Program Fee Scholarship Opportunities
Thanks to our generous donors, SSWSC awarded nearly $600,000 in financial need-based and athletic achievement scholarships in 2024-2025 (a 30% increase over 2023-2024), providing opportunities for local athletes to participate in programs at any level.
SSWSC understands that participating in programs can be financially challenging. To address families’ growing needs, SSWSC has created a scholarship structure that provides support on several levels.
- EZ Scholarship - scholarships for up to 50% of program fees in a one-step process during enrollment
- EZ Competitive Scholarship - scholarships for up to 50% of program fees for competitive year-round athletes - APPLY HERE
- Competitive Program Fee Scholarship - considers other factors that impact a family’s financial situation for year-round competitive athletes - APPLY HERE
- Winter Program Fee Scholarship - considers other factors that impact a family’s financial situation
- Summer Camp Scholarship - for athletes traveling for training
Check out the details below for information about each scholarship.
- EZ Scholarship
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SSWSC offers the EZ Scholarship Program for families with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) up to $175,000. The EZ Scholarship is a one-step program fee scholarship that is part of the enrollment process for local participants. EZ Scholarship is applied directly to program fees based on the family’s adjusted gross income before payment.
- EZ Scholarships are applied automatically when families provide their AGI during the registration process.
- Summer and winter programs are eligible for the EZ Scholarship.
- Families with athletes in multiple SSWSC programs are encouraged to apply for both the EZ Scholarship and the Winter Program Fee Scholarship.
- Non-residents are not eligible for EZ Scholarships. Find the Residency Status Policy HERE.
- EZ Competitive Scholarship
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SSWSC offers the EZ Competitive Program Scholarship for families with athletes in high school-age, year-round competitive programs. The EZ Competitive
Program Scholarship is a two-step scholarship fee program for athletes in year-round programs; it requires submitting a current 1040 or 1040EZ tax return. The EZ Competitive Scholarship is applied directly to program fees based on the family’s adjusted gross income after tax return verification.
- Offsets the cost of participation, equipment, training, and competition travel in year-round programs which is significantly greater for competitive year-round athletes.
- The EZ Competitive Program Scholarship uses a different Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) scale, compared to the regular EZ Program Scholarship, increasing access and scholarship amounts for families with an AGI up to $250,000, compared with $175,000 for the regular EZ Scholarship Program.
- SSWSC competitive programs eligible for the new EZ Competitive Program Scholarship are U16 Alpine, U18/20 Alpine, U17/19 Moguls, U16/18/20 Cross Country, U16/U18/U20 Jump and Nordic Combined, Freeskiing Senior Team, Snowboarding Pro-Am Race, Snowboarding Pro-Am Race with SBX Add-On, Snowboarding Boardercross, Snowboarding Boardercross with Pro-Am Race Add-On, Snowboarding Senior Team, and Snowboarding Big Mountain Team.
- To be eligible for the EZ Competitive Program Scholarship, families must submit a 1040 tax return to verify their 2024 adjusted gross income on the SSWSC scholarship portal.
- The application will be open from April 9 - May 13 at which point scholarship will be applied to year-round fees ahead of the first billing date (May 15). The application will reopen on May 16 and will be open until November 30.
- Non-residents are not eligible for EZ Scholarships. Find the Residency Status Policy HERE.
- Year-Round Program Fee Scholarship
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SSWSC offers a Year-Round Program Fee Scholarship through an application process. The Year-Round Program Fee Scholarship is intended to assist SSWSC families with SSWSC program fees based on financial need.
- While the EZ Scholarship only factors in adjusted gross income, the Year-Round Program Fee Scholarship considers many other factors, including current hardship, multiple children, associated expenses such as travel and equipment, and family’s volunteer involvement with SSWSC.
- Families can apply for this scholarship even if they have received an EZ Scholarship or if they did not qualify for an EZ Scholarship.
- The Year-Round Program Fee scholarship application window is from April 9 - May 13 for year-round competitive programs.
- Families with athletes in multiple SSWSC programs are encouraged to apply for the Winter Program Fee Scholarship as well as the EZ Scholarship through registration.
- SSWSC competitive programs eligible for the new Year-Round Program Fee Scholarship are U16 Alpine, U18/20 Alpine, U17/19 Moguls, U16/18/20 Cross Country, U16/U18/U20 Jump and Nordic Combined, Freeskiing Senior Team, Snowboarding Pro-Am Race, Snowboarding Pro-Am Race with SBX Add-On, Snowboarding Boardercross, Snowboarding Boardercross with Pro-Am Race Add-On, Snowboarding Senior Team, and Snowboarding Big Mountain Team.
- Families only need to fill out ONE application per family.
- All resident or non-resident athletes are eligible.
- Winter Program Fee Scholarship
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SSWSC offers a Winter Program Fee Scholarship through an application process. The Winter Program Fee Scholarship is intended to assist SSWSC families with SSWSC program fees based on financial need.
- While the EZ Scholarship only factors in adjusted gross income, the Winter Program Fee Scholarship considers many other factors, including current hardship, multiple children, associated expenses such as travel and equipment, and family’s volunteer involvement with SSWSC.
- Families can apply for this scholarship even if they have received an EZ Scholarship or if they did not qualify for an EZ Scholarship.
- The Winter Program Fee scholarship application window is from August 5 - November 30 for winter programs.
- Families with athletes in multiple SSWSC programs are encouraged to apply for the Winter Program Fee Scholarship as well as the EZ Scholarship through registration.
- Families only need to fill out ONE application per family.
- All resident or non-resident athletes are eligible.
- Summer Camp Scholarship
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SSWSC will continue offering a Summer Camp Scholarship for athletes traveling to SSWSC training camps.
- This scholarship is intended to assist SSWSC families with SSWSC camp fees based on financial need and verification from the Head Coach.
- Families only need to fill out ONE application per family.
- Summer Camp Scholarship will be open from May 15 Application deadline is June 15, 2025.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Gretchen Burkholder, 970-879-0695.