Athletic Scholarship Application

Streamline Your Athletic Scholarship Process with Paperform

Finding and recruiting talented student-athletes shouldn't mean drowning in paperwork. Our Athletic Scholarship Application template helps college athletics departments, university admissions teams, and scholarship committees collect everything they need—from academic records and sports statistics to coach recommendations and video highlights—all in one professional, easy-to-complete form.

Why Athletic Programs Choose This Template

College athletics programs face unique challenges: managing hundreds of scholarship inquiries, evaluating athletic performance alongside academic merit, coordinating with coaching staff, and staying compliant with NCAA or conference eligibility requirements. This template brings structure to that complexity.

Instead of chasing applicants for missing transcripts, highlight videos stuck in email attachments, or incomplete recommendation forms, you get a single submission with everything organized and ready to review. Conditional logic ensures that only relevant questions appear based on the sport, division level, and scholarship type, creating a smoother experience for applicants while capturing the specific data your program needs.

Built for College Athletics Recruitment

This template is designed specifically for:

• College athletics departments recruiting student-athletes across all division levels
• University admissions offices coordinating athletic and academic scholarships
• Scholarship committees evaluating merit-based and need-based athletic awards
• High school athletics programs helping student-athletes apply to college programs
• Sports academies and prep schools supporting scholarship placement
• Athletic directors and coaching staff managing recruitment pipelines

What Makes This Template Work

The form collects comprehensive information without overwhelming applicants:

Personal and Academic Information: Basic contact details, current school, GPA, test scores, intended major, and academic honors flow naturally through the application.

Athletic Background: Sport selection, position, years of experience, team history, and current competitive level help coaches quickly assess fit and experience level.

Performance Statistics: Sport-specific metrics (customizable based on your program) let athletes showcase their achievements in formats coaches actually use for evaluation.

Competition Results: Space for tournament placements, championship titles, state rankings, and notable performances that demonstrate competitive success.

Coach Recommendations: Built-in fields for current and former coach contact information, making it easy to follow up for references and recommendations.

Video Highlights: File upload fields let applicants submit highlight reels, game footage, and skills videos—critical for coaches evaluating talent remotely.

NCAA Eligibility Status: Dedicated section for NCAA Eligibility Center ID, clearinghouse status, and compliance information keeps your program audit-ready.

Personal Statement: Open-ended section for applicants to share their athletic journey, goals, and why they're the right fit for your program.

Automate Your Athletic Recruitment Workflow with Stepper

Once applications arrive, the real work begins: routing to the right coaches, tracking review status, coordinating interviews, and communicating decisions. This is where Stepper (stepper.io), Paperform's AI-native workflow builder, transforms your recruitment process.

With Stepper, you can:

• Route applications automatically to the appropriate sport coach based on the athlete's primary sport selection
• Trigger follow-up emails requesting additional materials or scheduling evaluation sessions
• Update your recruitment CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot, or athletic-specific platforms) with new prospect information
• Notify scholarship committees when high-priority applications arrive based on GPA thresholds or performance metrics
• Create tasks in your project management tools for coach evaluations and admissions review
• Send personalized decision letters with scholarship offer details or next steps for waitlisted athletes
• Sync calendar invitations for campus visits, tryouts, or video interview sessions

These workflows run automatically in the background, so your athletics staff can focus on evaluating talent rather than managing spreadsheets and email chains.

Design That Reflects Your Program

Paperform's doc-style editor makes it simple to brand this template to match your university colors, add your athletics logo, include inspiring photos of your facilities and teams, and customize the tone to reflect your program's culture. Whether you run a Division I powerhouse or a NAIA program focused on student development, the form should feel like a natural extension of your brand.

Use Paperform's theming options to apply your school's fonts and colors, add background images of your stadium or arena, and create custom success pages that welcome athletes to the next stage of recruitment with video messages from head coaches or current team captains.

Security and Compliance for Education

Handling student data requires serious security standards. Paperform is SOC 2 Type II compliant and offers robust data protection features including encryption, secure file uploads, and controlled access for recruitment teams. While Paperform is not HIPAA compliant, it provides the security framework educational institutions need for general recruitment data.

Set permissions so that only authorized athletics staff and admissions personnel can view applications, and use Paperform's audit logs to track who accessed sensitive applicant information—important for maintaining compliance with FERPA and institutional data policies.

Trusted by Athletics Programs Nationwide

Over 500,000 teams worldwide use Paperform to streamline their operations, including college athletics departments managing everything from scholarship applications to team registration, eligibility verification, and alumni engagement.

This template helps you move faster during competitive recruitment seasons, make data-driven scholarship decisions, and create a professional first impression that top athletes expect. Stop losing talented prospects to programs with smoother application experiences—make it easy for student-athletes to choose your school.

Whether you're recruiting for football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, swimming, lacrosse, or any collegiate sport, this template adapts to your program's specific needs while maintaining the structure and professionalism that scholarship evaluation requires.