TOTAL
Leadership Award
Tier One Volleyball Club, in partnership with Telos Corporation, sponsors an annual collegiate scholarship - Tier One / Telos Award for Leadership. The award recognizes significant leadership contributions to team, school, and community and is open to any high-school-aged volleyball athlete in the Title IX category (see note below). This award is established at $5,000, with the possibility of additional funds available at the sole discretion of the selection committee; monies will be appropriated to the college or university of the athlete's choosing for use at the student-athlete's discretion.
Terms and Conditions
Eligibility
Any Title IX student-athlete participating in a club and/or high school women's volleyball program.
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Primary consideration will be granted to athletes aged 16-18; younger athletes with collegiate volleyball aspirations may be considered.
Conditions
Nominee must be in good academic standing, an active participant in a club and/or high school women's volleyball program, and recommended for the TOTAL scholarship by an adult.
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Telos CEO has sole discretion over panel review process and will determine annual selection(s).
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Funds will be released solely at the discretion of Telos CEO with the understanding that the award is a scholarship for collegiate education.
Nominations
Any eligible student-athlete may be nominated for the TOTAL award.
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Nomination must be submitted by an adult (over age 18) with direct knowledge of the nominee's leadership abilities, attributes, and performance.
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Nomination is limited to two pages (one-page if printed on both sides), double-spaced, in standard memorandum format.
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Nomination should focus on the nominee's leadership, formal and informal; her contributions to the game, on and off the court; her character and conduct, both athletically and socially; and her commitment to her teammates.
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Athletic accomplishments and statistics are not indicators of leadership beyond the conduct of the player and her use of her abilities to lead the team.