NEGTA 2020 College Scholarship​

The ​sixth annual NEGTA College Scholarship is being offered by the Northeast Georgia Tennis Association, a USTA community tennis association. These two $1,000 scholarships will be presented to the top 2 candidates within the area served by NEGTA.  Selection of the winners will be based upon the following criteria:

• Sportsmanship & Character

• Activities, leadership and honors in high school or home school

• Tennis Accomplishments – High School & USTA

• Essay – Life Lesson/Lessons I Have Learned From Playing Tennis

• Letters of Recommendation ​​

Applicants ​must meet the following criteria​ to be eligible to apply for the scholarship:

1. Be a high school senior or home school senior who will attend an accredited college or university in the United States.  The winner may attend the college or university of his/her choice.  Participation in college or university tennis is not required.

2. Not be the recipient of any full scholarship.

3. Be a current member of USTA and have participated in organized tennis activities such as high school tennis, USTA leagues, or USTA tournaments for at least three years;

4. Must ​live ​and ​attend high school​ or be home schooled in the region served by NEGTA: Banks, Hall, Habersham, Stephens, White, Dawson and Lumpkin counties.

   The applicant should complete online application.  Letter of recommendation is to be completed by the applicant’s high school counselor.  The completed application, along with essay and letters of recommendation should be emailed to the NEGTA Scholarship Committee, contact email is listed below.