There are five sections of this form to be completed:

1. The application to be completed and signed by the applicant and sponsoring athletic trainer.
   
2. An evaluation form to be completed and signed by the Certified Athletic Trainer Supervisor and placed in a sealed envelope with his or her letter of recommendation.
   
3. An endorsement to be completed and signed by a faculty member of the high school and placed in the sealed envelope with the faculty member's letter of recommendation.
   
4. An endorsement to be completed and signed by the team physician.
   
5. A financial questionnaire to be completed and signed by the applicant.

Additional Information Required:
(a) Transcript
(b) SAT/ACT Score
(c) Acceptance letter from student's college athletic training program
(d) Student Photo

Application Instructions:

1. All pages of the application must be filled out.
2. Completed applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last Friday of February. Applications are to be sent to the Nix Health Care Foundation at 414 Navarro, Suite 1015, San Antonio, Texas 78205. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
3. All sections must be completed as follows:

Section I - Application: All questions must be completed and the form signed. A copy of the applicant's high school transcript and SAT/ACT scores should be attached.

Section H - Evaluation from Certified Athletic Training Supervisor: The Athletic Trainer must be a certified member of the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association. Evaluation and letter of recommendation must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the trainer's initials appearing across the seal. Each Certified Athletic Trainer may submit only one recommendation per year.

Section III - Recommendation by High School Staff Member: This individual may not be affiliated with the athletic department. Endorsement and letter of recommendation must be subnutted in a sealed envelope with the member's initials appearing across the seal. Additional letters of recommendation will strengthen the application.

SectionIV - Recommendation byTeam Physician: This recommendation should come from the physician under whom the student has worked as a student athletic trainer. The recommendation must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the physician's initials appearing across the seal.

Section V - Financial Questionnaire: The DeLee-Evans Foundation Scholarship Committee will review this information. This information is mandatory and considered an integral part of the application.

1. Applicant must be a high school student from the Bexar County/San Antonio area.
   
2. All complete applications received no later than 5:00 p.m. the last Friday of February will be considered.
   
3. The Scholarship Committee of the DeLee-Evans Foundation will determine which candidate they feel is most qualified from the information submitted. The Board may, at its discretion, require applicants to have a personal interview with the Scholarship Committee. The Committee's recommendations will be submitted to the DeLee-Evans Foundation Board of Directors for final approval.
   
4. Those applicants being considered for the scholarship will be notified of the board's decision no later than April 30th.
   
5. Selection is based on the merit and financial need of the applicant as presented through his or her application and during the interview.

Questions regarding this application may be directed to:
      Betty Welnack
      Executive Director, Nix Health Care Foundation
      (210) 579-3158