<p>Go to the NCAA clearinghouse website (she is going to have to register for eligibility anyway, and just a heads up, they need to receive an original transcript from each school she has attended since 9th grade; the last school send its info plus a final graduation transcript, but each other school must send its own transcript to the clearinghouse- learned this the hard way!). There are several tutorials on different issues, mostly about talking to coaches and dates, but there should be one on awards.</p>
<p>The only place I ever saw it written was on the NLI where I signed away any school need based aid. The coach had to explain it to me because I panicked when I saw that, and she explained that need based aid is not okay, but any aid available on the same terms as it is to any other student is fine. (She couldn’t have attended without the merit aid, which is more than the sports award.) At my daughter’s school, the merit aid is a formula, with gpa, scores, and class rank determining what you get. Same rules for everyone. My daughter applied for an award at her high school (basically best female athlete) so I asked the coach if that would go against the team max scholarships. Daughter didn’t get the award, so I still don’t know the answer. It wouldn’t have been a big deal anyway.</p>