Financial Aid Office

Athletic Scholarships

Marian and Raymond Chelberg Outstanding Science Athlete Scholarship

• Value: variable — renewable
• Criteria: minimum 3.0 GPA, demonstrated leadership abilities and excel in at least one varsity sport; awarded at end of junior year; earned at least 30 LSSU  credits
• Curriculum: natural science or math
• Selected by: recommendation of the Athletic Department

Ronald "Bud" Cooper Endowment Scholarship

• Value: variable — non-renewable
• Criteria: The scholarship allocation goes to women's sports on a rotating basis if allowable by NCAA regulations: softball, tennis, volley ball and cross country. The sports are listed in priority order. In the event that there is not an eligible recipient according to the rotation above, a student from the sport next in line should be selected. The displaced sport reverts to the next year's top priority.
• Selected by: recommendation by the Athletic Department

Jim Fallis Endowed Athletic Fund

• Value: variable — non-renewable
• Criteria: merit based; earned at least 26 LSSU credits; have been an All-American honoree the previous academic year; be an enrolled student athlete and eligible per NCAA rules covering participation in varsity sports at LSSU; minimum 2.5 GPA; due to NCAA rules, an individual who is receiving full equivalency grant-in-aid is not eligible; in the event that no student athletes meet these guidelines, the selection committee may select an individual who has excelled in his or her sport and in the classroom
• Selected by: recommendation by the Athletic Department

Katherine E. Jackson Memorial Scholarship

• Value: variable — renewable
• Criteria: merit based; resident of Michigan or Ontario; member of the LSSU hockey team at time of selection; minimum 3.0 GPA
• Selected by: recommendation of the LSSU hockey coach

Ruth Norvell Endowment Fund

• Value: variable — non-renewable
• Criteria: merit and need based; must be a walk-on or partially- funded student athlete and have been accepted as a member of the LSSU Laker hockey team;
• must maintain an academic standing equal to the NCAA requirements for participation; award may be renewed if all conditions are met following year
• Selected by: recommendation of the LSSU Hockey Coach and LSSU Athletic Director

Dr. Harry Pike Award

• Value: variable — non-renewable
• Criteria: merit based; Michigan residents; preference given to students with financial need
• Note: This annual scholarship will be awarded on a rotating basis, if allowable by NCAA regulations, to a sport not fully funded and not supplemented by the "Bud" Cooper Endowed Scholarship in a given year. The sports will be listed by priority to determine the rotation basis. In the event there is no eligible recipient according to the rotation list, a student from the sport next in line will be selected. The displaced sport will revert to the next year's top priority.

• Selected by: recommendation by the Athletic Department

Gil Somes Endowed Award

• Value: variable — non-renewable
• Criteria: full-time student working as a student equipment manager or student athletic trainer for the LSSU Athletic Department; minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA; preference given to student with demonstrated financial need; if there is no eligible candidate, a student-athlete working with the Athletic Department may be  considered
• Selected by: recommendation of the Athletic Department

Douglas D. Weight Endowed Scholarship

• Value: variable — non-renewable
• Criteria: need based; must have been accepted as a member of the LSSU Laker hockey team; must maintain an academic standing equal to the NCAA requirements for participation; award may be renewed if all conditions are met following year
• Selected by: recommendation of the LSSU Hockey Coach and LSSU Athletic Director

Chris Yanni Memorial Award

• Value: variable — non-renewable
• Criteria: merit based; recipient must be one of the top-seven runners of the LSSU men\'s cross country team; made significant contributions to the success of the cross country program; minimum 2.0 GPA; be a citizen of Canada or the United States (preference will be given to those applicants from Northern Ontario or Michigan); must have run for the LSSU cross country team for at least one full season and be returning to LSSU and competing for the cross country team the following year; must be a strong advocate for athletics and the virtues of clean, healthy living
• Selected by: recommendation by the Athletic Department