GFC Scholarship Policy

Georgetown Football Club believes that no player should be precluded from playing because of financial constraints.

General:

  • All scholarships are for registration fees only.
  • Team travel expenses and uniforms are not covered except for rec players whose uniform costs are included in registration fees.
  • Scholarships are granted on a yearly basis (spring and fall). Applications must be submitted prior to the beginning of each fall season.
  • Scholarship funding is based on available funding for that season.
  • Applications for scholarship will be kept confidential.
  • The Select VP has oversight of the Scholarship Program for Select Teams
  • The Rec VP has oversight of the Scholarship Program for Recreational Teams

Scholarship Criteria:

  • Player currently receiving government assistance (e.g. welfare, housing assistance, or free/reduced school lunch)
  • Extreme financial hardship or emergency as deemed necessary by the GFC Executive Board, EBOD (short term, no longer than 2 seasons)
  • Partial scholarships will be offered based on need on the scale below.

*The EBOD will require verification of government assistance and/or tax return verification of financial need to determine qualification.

Scholarship Application:

  • Recreational Scholarships may be applied for by submitting an application with requested documents to the Rec VP.
  • Select Scholarships must follow the following:
  1. Request will be submitted through the team’s head coach, who will submit the request to the Select VP.
  2. The EBOD will be the approving authority. Requests will be submitted to the Board by Select VP and will be considered with the following understanding:

a.The head coach must endorse the request for scholarship.

b.There are a limited number of scholarships issued each year.

c.Board decisions to grant or not grant a scholarship are final.

d.Those applying for a scholarship understand the player must pay for their uniforms with the registration fee payment being on scholarship.

Obligations of the Scholarship Recipient:

  • Player will attend all practices and games unless otherwise excused by the team coach.
  • Player MUST volunteer on two occasions (within seasonal year for which scholarship is awarded) with Academy training at discretion of Director of Coaching and either Recreational or Select Academy Directors.
  • Parents MUST volunteer with the field coordinator OR volunteer coordinator on two occasions or projects per EACH season fall and spring for which scholarship is awarded.