NEGTA 2019 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 high school tennis 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 pages 1 and 2.  Page 3 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.