Scholarships & Grants

The Education Committee of the Indiana Athletic Trainers’ Association (IATA) will award a total of three $1000 scholarships to deserving undergraduate and graduate athletic training students who are IATA members.  Typically, two scholarships are awarded to undergraduate athletic training students, and one scholarship is awarded to an athletic training student pursuing a graduate degree.

Application Deadline is October 1

Applicants for the scholarship MUST:

  • Have a 3.0/4.0 (or equivalent) cumulative grade point average at the time of application.  Graduate students please provide undergraduate grade point average;
  • Have been an IATA member since January of the same year as the application;
  • Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an Indiana College or University.  An undergraduate student must be enrolled in a CAATE accredited athletic training education program;
  • At the time of the application, be of junior or senior standing to be eligible for the undergraduate award.  For the graduate award, applicants must be currently enrolled in at least 6 credit hours of a graduate program;
  • If applying for the undergraduate application, must be an athletic training student at the current institution for at least one academic year.

 

Application Materials

1. Completed Application Form

2. Two Completed Scholarship Recommendation Forms

3. Current Transcript (Graduate applicants provide undergraduate and graduate transcript)

Application Procedure

1.  The applicant must complete the application form and return via e-mail (clauber@uindy.edu) by October 1 to Christine Lauber, Chair, IATA Scholarship Committee.

2.  Undergraduate applicants must be sponsored by a full-time member of the Athletic Training Education Program Faculty or by a full-time member of the Athletic Training Staff.  Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers may not be a sponsor.

3.  Graduate applicants who are affiliated with an Athletic Training Education Program or an athletics department must be sponsored by a full-time member of the Athletic Training Education Program Faculty or by a full-time member of the Athletic Training Staff. Graduate applicants who are not affiliated with an Athletic Training Education Program or an athletics department must be sponsored by a certified athletic trainer. 

4.  The applicant sponsor must complete the Scholarship Recommendation Form.  The sponsor must complete the Scholarship Recommendation Form and return it via e-mail (clauber@uindy.edu) by October 1 to Christine Lauber, Chair, IATA Scholarship Committee.

5.  In addition to the applicant sponsor, the applicant must have another Scholarship Recommendation Form completed by a teaching faculty member (inside or outside of the athletic training education program) or completed by a member of the athletic training staff at the institution.  This individual must complete the Scholarship Recommendation Form.  The sponsor must complete the Scholarship Recommendation Form and return it via e-mail (clauber@uindy.edu) by October 1 to Christine Lauber, Chair, IATA Scholarship Committee.

6.  The applicant must mail or fax a current transcript by October 1 to Christine Lauber, Chair, IATA Scholarship Committee at:

Christine Lauber, EdD, LAT, ATC

University of Indianapolis

1400 East Hanna Ave

Indianapolis, IN 46227

Fax: (317) 788-3472

Scholarship Applications and Recommendation Forms will be reviewed by the scholarship committee.

Scholarships will be awarded at the Fall IATA meeting

Download the Application Form Here

Download the Recommendation Form Here

Should you have any questions about the application or the application procedure, please contact Christine Lauber at (317) 788-2516 or e-mail: clauber@uindy.edu

 

Grant Opportunities

For Grant Opportunities, please contact Larry Leverenz

Click here to download the Grant Application (pdf)