Scholarship Program

Purpose

The Texas Heat scholarship program is designed to allow players on the Texas Heat teams the opportunity to apply for financial assistance when their family is otherwise unable to meet the full obligation due to financial hardship.

Privacy & Confidentiality

In order to determine need and make scholarship funds available in the most equitable and fair manner, it is necessary to collect certain financial and personal information. This is done on the application form itself, which is made available only to Finance Committee, and only for the purpose of evaluating scholarship availability, and through supporting documents identified on the application. Information collected is not shared outside the Executive Board Finance Committee. It is the intent to keep the process as confidential and discrete as possible.

Procedure

1. Families seeking scholarship assistance must submit an application form and applicable documents no later than the deadline stated on the Application form.
2. Applications should be emailed directly to the organization Treasurer.
3. All scholarship applications will be reviewed and acted upon during the tryout period. The Finance Committee may conduct interviews or discussions with applicants.
4. Scholarship applications for which awards are made will be kept in the Treasurer’s records for the duration of the season. All other scholarship applications, which are not granted or funded, will be destroyed.
5. If a scholarship is granted, the Finance Committee will determine its effect on the payment plan for that family.
6. Texas Heat is not obligated to distribute scholarship funds equally and is not obligated to apply all available scholarship funds in a given year.
7. All decisions by the Finance Committee regarding scholarships are final.

Guidelines

Scholarship awards will be dependent upon the financial status of the account used to fund scholarships

Scholarships will be awarded on an objective and non-discriminatory basis. Any applicant with a combined adjusted gross income (typically shown on the bottom line of page one of IRS Form 1040) of $125,000 or more will not qualify for a scholarship award. The fact that you make less than that amount does not automatically qualify you for a scholarship, rather making more than that amount will disqualify you. Limited exceptions can be granted for special circumstances—large medical bills for example—but documentation will need to be provided.

The player for which a scholarship application is submitted shall include a letter from the player (not the parent) that contains a description of him or herself and their hockey experience.