STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Athletics announced on Friday that it plans to make additional investments in the student-athlete experience with financial awards due to the Supreme Court's decision last June in the Alston vs. NCAA case. All Eagle student-athletes are eligible, whether on scholarship or not, and award amounts will be determined based on several factors, including eligibility, retention, community service, APEX participation and academic excellence. The program will begin this fall, with awards distributed for the first time in January.
The Alston decision gave universities the option to provide student-athletes with additional education-related benefits such as computers and direct financial support in the form of academic achievement awards, with a maximum of $5,980 per year and Georgia Southern will take advantage of this opportunity to make additional investments in the student-athlete experience.