2025-2026 Future In Sports Scholarships

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Description
Fox Cities Sports magazine will award four $1,000 scholarships to high school student-athletes graduating in 2026 who plan to pursue a career in the sports industry — on or off the field. Scholarship winners will be announced in the April 2026 issue.

Eligibility Applicants must:
• Be a high school student-athlete graduating in 2026
• Attend one of the schools we cover or be homeschooled in the school districts we cover
• Have participated in at least one varsity-level sport
• Plan to pursue a career in a sports-related field (not necessarily as an athlete)
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Application Form (Click Link Below)

2. Short Essay (200–300 words)
Describe your future career goals in sports and how your experience as a student-athlete has shaped that path. What impact do you hope to make in the sports world?

3. Letter of Recommendation
From a coach, teacher, or mentor who can speak to your leadership, work ethic, or character.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Clarity of career goals in a sports-related field (30%)
• Connection between sports experience and future path (25%)
• Demonstrated passion or initiative (e.g., volunteering, internships, content creation) (20%)
• Character and leadership (15%)
• Academic performance (10%)

DEADLINES

• Application window opens November 1, 2025
• Applications due by midnight January 31, 2026
• Winners will be notified by March 1, 2026
• Winners will be announced in the April 2026 issue of Fox Cities Sports

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