Athletic Scholarship

An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university or a private high school awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport. Athletic scholarships are common in the United States, but in many countries they are rare or non-existent.

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Famous quotes containing the words athletic and/or scholarship:

    “The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.”
    —Douglas Jerrold (1803–1857)

    “Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)