If you’re reading this entry, you already know what a great sport archery is. How it can be enjoyed by kids and parents alike, regardless of age, sex, strength, or athletic ability. But lets talk money here for a minute. College prices have been increasing at a rate much higher than the rate of inflation for years now. So, can we combine the love of a great sport with some financial payoff? A small bit, I’m afraid to report. There aren’t any full ride scholarships like there are for other sports, but depending on the college or university, and depending on the scholarship, it can lessen the pain a bit.
My kids are still young, but I’ll let you in on my plan to get them into college. Big scholarships are few and far between, and that is for scholastic as well as athletic scholarships. I’m planning on having the kids submit for several (hundred) scholarships to help get college paid for. Several $500 scholarships add up to a good chunk of change. I’d be proud to take some advantage of available archery scholarships.
It appears as if there are several archery powerhouses, and archery friendly colleges around the United States. Unfortunately, Georgia appears to have only one college with an active archery program and that is at the club level: Georgia College and State University, in Milledgeville, GA. http://www.gcsu.edu/studentlife/intramuralsports.html
James Madison University used to have a varsity archery program, however the men’s and woman’s program was disbanded in July of 2007, to bring them into compliance with Title IX.
http://www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/general/news/general7490.shtml
So, in summary, here is my advice and comments: as far as scholarships go, apply and apply often. To be honest, there aren’t a lot of archery friendly schools here in the South Eastern part of the United States. On a more personal note, as we grow our archery club and start to hold tournaments, it’d be great to have one charity tournament to raise some funds for a Georgia Archery Scholarship. Our sport needs us, and our kids need us, and more than anything, our college funds need us.
http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/sports/archery.htm
http://www.texasarchery.org/L1/Collegiate.htm
http://schoolscholarships.org/let-your-love-of-archery-pay-for-college
http://usarchery.org/html/Scholarships.html
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