Feb 16, 2010 10:33:53 AM

The NCAA has selected 26 recipients of the 2010-11 Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarships for Careers in Athletics.

The NCAA annually awards 13 scholarships to ethnic minorities and 13 scholarships to female college graduates who will be entering their initial year of postgraduate studies. Recipients must be seeking admission or have been accepted into a sports administration or related program that will help them obtain a career in intercollegiate athletics. Scholarship winners have one year to use the one-time award of $6,000.

The scholarship programs were developed by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee with the goal of increasing the pool of and opportunities for qualified minority and female candidates in intercollegiate athletics.

For more information about the Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarships for Careers in Athletics, click on the Diversity and Inclusion link under the About the NCAA tab at www.ncaa.org.

Ethnic Minority Awardees

Women's Awardees