Scholarship Opportunities
About our Professional Level Scholarships
The Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association, Inc. has inaugurated a scholarship program honoring outstanding students from the EATA membership who have excelled academically and clinically as professional (entry-level) athletic training students. At present, eleven $3000 grants are awarded annually to students in entry-level accredited programs who have participated with distinction in a college or university athletic training program. These awards are meant to encourage the recipients to continue their education toward a professional athletic training degree and pursue a career in athletic training.
Each Certified Athletic Trainer Preceptor may nominate ONLY ONE candidate for a scholarship award. The candidate is responsible for insuring that all four sections of the application (Student Application, Preceptor Recommendation, Academic Professor/Team Physician Recommendation, and the Program Director Academic Verification forms) are completed and submitted online. Any incomplete application will not be considered. Complete criteria for candidacy may be found below
The EATA Scholarship Committee will screen the candidates and announce its selections to the EATA membership at the annual meeting in January.
A maximum of two applicants from one Athletic Training Education Program may be selected as EATA scholarship recipients each year. Program Directors are encouraged to submit the two best qualified candidates for the award based on the listed criteria.
For questions about the EATA Scholarship Program or status of an application, please contact our Scholarship Committee Chair, Dennis Fontaine at fontained@merrimack.edu
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Joe was the Athletic Trainer for Hobart College and was Secretary/Treasurer of the EATA for over 20 years.
District 1: 2023 Winner- Emily Davison (U.Maine)
District 2: 2023 Winner- Yuan Xiangru (Kings College)
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Rachael was the Assoc. Executive Director of NATA and served the profession for over 20 yrs. She was loved by all!
2023 Winner- Megan Helf (Moravian)
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Past Recipients:
2021- Kate Cunningham (Kings College)
2022- Taylor Davis (Slippery Rock)
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Wes was the Head Athletic Trainer at the Univ. of Maine for over 30 years and was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame.
2023 Winner- Kaitlin Fulton (Kings College)
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Paul was the first Executive Director of the BOC, worked at MIT and was inducted into both the NATA and ATOM Halls of Fame.
2023 Winner- Donghyeon Kim (U. of Connecticut)
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Past Recipients:
2009- Camille Valvano (Kings College)
2010- Lauren Jimison (East Stroudsburg)
2011- Stephanie Natalie (West Chester)
2012- Sara Cline (Kean)
2013- Stephen Dippel (Montclair State)
2014- Marissa LoMonaco (Hofstra)
2015- Mikaela Potrako (U. Del)
2016- Nicholas April (West Chester)
2017- Caleb Earl (Daemen College)
2018- Shayla Van Gurp (Stony Brook)
2019- Courtney DeFeo (U.Del)
2020- Kendall Couch (West Chester)
2021- Emily Schmidt (West Chester)
2022- Alexandra Reppert (Moravian)
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Marica works at Bridgewater State Univ. She has authored multiple AT books and is in the NATA Hall of Fame.
2023 Winner- Rachel St. Pierre (Merrimack College)
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Past Recipients:
2017- Lauren Holt (Springfield College)
2018- Emily Gray (Plymouth State)
2019- Kassiday Campbell (Bridgewater State)
2020- Ryan Newton (Bridgewater State)
2021- Dalene Gomes (Merrimack College)
2022- Tyler Gardiner (U. of Southern Maine)
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Carl worked at Central Conn. State Univ. and was on the BOC and NATA Board of Directors. He was also President of EATA.
2023 Winner- Kaylie Langer (Springfield College)
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Koko worked at Northeastern Univ and was the Presidents of EATA and ATOM. He is a member of the NATA Hall of Fame.
2023 Winner- Paige Butler (Springfield College)
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Paula works at Duquesne Univ. and was the first chair of CAATE and was inducted into the NATA and PATS Halls of Fame.
2023 Winner- Nicole Fallon (Rowan University)
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Past Recipients:
2017- Branden Green (East Stroudsburg)
2018- Morgan Dumont (West Chester)
2019- Jennifer DeFazio (U. of Pittsburgh)
2020- Jordan DelBianco (U. Del)
2021-Theodore Mostellar (East Stroudsburg)
2022-Erin Gilligan (West Chester)
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Thompson has since retired from his role as the Head Athletic Trainer at Princeton University. He is a past EATA President and NATA Hall of Famer.
2023 Winner- Jessica Schmidt (West Chester)
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Past Recipients:
2013- Mario Mascioli (West Chester)
2014- Allison Montgomery (Penn State)
2015- Rebecca Dubas (West Chester)
2016- Mathew Armistead (U. Del)
2017- Nicole Pietrapertosa (Kean)
2018- Grace Testa (Rowan)
2019- Lindsey Ansbro (Marywood)
2020- Lyn Meyerhoff (Temple)
2021- Jessica Vallorosi (Moravian)
2022- Abigail Verbeke (West Chester)
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Kent was the Head Athletic Trainer at Ithaca College and a President of EATA. He is also in the NATA Hall of Fame.
2023 Winner- Caroline Peyron (Ithaca College)
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Past Recipients:
2013- Steven Barandica (Kean)
2014- Wesley Ostrzycki (William Paterson)
2015- Kyle MacKinnon (Ithaca College)
2016- Breanna Fortney (College of Brockport)
2017- Kelly Holzberger (Slippery Rock)
2018- Katherine Helly (Ithaca College)
2019- Michael DeGaetano (West Chester)
2020- Madison Miller (West Chester)
2021- Juliana Waclawski (Kings College)
2022- Marie Pettitt (SUNY at Buffalo)
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Hartmann-Conco Scholarship
2002- Heather Worthy (U. of Pittsburgh)
2003- Patricia Hatches (Lock Haven)
2004- Krista Deluca (Messiah)
2005- Robert Super (Kings College)
2006- Sarah Piebes (Ithaca College)
2007- Leigh Pelissier (Westfield State)
2008- Stephanie Mitchell (West Chester)
2009- Jari Haile (Duquesne)
2010- Sarah Lyon (Kean)
2011- Kelly Greenway (Kings College)
2012- Kaitlyn Deutsch (Slippery Rock)
2013- Christine Feldbauer (East Stroudsburg)
2014- Rory Fawcett (Ithaca College)
2015- Allison Gardiner (Kings College)
2016- Haley Anderson (William Paterson)
Discontinued in 2017
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District 2 Scholarship
Past Recipients:
2000- Jennifer Pease (U. of Pittsburgh)
2001- Rebecca Garvin (Messiah College)
2002- Lora Seraphin (Duquesne U.)
2003- Kathleen Price (Messiah College)
2004- Kelly Donahue (Duquesne U.)
2005- Nicole Surdam (U. of Delaware)
2006- Maureen Burke (Marywood U.)
2007- Evan Liebesperger (East Stroudsburg U.)
2008- Douglas Zaruta (U. of Pittsburgh)
2009- Kyle Moore (East Stroudsburg U.)
2010- Jessica Schoenstein (Rowan U.)
2011- Jacqueline Harpham (Ithaca College)
2012- Alexandra Sperduti (Hofstra)
Name Change: Charles Thompson Scholarship
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EATA Scholarship
Name changed to Rachael Oats Memorial Scholarship
Doctoral Scholarships
The Francis J. George Scholarship Award is designed to honor the work and service to the profession Frank demonstrated throughout his career.
The Francis J. George Scholarship Award will be presented to a Doctoral student (clinical as well as educational) who has displayed the same passion and commitment to the profession of athletic training as Frank did throughout his career.
Please visit the Frank George Scholarship tab above for application information.