Financial Assistance through
Scholarships & Grants
The NIRSA Foundation is dedicated to the personal and professional development of NIRSA members.
Committed to the future of campus recreation, the NIRSA Foundation proudly offers a variety of scholarships and travel grants to ensure NIRSA’s premier educational events are accessible to all NIRSA students and professionals. Members at all stages of their careers benefit from the learning, innovation, and networking experiences at these events.
Through the generosity of the NIRSA membership and corporate contributions, several endowments have been established to further fund scholarships to the NIRSA Conference, Emerging Recreational Sports Leaders (ERSL) Conference, NIRSA Recreation Facilities Institute, and NIRSA School for Early Career Professionals.
The scholarship gave me the ability to travel where otherwise I wouldn’t have gone. The scholarships provide so much value beyond the monetary donation. The experiences that are had because of the scholarship are priceless. I had a great experience, and I am very thankful for the opportunity that I was given to attend.
As a graduating senior, I applied to scholarships banking on a dream and those all came true plus more by being sponsored to go. I had been cultivating fitness/wellness in my rural school’s community for all of my undergrad and sometimes it got a little disheartening. NIRSA was a space I felt I could connect and continue to learn in a space where others were enthusiastic to do the same.
Being a part of NIRSA has completely altered my career. I entered campus rec as an undergrad student with no clue what the field really was. As a Graduate Assistant I have gotten so many opportunities to be a part of NIRSA and I am striving to be a leader in campus recreation. Next year I will serve as the Region VI student leader, and I would have not known how passionate I was about that role if I was not involved in NIRSA. It has quite literally altered my life.
I am very appreciative of my award as it made it possible to attend the conference financially. Without the support for many generous donors, I may not have even considered attending this year’s conference. I was able to reconnect with former colleagues and peers from my previous institution, and I got to connect with a lot of new students and professionals as well. The educational sessions provided me with a lot of information that I can take with me as I grow and develop as a professional.
