The NATA Student Leadership Committee (SLC) is offering the Chuck Kimmel First-Time Attendee Award to help students attend the NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo. To assist students with the financial obligation of attending, this award is designated to enable athletic training students to attend their first annual NATA convention. Athletic training students who have not attended the NATA convention are eligible for this award.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Chuck Kimmel First-Time Attendee Award is to honor the outstanding man and athletic trainer that Chuck Kimmel was. Mr. Kimmel provided students with opportunities throughout his career as an educator, head athletic trainer and NATA president. As an extension of respect, gratitude and to honor his memory, SLC offers the Chuck Kimmel First-Time Attendee Award to allow more athletic training students the opportunity to attend the NATA convention.
To assist athletic training students who have never attended the annual NATA convention, this award will provide a total of $2,000 in award money to as many as four athletic training students, to help them attend their first NATA convention. Chuck Kimmel First-Time Attendee Award applications are open from Jan. 15 to April 1.
Award Criteria
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The applicant must be self-nominated.
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Applicant must have a National Provider Identifier by the application deadline (included on the application), unless an international student, in which case, this will be waived.
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Applicant must be a first-time attendee to the NATA convention. This includes no participation in a previous in-person or virtual NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo.
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Must currently be enrolled in a CAATE accredited athletic training program and in good standing within their athletic training program.
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Application materials must be completed entirely. Incomplete applications will not continue through the selection process.
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Application materials submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. CST April 1.
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Applicant must be an NATA member in good standing for at least two months prior to the award deadline.
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Recipients will be selected by SLC and notified by the NATA SLC Nominations Subcommittee chair by May 1 of the deadline year.
Selection Criteria
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Completed application (letter of recommendation, cover letter, resume and other completed sections within the application) in PDF or Word format, submitted via the online application process no later than the established deadline.
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Overall presentation of application materials (neatness, spelling/grammatical errors).
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Overall GPA of no lower than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
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Commitment to athletic training; is athletic training his/her/their intended career?
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Professional involvement will be reviewed.
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Community involvement will be reviewed.
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Quality of letter of recommendation, cover letter and resume will be reviewed.