• Plan to pursue a master’s degree (in the United States) in a field that will lead to a career in the sports industry; OR be currently enrolled full-time but not have graduated before September 2025.
• The $10,000 award must be used within 5 years of receipt.
• Identify as an ethnic minority

• Must have graduated from an Arizona based 4-year college or have been accepted to a Arizona based grad program
• The $10,000 award must be used within 5 years of receipt.
• Identify as an ethnic minority

• Candidates must plan to enroll in the on-ground program in Fall of the next year
• Identify as an ethnic minority

Applicants must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or it’s equivalent; graduate GPA is not considered.

Must identify as one of the following:

• Black  – All persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
• Hispanic – All persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture of origin, regardless of race.
• Asian or Pacific Islander – All persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands and Samoa.
• American Indian or Alaskan Native – All persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintain cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.