to do that.
6. **** Before becoming a counter for an academic year, if a prospective or enrolled student-athlete is awarded institutional financial aid unrelated to athletics that is of equal or greater value than his or her signed award of athletically related financial aid. - [15.3.4.23.5 NEW]
Because, according to the new interp below, signing the tender essentially makes the individual a counter (for these purposes at least), this means (prospective) student-athletes can no longer voluntarily give back aid to help the team in any way once they have signed the tender for an academic year.
Staff Interpretation
Student-Athlete's Voluntary Release of Institution's Obligation to Provide Athletically Related Financial Aid
Date Published: September 21, 2011 Interpretation:
The academic and membership affairs staff confirmed that once a prospective or enrolled student-athlete signs an institution's financial aid agreement, it is not permissible to voluntarily release the institution's obligation to provide athletically related financial aid, except under the conditions set forth in the release of obligation to provide athletically related financial aid legislation.
Question:
Can I have my prospective or enrolled student-athlete sign off and voluntarily reduce or can I cancel their aid?
Answer:
Per recent NCAA information, the only way this can be done once the student has signed a tender is under the following conditions.
1. - Renders himself or herself ineligible for intercollegiate competition - [15.3.4.2 a] (this is mostly academically related, but could also apply to a NCAA rules violation (agents, extra benefits, etc.)
2. - Fraudulently misrepresent any information on an application, letter of intent or financial aid agreement - [15.3.4.2 b]
3. - Engages in serious misconduct warranting substantial disciplinary penalty - [15.3.4.2 c](in the past this has been academic fraud through classes or other campus violations, (e.g. drinking, inappropriate social behavior, etc.) or might even involve issues with the law (robbery, drugs or such).
4. - Voluntarily withdraws from a sport at any time for personal reasons. - [15.3.4.2 d]
5. - Nonathletically related conditions as stated on the tender - [15.3.4.2.2](IU's standard note on all athletic tenders currently states that aid may be forfeited for team or departmentally-published rules violations. Potentially, tenders could be student specific if a coach/sport administrator wanted to do that.
6. **** Before becoming a counter for an academic year, if a prospective or enrolled student-athlete is awarded institutional financial aid unrelated to athletics that is of equal or greater value than his or her signed award of athletically related financial aid. - [15.3.4.23.5 NEW]
Because, according to the new interp below, signing the tender essentially makes the individual a counter (for these purposes at least), this means (prospective) student-athletes can no longer voluntarily give back aid to help the team in any way once they have signed the tender for an academic year.
Staff Interpretation
Student-Athlete's Voluntary Release of Institution's Obligation to Provide Athletically Related Financial Aid
Date Published: September 21, 2011 Interpretation:
The academic and membership affairs staff confirmed that once a prospective or enrolled student-athlete signs an institution's financial aid agreement, it is not permissible to voluntarily release the institution's obligation to provide athletically related financial aid, except under the conditions set forth in the release of obligation to provide athletically related financial aid legislation.