CUSC - financial aid: program update

First Published:  August 12th 2024

The 2024/25 soccer season is off to a fantastic start, and we're excited to share some wonderful updates from our Financial Aid (Scholarship) Program. As part of our ongoing commitment to improving our processes, we transitioned our club management to the PlayMetrics platform before the season began. This move has brought numerous benefits, most notably enabling us to offer an open financial aid registration for the first time.

The open Financial Aid Program marks a significant step forward in our mission to make soccer accessible to everyone in our community. By centralizing our data and optimizing outreach through PlayMetrics, we've made our programs more accessible than ever before. This has led to increased participation and allowed us to connect with underserved communities in meaningful new ways. 

Through this program, we're breaking down financial barriers, ensuring that more players can experience the joy of soccer, and reinforcing our commitment to fostering equitable access to sports and recreation.

Now that we are about 4 months into our program, we wanted to share some updates: 

• We have awarded 58 scholarships for partial or complete fees.   [ Value: $41,103 ]

• We have awarded 27 scholarships to help pay for player uniforms [ Value: $7,882 ]

When we announced our new Financial Aid Program in April of this year we disclosed that we would be awarding the scholarships at 4 different levels, and an additional award for uniform assistance.

As you can see we have awarded almost $49,000 of financial aid this year.   

One of the standout achievements is that 21 players and their families received full (100%) scholarships, covering all their fees. Without this support, many of these players wouldn't have had the opportunity to play soccer this season, and we're incredibly proud to have made that possible!