The proposal to increase the value of an athletic scholarship by roughly $2,000 is expected to be finalized this week as the NCAA tries to more closely represent the full cost of attendance for athletes.
NCAA president Mark Emmert told the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics that he supports the idea that was drawn up by Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick last month during a meeting in Grapevine, Texas. Swarbrick asked the NCAA to consider increasing scholarship value by upwards to $2,000 to offset possible financial burdens experienced by athletes who don’t have the schedule for a part-time job.
An athletic scholarship currently covers tuition, room and board, books and other university fees; it does not cover other costs such as travel, laundry and food (i.e., groceries, dining out)
The NCAA’s Board of Directors are set to meet later this week in Indianapolis. If approved, the increased scholarship value proposal would likely be on a conference-based level, meaning it would not be mandated across all of Division 1.
Also on the bill will be a proposal to move to multi-year scholarships instead of year-to-year grants.
