GOAL: To assist student athletes who are members of NY Metropolitan AAU in furthering their college education.

ELIGIBILITY: The candidate must meet the following criteria.

1. Be a senior in high school
2. Be a registered member of AAU for the past three consecutive years.
3. Meet Division 1 NCAA Clearing House requirements
4. Submit letters of recommendation from your last AAU coach, an opposing AAU coach, AAU Club program director and a high school teacher
5. Complete an essay as required by the application
6. Submit a transcript of grades.

SELECTION: One male and one female athlete will be selected for the award based on their academic and athletic achievements, their commitment to sport, their overall achievements in AAU and youth sports in general.

AWARD: N.Y. Metropolitan AAU Executive Board will award two $1,000 scholarships each year (one male and one female recipient). The Awards Committee will be comprised of the President, Registration Chairmen, Treasurer and two other AAU members selected by the President. Ed Tyas has been selected as one of the at-large members for a period of three years. The Committee will also select two outside business leaders to be part of the team selecting the award recipients.

The awards will be presented to the winners at a luncheon hosted by the New York Metropolitan Association during the month of June. The award will be forwarded directly to the college that the recipients will be attending by September 1^st to be credited toward tuition. It is noted that if the recipient receives a full athletic or academic scholarship, the award will go to the first runner-up.

ENTRY DEADLINE: All required documents must be submitted to the New York Metropolitan AAU no later than April 30^th 2003. The application and supporting documentation must be forwarded to:

Ed Tyas,

Chairman Scholarship Committee

New York Metropolitan AAU

45 Cherry Valley Avenue

West Hempstead, NY 11552

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