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December 06, 2018 | Compliance
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Awards may be provided each year to individual student-athletes and teams to recognize special achievements, honors and distinctions. The awards are limited in value and number, depending on the type. See Bylaw 16.1.4.3 below for more information.
16.1.4.3 Special Achievement Awards. [A] Awards may be provided each year to individual student-athletes and teams to recognize special achievements, honors and distinctions, limited in value and number as specified in Figure 16-3. [R] (Revised: 4/25/02 effective 8/1/02, 8/7/14)
FIGURE 16-3
Special Achievement Awards [A][R]
(Revised: 4/25/18)
| Type of Award | Maximum Value of Award | Number of Time Award May Be Received | Permissible Awarding Agencies | Maximum Number of Permissible Awarding Agencies |
| Special attainments or contributions to team's season (e.g., scholar-athlete, most improved player, most minutes played, most valuable player) | $175 | Once per category of award per year | Institution | 1 |
| Most valuable player - special event* | $325** | Once per event |
Institution Conference Organization approved by institution or conference |
Unlimited |
| Most valuable player - bowl game or all-star contest | $350 | Once per event | Sponsoring entity of all-star contest or certified postseason bowl | 1 |
| Established regional/national recognition awards (e.g., Wade Trophy, Heisman Trophy) | $325 | Once per year per award | Management of award program | 1 |
| Trophy recognizing established national award | Unlimited | Once per year | Management of award program | 1 |
| Trophy recognizing conference "athlete of the year" | $1,500 | Once per year to one male and one female | Conference | 1 |
| Trophy recognizing conference "scholar-athlete of the year" | $1,500 | Once per year to one male and one female |
Conference |
1 |
| Specialized performance in single contest or during limited time period (e.g., player of the game, player of the week) | $80 (certificate, medal or plaque only) | Unlimited |
Conference Outside organization (e.g., local business) |
Unlimited |
| Hometown award | $80 | Unlimited | Group (other than institution's booster club) located in the student-athlete's hometown | Unlimited |
*The award recipient must be selected by a recognized organization approved by a member institution or conference.
**Each permissible awarding agency is subject to separate $325 limit per award. Each awarding agency may provide only a single award fo reach event to each student-athlete.
