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September 2011 The United States International University Sport Federation (USIUSF), in collaboration with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) will sponsor two students (one male and one female) to represent the United States at the 11th FISU Forum in Taipai, Chinese Taipai. The main theme of the 2012 Forum, which will take place March 26-31, is “University Sport – A Platform for Sustainable Development.” In 1992, the International University Sport Federation (FISU) organized its first student-athlete forum attracting 89 participants from 21 countries. Since then, every two years, the Forum has offered an opportunity for students and officials from the university sports movement of the FISU member associations to meet each other. The main objective of the Forum is to offer the conditions for a meeting and exchange, associating culture and education with physical and sporting activities, allowing students, teaching staff and sports leaders from different backgrounds to get to know and understand each other in order for both parties to be enriched by all the different aspects of their diversity. Over the past two decades, the Forum has grown in participation and national representation. The students will be selected based on academic excellence, leadership qualities, community service as well as athletics involvement which could include participation as a student-athlete as well as administrative responsibilities in athletics or an educational focus in sports management or administration. The nomination form is accessible at the following address: http://web1.ncaa.org/surveys/fisu_forum_nomination.html, and should be filled out online. If you are unable to access the form, please contact Delise O’Meally by phone at (317) 917-6636 or email
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. For questions regarding the FISU Forum and the terms of sponsorship, please contact Lori Thomas by phone at (816) 595-8000 or email
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. Qualifications for the FISU Forum Scholarship
To be eligible for consideration, nominees shall: 1. Have an overall undergraduate cumulative grade-point average of 3.000 or better (based on a maximum 4.000), or the equivalent in other recognized grading systems. 2. Have competed in intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA member institution or be enrolled in a program of study that focuses on sports management or administration. 3. Have an understanding and appreciation for intercollegiate athletics in the United States. 4. Have evidenced superior character and leadership and a commitment to community service. 5. Be a United States citizen and must be born between January 1, 1984 and December 31, 1994. Nominating Instructions: Only the director of athletics, the faculty athletics representative (FAR) or chief academics officer at the institution in which the nominee is, or was, an undergraduate student shall make nominations as follows: Each institution is limited to one nomination. The online nomination should be completed and a personal essay outlining the student’s career aspirations, experience in intercollegiate athletics and perspective on athletics in the university community should be emailed to
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. For the community service list, please indicate number of hours per week, weeks per year and the number of years of involvement. If referencing an activity by its formal name, please provide a brief explanation of the project. Please email two letters of recommendation, one from an athletic source and one from an academic source (e.g., professor, advisor) to
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. The nomination process closes on October 7, 2011.
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