<p>Are you sure, Iamafan?
Re. Athletic scholarships at UCLA, UCLA has 22 NCAA sports. According to their web site, <a href=“http://www.uclabruins.com/genrel/ucla-recruiting-home.html:[/url]”>http://www.uclabruins.com/genrel/ucla-recruiting-home.html:</a> “The full limit of NCAA Scholarships are awarded in 22 sports based on the following major criteria: 1) academic admissibility to UCLA-combination of high school grades and standardized American test scores (SAT/ACT) where scores must be higher than NCAA Clearing House limits (2.5 gpa/820 SAT or 68 ACT (17 Average)), 2) your athletic ability compared to others in your sport on both a national and international level-you have to be among the top athletes to be considered, 3) ability to make an immediate contribution to the Bruin program in your first year. Athletes are also considered for UCLA teams without a scholarship, based on the same criteria. You can earn a scholarship after the first year, based on your contributions to the success of the UCLA team.”
Here’s a link to U Wisconsin, <a href=“http://www.uwbadgers.com/development/endowment-opportunities.html;[/url]”>http://www.uwbadgers.com/development/endowment-opportunities.html;</a> they, too, give out the maximum allowed scholarships for women’s crew (20). And quite frankly, I’d be totally surprised if CAL did not use its full allocation of 20 scholarships.</p>
<p>Because LW rowing isn’t covered by NCAA rules (like men’s rowing), there are no official rules on the number of athletic scholarships. As a result, U CAL and U Washington men’s rowing is quite generous with scholarships (they have a very active fundraising), and some say that this is why the two schools have no interest in men’s rowing becoming an NCAA sport as it would limit the number of scholarships.</p>
<p>With respect to women’s LW, according to the Wisco athletic dept., they do not have athletic scholarships. My impression is that this is quite typical, also considering that LW programs recruit fewer rowers per year (around 3-5).</p>