Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarship

Eligibility

Undergraduate

• Applicant must be a current member of SHAPE America. Undergraduate students may join at thetime of application.
• Applicant must be majoring in the field of health, physical education, recreation or dance.
• Applicant must have college junior or senior class standing at a baccalaureate‐grantingcollege/university (completed a minimum of 60 semester/90 quarter units of college courses).
• Applicant must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 overall on a 4.0 grade point scale. GPAscores from all institutions attended in pursuit of applicant’s current degree must be factored into theoverall GPA.
• Applicant must be a first time Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarship recipient. Previous recipientsof SHAPE America’s National Presidential Scholarship are ineligible.

Graduate

• Applicant must be a current member of SHAPE America. Graduate students may join at the time ofapplication
• Applicant must be majoring in the field of health, physical education, recreation or dance
• Applicant must be enrolled in a matriculated full‐time masters or doctoral program. 
• Applicant must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 overall on a 4.0 grade point scale.
• Applicant must be a first time Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarship recipient.Previous recipients of SHAPE America’s National Presidential Scholarship are ineligible. Undergraduaterecipients are ineligible for the graduate scholarship award.

Scholarship requirements