Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is proud to announce the 2015 recipients in our SSSF Scholarship Program. Sixty-five SCTP and SPP student athletes will receive scholarships totaling $57,000. SSSF will add another $4,000 to that total in July when it awards scholarships to four additional athletes during Last Competitor Standing events at its 2015 National Championships. From 2013 through its 2015 distributions, SSSF will have awarded $140,000 in scholarship funds to 148 student athletes in the SCTP and SPP programs. Athletes who graduated from high school in 2015 and will enroll in college this year were eligible to apply for this year's scholarships. Awards are based on SCTP/SPP participation, academics, need, and other factors. The scholarships are being funded by generous sponsors who support our youth shooting programs, as well as supporters who raise funds through national banquets. For the SCTP scholarships, the National Skeet Shooting Association and National Sporting Clays Association (NSSA-NSCA) contributed $10,000 for 10 awards, and an additional $8,500 was provided by the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA), GunBroker.com, NRA, Hodgdon Powder, Zanders Sporting Goods, and MEC. Of the eight $1000 scholarships being awarded to SPP athletes, six are being funded by a donation from Smith & Wesson, while others are being funded by a $1000 donation each from the Joyce Wilson Women in the Shooting Sports Scholarship and the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA). Congratulations to the following 2015 scholarship recipients:
Scholastic Clay Target Program Athletes
Scholarships are funded by the SSSF and NSSA-NSCA unless otherwise indicated.
Jacob Buchanon
Alaska
Grace Hambuchen
Arkansas
Marshall Anema
Arizona
Danielle Buttermore
Connecticut
Clayton Teall
Florida
Zachary Metz
Florida
GunBroker.com
Ciara Erenberger
Iowa
NRA
Samuel Frederes
Iowa
Joshua Morrison
Iowa
Lake Heaton
Iowa
ATA
Lauren Herr
Iowa
Christopher Martin
Iowa
Caleb Gradeless
Iowa
Samantha Ashland
Iowa
Luke Borden
Idaho
Sydney Carson
Indiana
Conner Haley
Indiana
ATA
Emily Duquette
Massachusetts
Alyssa Minder
Minnesota
Zachary Jung
Minnesota
Emily Hampson
Missouri
Austin Webb
Montana
Hodgdon Powder
Courtney Jones
North Carolina
Hunter Clark
North Carolina
Grant Lind
North Dakota
Madison Webster
Nebraska
Hodgdon Powder
Carl Kessler
Ohio
Sean Curran
Ohio
GunBroker.com
Tess Decker
Oklahoma
Douglas Birchard
Pennsylvania
ATA
Bryce Buckwalter
Pennsylvania
Zane McShane
Pennsylvania
Donovan Barry
Pennsylvania
William Till
South Carolina
Braxton Rider
Tennessee
Harold Doughty III
Tennessee
Samantha Smith
Tennessee
Mathew St.John
Tennessee
NRA Scholarship
Joseph Simmons
Tennessee
Travis Old
Texas
GunBroker.com
Ian Stodart
Utah
Grayson Helms
Washington
Megan Rice
Washington
Abigail Denmark
Washington
Abigail Rosenau
Wisconsin
ATA
Dalton Karow
Wisconsin
Emily Bradley
Wisconsin
Samuel Hovde
Wisconsin
Zachary Hahn
Wisconsin
Zachary Henderson
Wisconsin
Emma Gehring
Wisconsin
Atticus Clark
Wisconsin
Gunnar Kern
Wisconsin
Molly Cocroft
Wisconsin
Joseph Altwies
Wisconsin
Brian Morris
Wisconsin
Zanders Sporting Goods
Pauline Schlais
Wisconsin
MEC
Scholastic Pistol Program Athletes
Franklin Ordway
Oregon
Smith & Wesson Scholarship
Eri Martin
Maine
Smith & Wesson Scholarship
Hunter Reiley
Texas
Smith & Wesson Scholarship
Ryan Hellyer
Kentucky
Smith & Wesson Scholarship
Tyler Wright
Ohio
Smith & Wesson Scholarship
Corey Bucholz
Wisconsin
Smith & Wesson Scholarship
Amber Rasmussen
Wisconsin
Joyce Wilson Women in the Shooting Sports Scholarship
Qualifying student athletes who will graduate from high school in 2015 are invited to apply for SSSF‘s 2015 Scholarship Program, which will award college scholarships to deserving participants of SCTP and SPP. The scholarships are being funded by generous sponsors who support our youth shooting programs, as well as supporters who raise funds through national banquets. Among this year's SCTP scholarship sponsors will be the National Skeet Shooting Association and National Sporting Clays Association, whose $10,000 donation will fund 10 scholarships; the National Rifle Association, with a $5,000 donation; and the Amateur Trapshooting Association, which will fund scholarships for SCTP athletes who are also ATA members. Among the SPP scholarship donors are the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) and its executive director, Joyce Wilson, who will each contribute a $1000 scholarship.
