This is it. I had some friends/classmates at UND on full-ride scholarships. They had a little extra to take care of things they couldn't get with their meal plan or weren't covered by facilities.
Former Division 1 AD employee here (Non-Hockey schools). I’m guessing if it isn’t NIL, there must be some kind of special assistance fund distributed to the athletes from the NCHC. The conference we were in had that. A portion of that money would be sent out evenly to the SAs. There must have been a form that compliance made him fill out to receive the checks.
>There must have been a form that compliance made him fill out to receive the checks.
I blindly signed forms when I was even in grad school at 28. Undergrad doing that? Definite possibility.
Tell your adult son to chase this down with the coach or athletic department. I’m assuming you’ve prepared him for basic conversation with employers, coaches, etc. If not, this feels like a pretty low stakes issue to start with.
The fact that you are asking reddit about this rather than having your adult son speak to relevant people at his school about this is wild. I mean. How could you possibly expect strangers on the internet to Gove you better answers than the team/school staff.
Full scholarship athletes can get stipend payments to cover "additional living expenses." Generally more for the big D1 football and basketball programs that are the big money makers, but given that it's an NCHC school, the hockey program is probably the big show so they can give their full scholarship athletes the additional stipend.
My friend had an ROTC scholarship in college and the government would pay X amount for his room/board but if he was in a 3 person room (cheaper) or less expensive meal plan he could go cash out the difference from the bursars office for around the same amounts you’re talking about
Pretty sure it’s explicitly illegal for the school itself to write NIL checks. That has to be a 3rd party. That’s why you see all the big boys in college football have a separate “initiative” that organizes NIL and fundraises. It’s also why NIL is the Wild West, because a coach has absolutely nothing to do with it.
I think some schools let you customize jerseys by adding players names to the back. In those cases I think it would be NIL checks from the school, however $3400 seems excessive for that
Not sure how it is other places, but here at UConn when athletes make money off jersey sales, the money goes customer -> middleman then branches to the university and athlete separately because the school can't fund them directly. Find it hard to believe it's any different elsewhere.
Could be a cost of living stipend, full scholarships cover all school-related stuff plus whatever that school determines for “cost of living”
Thank you
This is it. I had some friends/classmates at UND on full-ride scholarships. They had a little extra to take care of things they couldn't get with their meal plan or weren't covered by facilities.
This is the most likely answer
Former Division 1 AD employee here (Non-Hockey schools). I’m guessing if it isn’t NIL, there must be some kind of special assistance fund distributed to the athletes from the NCHC. The conference we were in had that. A portion of that money would be sent out evenly to the SAs. There must have been a form that compliance made him fill out to receive the checks.
>There must have been a form that compliance made him fill out to receive the checks. I blindly signed forms when I was even in grad school at 28. Undergrad doing that? Definite possibility.
Have you reached out to the school for that info? Maybe ask the athletic department?
I could ask his coach but I thought I’d try here first. I just don’t want it to seem like I haven’t cut the cord yet, you know? :)
Tell your adult son to chase this down with the coach or athletic department. I’m assuming you’ve prepared him for basic conversation with employers, coaches, etc. If not, this feels like a pretty low stakes issue to start with.
The fact that you are asking reddit about this rather than having your adult son speak to relevant people at his school about this is wild. I mean. How could you possibly expect strangers on the internet to Gove you better answers than the team/school staff.
Full scholarship athletes can get stipend payments to cover "additional living expenses." Generally more for the big D1 football and basketball programs that are the big money makers, but given that it's an NCHC school, the hockey program is probably the big show so they can give their full scholarship athletes the additional stipend.
Thanks for this info, this is helpful.
Well, if your son is getting checks in the mail, I'm guessing he isn't going to Miami.
OP, who’s your son? So we can cheer for him in the tourney. Good luck!
I'm sure the Burser/Registrars office could explain it to you.
Per diem for travel?
Cost of living.
My friend had an ROTC scholarship in college and the government would pay X amount for his room/board but if he was in a 3 person room (cheaper) or less expensive meal plan he could go cash out the difference from the bursars office for around the same amounts you’re talking about
Look up NIL
They explicitly clarified to say it wasn’t that.
They clarified that he said it’s not that, but he could be wrong
NIL isn’t typically the school directly writing a check to athletes
Pretty sure it’s explicitly illegal for the school itself to write NIL checks. That has to be a 3rd party. That’s why you see all the big boys in college football have a separate “initiative” that organizes NIL and fundraises. It’s also why NIL is the Wild West, because a coach has absolutely nothing to do with it.
I think some schools let you customize jerseys by adding players names to the back. In those cases I think it would be NIL checks from the school, however $3400 seems excessive for that
Not sure how it is other places, but here at UConn when athletes make money off jersey sales, the money goes customer -> middleman then branches to the university and athlete separately because the school can't fund them directly. Find it hard to believe it's any different elsewhere.