| The Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund has been established by the NCAA as a means of providing additional financial resources for student-athletes. The fund is intended to provide direct benefits to student-athletes and their families. All student-athletes, including international, are eligible to receive SAOF benefits, regardless of whether they are receiving athletic aid, have demonstrated need, have exhausted their eligibility or no longer are able to participate due to medical reasons. Stanford has identified the following areas that will receive funding from the SAOF for 2007-08: - Summer School Aid
- Fifth Year Aid
- Student-Athlete LifeSkills Programming
- Tutoring
- Emergency Travel**
- Medically-Related Golf Cart Rental
- International Student-Athlete Expenses/Fees
- Senior Gifts
- Academic Enhancement ?“ Individual
- AARC Enhancement
The summer school aid, fifth year aid, LifeSkills programming and tutoring aid will be dispersed the same as the current budget for these expenses. The emergency travel, golf cart rental and international fees will be dispersed as a reimbursement through accounting. Senior graduation gifts will be given at the annual Senior Athletes Banquet to all seniors in the spring. ** Emergency travel may be used for parents to come to campus (or other site of injury in conjunction with an away-from-home contest) for a student-athlete?™s unplanned emergency surgery. It may include air travel and up to four days of lodging up to a maximum of $1,000. For the Academic Enhancement portion of the funds, Stanford will reimburse to each student-athlete who has been on a varsity team for a minimum of one quarter, up to $100 per year. Freshmen will need to wait until Winter quarter before they can receive reimbursement from this fund. Academic Enhancement Permissible Uses
Anything reasonable that you can argue is academically related. However, the SAOF fund may NOT be used for textbooks (or other items covered by an athletic scholarship), bikes, iPods, speakers, or other items that are not academically related. Procedures
SAOF reimbursement is done only during posted Reimbursement Hours (see your Varsity Athlete Emails for dates and times). Important Notes & Reminders: - Students must complete and sign a SAOF Request form.
- Reimbursement requires original receipts.
- Only one SAOF request form per year will be accepted per student for Academic Enhancement funds - so be sure to collect enough receipts to total $100.
- Reimbursement for SAOF will continue through the year until the last week of classes in Spring quarter. After that ?“ there will be NO reimbursements for SAOF.
- Online purchases require the order showing the cost, the packing list verifying receipt and proof-of-payment from a credit card or check card statement.
- Receipts must be for expenses incurred during the academic year (not during the summer).
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