SCTP and SPP student athletes who will graduate from high school in 2015 and enroll in college this year are eligible to apply for the scholarships. Awards will be based on SCTP/SPP participation, academics, need, and other factors. In 2014, SSSF awarded $1000 scholarships to 42 recipients, including 36 to SCTP athletes and six to SPP athletes. To apply, students will submit an application, accompanied by an essay and a high school transcript. To allow us to announce scholarship recipients earlier in the year, we have revised our application dates. All applications are due by April 17, 2015. Download the scholarship application package
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) invites high school athletes to apply for scholarships that are awarded to those who meet the high standards of a Triple-Impact Competitor. PCA awards scholarships of $1,000-$2,000 (depending on location) to high school athletes, based on their essays explaining how they meet the standard defined in Elevating Your Game: Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor by PCA Founder Jim Thompson: Personal Mastery: Making oneself better
Leadership: Making one's teammates better
Honoring the Game: Making the game better Eligibility extends to any high school junior residing anywhere in the U.S. and playing for a high school team or in club sports. Learn more about the scholarship program and how to apply.
Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is pleased to announce the 2014 recipients in our SSSF Scholarship Program. Forty-two SCTP and SPP student athletes will each receive a $1000 scholarship. Athletes who graduated from high school in 2014 and will enroll in college this year were eligible to apply for the scholarships. Awards are based on SCTP/SPP participation, academics, need, and other factors. The scholarships are being funded by generous sponsors who support our youth shooting programs, as well as supporters who raise funds through national banquets. For the SCTP scholarships, Beretta USA donated $10,000 to provide 10 scholarships, and the National Skeet Shooting Association and National Sporting Clays Association (NSSA-NSCA) contributed another $10,000 for 10 awards. SCTP National Fundraising Banquets provided $15,000 for 15 of the scholarships. NRA funded a $1000 special scholarship and will present two more $1000 scholarships to winners of the "Last Competitor Standing" competitions at the upcoming National Team Championships. Of the six scholarships being awarded to SPP athletes, five are being funded by a donation from Smith & Wesson, while another is being funded by a $1000 donation from HiViz Shooting Systems. Congratulations to the following 2014 scholarship recipients:
Qualifying student athletes who will graduate from high school in 2014 are invited to apply for SSSF's 2014 Scholarship Program, which will award more than $40,000 in college scholarships to deserving participants of SCTP and SPP. The scholarships are being funded by generous sponsors who support our youth shooting programs, as well as supporters who raise funds through national banquets.
For the SCTP scholarships, Beretta USA has donated $10,000 to provide 10 scholarships of $1000 each, and the National Skeet Shooting Association and National Sporting Clays Association (NSSA-NSCA) have contributed another $10,000 for 10 scholarships. NRA has donated $3000 for three scholarships, and other sources, including SCTP National Fundraising Banquets, will provide at least $10,000 more. SPP will offer $11,000 in its scholarship program’s first year. Smith & Wesson has donated $10,000 to fund 10 scholarships of $1000 each, and HiViz Shooting Systems has added another $1000 scholarship. In 2013, SSSF awarded 35 $1000 scholarships to SCTP student athletes, funded by a $10,000 donation from NSSA-NSCA and $25,000 in banquet proceeds. SCTP and SPP student athletes who will graduate from high school in 2014 and enroll in college this year are eligible to apply for the scholarships. Awards will be based on SCTP/SPP participation, academics, need, and other factors. To apply, students will submit an application, accompanied by an essay and a high school transcript. Deadline to apply is June 7, 2014.
Here's an opportunity for everyone to win! Someone will be drawn as the winner of a Krieghoff K-80 shotgun worth more than $20,000 in an SSSF raffle at our National Championships this July, and the SSSF Scholarship Program will benefit from the ticket sales. Plus, your team can earn endowment money in the process! Here’s how that will work: Tickets will sell for $50 each, and only 600 will be sold. Teams registered with active MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. endowment accounts may request up to 20 tickets at a time to sell in their local area. Buy one yourself, or sell them to friends at the gun club, parents, or anyone who would like a 1-in-600 chance of winning a dream shotgun. 100% of the money raised, along with completed ticket stubs, will be sent to SSSF. We will then return $25 per ticket to the team’s MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. endowment account, where it will be matched 2:1. That means for every 20 tickets your team sells, your endowment account gains a total of $1500! The remaining proceeds from the raffle will go toward the SSSF Scholarship Program.
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to providing shooting-sports education and opportunities to school-age youths around the United States to encourage young athlete personal growth and development. Tax-ID number 20-8484121.