SELF PRINCIPLE SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP
Help Southern California students play organized sports.
SELF stands for Sleep, Exercise, Love, and Food. The Sports Scholarship advances the Exercise pillar by reducing the cost barriers that keep some students from joining a team, continuing in a sport, or competing.
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Eligibility: Southern California residents only. This scholarship is for students in grades 4 through 8 who live in Southern California.
Why this scholarship exists
Watching my own daughters wrestle, I saw how much it costs a family to let a child compete, and how many talented, dedicated kids never get the chance because of money.
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SELF Principle exists to reduce barriers to better health. For a young athlete, that barrier may be the cost of registration, competition, approved travel, or basic equipment.
Sean Hashmi, MD, founder
What the scholarship covers
$500
up to, per student
Awards may cover league or club registration, tournament entry, approved travel costs, or basic equipment and gear. SELF Principle pays the approved league, club, program, or vendor directly. Support is not provided as cash to a family.
Who can apply?
Students in grades 4 to 8 in Southern California who:
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Maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher, or strong grades if the school does not use GPA.
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Contribute at home, at school, on a team, or in the community.
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Are committed to a sport and need support to keep participating, train, or compete.
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Demonstrate financial need.
The current $5,000 scholarship funding stage can support up to ten awards at the $500 maximum.
Awards may be smaller, and the number of recipients depends on eligible applications and available funding.
Sponsors
Give directly to the Sports Scholarship, or offer sporting-goods gift cards, donated equipment, and program support. SELF Principle coordinates approved support with leagues, clubs, programs, and vendors.
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For scholarship questions, sponsorships, sporting-goods gift cards, equipment, or direct program support, email scholarship@selfprinciple.org. Do not send application records or supporting documents by email.
Sponsors do not receive applicant information, communicate with applicants or recipients, select award recipients, or influence SELF Principle health education.
How to apply.
A parent or legal guardian begins with a short first-step application. It collects only the information needed to review initial eligibility and contact the family.
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Do not upload or include report cards, tax documents, bank information, medical information, Social Security numbers, immigration information, or other sensitive records. If a student is invited to continue, SELF Principle will provide separate instructions.
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Family and student details
The parent or legal guardian’s name and email, and the student’s first name, grade, city, and sport.
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Requested support
The type of support requested and estimated amount, up to $500.
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A brief parent response
One brief parent or guardian response about the barrier this support would address.
When to apply
Applications are open year-round.
Apply by January 31.
Decisions announced by May 1.
Apply by July 31.
Decisions announced by November 1.
Applications received after a deadline move to the next review cycle.
How recipients are chosen.
Applications are reviewed by a volunteer committee that may include teachers, coaches, clinicians, and professionals from different fields. No single reviewer decides an award. Relatives of the founder and committee members are not eligible. Reviewers consider academic effort, contribution at home, school, on a team, or in the community, commitment to the student’s sport, and financial need.
Help more students participate.
Give directly to the Sports Scholarship, or offer gift cards, equipment, or program support.
SELF Principle is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN 82-2660081.