To submit an application for PCA’s Triple-Impact Competitor® Scholarship Program Presented by Deloitte and Thrive Foundation for Youth, read our rules to ensure you are eligible and then complete the entire form below. (You cannot save your work in this form, and it must be completed before submitting, so consider writing your longer answers in a desktop application and then pasting into our form.)
Applications can only be submitted through this process. If you have any problem, please e-mail Courtney Pollack or phone Courtney at 773-506-6088.
Wondering how your recommendation letters and testimonials should be submitted?
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a personalized link. Please forward that link to the people submitting your recommendations and testimonials so that they can submit them online. If you cannot locate your personalized link, please e-mail Courtney Pollack with your full name to request the link again.
Who is Eligible
Any student-athlete who is currently a junior (class of 2013) with a grade point average of 2.5 or above in the following geographic regions:
Chicago Area: Counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will.
Eastern Massachusetts: Counties of Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk.
Houston Area: Counties of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller.
New York City Tri-State Area: (NY) Counties of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester. (NJ) Counties of Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic. (CT) Counties of Fairfield County, New Haven County, Litchfield.
North Texas: Counties of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Rockwall, and Tarrant.
San Francisco Bay Area/Sacramento Area: Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Marin, Placer, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Yolo.
Washington, DC Area: Washington, DC; (VA) Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudon, Prince William, and Stafford counties and Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Manassas. (MD) Counties of Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George's.
Application Period
The application period for 2012 awards opens on January 1, 2012 and closes on May 31, 2012 at 11:59pm Pacific time for Chicago, Houston, New York City Tri-State Area, San Francisco Bay Area/Sacramento Area, and Washington, DC Area.
The application period for 2012 awards in Eastern Massachusetts and North Texas closes June 30, 2012 at 11:59pm Pacific time. Applications submitted after that time will not be considered.
Criteria
A Triple-Impact Competitor makes positive contributions on three levels:
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Makes oneself better (Personal Mastery);
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Makes teammates better (Leadership); and
- Makes the sport better (Honoring the Game).
Completed Applications
A completed application comprises:
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Student-Athlete Information Form and Personal Statement
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A letter of recommendation from a school administrator (athletic director, teacher, counselor, etc.)
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A letter of recommendation from a coach
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At least one Testimonial (and up to three) to be submitted by individuals who are familiar with the student-athlete and able to speak to his/her embodiment of the Triple-Impact Competitor principles.
All recommendations and testimonials should be submitted online via the applicant's personalized link. The personalized link is sent directly to the applicant in a confirmation email once he/she has completed the online application.
Selection and Notification
The Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship Program Selection Committee will select award recipients. Scholarship awards are for $2,000; the number of scholarships will vary by regions. All scholarship finalists will be notified via email in August, 2012. Scholarship winners will be announced at awards events in Autumn, 2012.