Scholarships and Financial Assistance

Full scholarship

Families must meet one of the following:

• Total household income at or below 150% of the current federal poverty level 
• Athlete qualifies for Medicaid through the NC State Health Program
• Member family qualifies for Food Stamp Assistance Program

Benefits of full scholarship

• Annual team registration
• Team Dues
• Up to $300 annually for Fees required for the entry of swim meets to include: 
• Individual and Relay Event Fees
• Facility / Host Team Surcharges
• LSC Travel Fee
• Assessed NSEA Meet Fees
• Fees required for the entry of designated LSC & Above Championships Meets 
• Championship fees are NOT subject to the total value restriction
• Championship fees do include application fees for Local Swimming Committee (LSC) sponsored camps or teams (ie IMX, Zone Team, etc)
• Required uniforms and practice equipment 
• Including two pieces of NSEASwim championship meet gear, when applicable
• Does NOT include technical racing suits
• A stipend for team merchandise up to $50

Should an athlete’s expenses, excluding championship fees, exceed the value of the scholarship, the Member family may request additional funding from the scholarship committee. 

Partial Scholarship

NSEA may offer partial scholarships to cover the cost of group fees (as defined in the NSEA competitive swim team financial contract) as follows:

Families with a total household income (including all income received by any member of the household) equal to or below the amounts shown in the table below will receive a reduction on group fees as follows:

• At or below 185%  75% reduction in group fees
• At or below 200%  50% reduction in group fees
• At or below 225%  25% reduction in group fees

*Note for any households greater than 5 members please contact the Scholarship Committee.

**Note - The cost reduction applies to group fees ONLY and does not apply to additional fees such as registration, meet fees, equipment costs, etc.

Documentation

All families receiving an NSEA Scholarship under the aforementioned criteria are required to annually submit proof of eligibility as follows:

• Any family meeting the income eligibility criteria:
• Copy of most recent year Tax Return (Form 1040) pages 1 and 2. (please redact social security numbers prior to submission)
• Copy of most recent year Form W-2 or Form 1099 (if tax returns are not available)
• Copy of the athletes Medicaid card (or other proof of eligibility from NC State Health program
• Copy of Member families eligibility in Federal Food Stamp Assistance Program

Any family requesting additional or other assistance who does not meet the above criteria may submit a request in writing to be reviewed by the current NSEA scholarship committee.