Student Aid: Financial Assistance to Scholarship Athletes

HRD-87-78BR Published: May 11, 1987. Publicly Released: May 11, 1987.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the use of federal funds by college athletes receiving athletic scholarships to determine if athletes used the federal funds to support their academic efforts.

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Topics

Education

College studentsEducational grantsFederal fundsScholarship programsSportsStudent financial aidFinancial assistanceGrant programsEducational opportunitiesStudent athletes