Scholarship Assistance Program 

The Aspen Swim Club Scholarship Assistance Program is available to athlete members of USA Swimming who are in good standing with the club. This program intends to provide financial aid to those swimmers who consistently demonstrate a sincere commitment to maximizing their swimming potential. Funds are awarded by the Aspen Swim Club Board of Directors on a first-come/first-served basis and by the sole decision of the Board.

 

Types of Assistance Available

• Team Dues

 

Eligibility

Application for funds should be made by the swimmer or parent to the Aspen Swim Club Board of Directors. The Board will use the following criteria in awarding Funds:

  • Financial need

  • Swimmer must fully participate in team practices, mandatory swim meets, and other events and activities. 

  • Parents must complete a generous share of volunteer work at home and away swim meets. The expectation is that all sessions at home meets will be worked.  In addition, recipients shall be expected to assist at any other event the team participates in.  

  • Sincere interest in and commitment to competitive swimming 

  • Coach recommendation. 
    All applications shall be reviewed before the start of the swimming season that the application was submitted for. When a decision has been made, a notification will be sent to all applicants via telephone, mail and/or email.

  • Attendance and Participation at Practice. Scholarship/Grant recipients are expected to regularly participate in weekly practice sessions. Repeated weekly attendance of less than the required number of practices will result in the loss of a scholarship.  Inactive periods for longer than 1 week without prior approval of the coach will result in loss of scholarship. If scholarship funds are revoked, dues are fully payable and any revoked awards will be returned to the general fund for redistribution to other committed scholarship/grant applicants.

 

Application Process

Scholarships are applied for on a session-by-session basis. The application must be submitted to the Board of Directors no later than 10 days after the session for which the scholarship is to be used. The scholarships are limited to the availability of funds and are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. A renewal application must be completed for each swimmer, each season. Each family must submit a letter to the Board of Directors stating the scholarship assistance requested.

Misconduct.
Misconduct, as defined by the Swimmer Club Code of Conduct OR the Parent Code of Conduct, is grounds for loss of scholarship.