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, meals, lodging) for student-athletes to attend institutional orientation sessions conducted for all students. However, an institution
may provide on-campus expenses to student-athletes to attend orientation sessions for a particular group of students
selected on a basis unrelated to athletics ability only if the institution is providing expenses on a uniform basis to all
members of the particular group. (Adopted: 1/10/95, Revised: 1/9/96)

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3FGSFTINFOUT An institution may provide student-athletes
with reasonable refreshments (e.g., soft drinks, snacks) for student-athlete educational and business meetings and, on
an occasional basis, for celebratory events (e.g., birthdays). (Adopted: 10/28/99)


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4UVEJFT A student-athlete may receive compensation from the Association
for participating in specified NCAA research studies. Such compensation shall be consistent with the going rate
for compensation offered in studies involving nonathlete populations. (Adopted: 10/28/99 effective 8/1/00, Revised:
4/30/09)

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4UVEJFT A student-athlete may receive compensation from an
institution for participating in a research study involving only student-athletes, provided: (Adopted: 4/30/09)
(a) The study is initiated and conducted by a faculty member at a member institution; and
(b) The study and compensation arrangements are approved by the institutional review board of the faculty
members institution consistent with policies applicable to other institution-based research studies.

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#FOFUT An institution may provide or arrange for the following benefits for a student-athlete: (Adopted: 4/26/01)
(a) The use of a return ticket at any time after the conclusion of a foreign tour;
(b) Receipt of frequent flyer points and/or miles earned while traveling to and from intercollegiate practice and/or
competition; (Adopted: 4/24/03 effective 8/1/03)
(c) Participation in receptions and festivities associated with championships, conference tournaments or all-star
events hosted by and conducted on the institutions campus;
(d) Occasional meals to team members provided by the parent of a student-athlete at any location;
(e) Telephone calls in emergency situations as approved by the director of athletics (or his or her designee);
(f) Reasonable tokens of support and transportation, housing and meal expenses in the event of serious injury,
serious illness, or death of a family member or teammate; (Revised: 4/13/09)
(g) Fundraisers for student-athletes (or their immediate family members) under the following extreme circumstances:
(1) Extreme circumstances should be extraordinary in the result of events beyond the student-athletes control
(e.g., life-threatening illness, natural disaster);
(2) The proceeds must be designated for a specific purpose (e.g., payment of medical bills, purchase of medical equipment, replacement of items lost in a fire, etc.)
(3) The proceeds may not be given directly to the beneficiaries, but must be disbursed through or paid directly
to another entity, with receipt kept on file by the institution; and
(4) The excess proceeds must be given to a not-for-profit organization with the receipt kept on file by the
institution.
(h) The payment of admission costs or a meal for any student-athlete being honored at a nonathletics awards ceremony.
16.11.1.13 Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund. A student-athlete may receive money from the NCAA Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund. Member institutions and conferences shall not use money received from the fund
to finance salaries, grants-in-aid (other than summer school) for student-athletes with remaining eligibility, capital
improvements, stipends and outside athletics development opportunities for student-athletes (e.g., participation in a
sports camp or clinic, private sports-related instruction, green fees, batting cage rental, outside foreign tour expenses).
(Adopted: 4/24/03, Revised: 1/8/07)

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conference may provide actual and necessary expenses to a student-athlete, who has completed his or her third year
(sixth semester or ninth quarter) of collegiate enrollment to attend a coaching and/or athletics administration career
educational program (e.g., Womens Basketball Coaches AssociationSo You Want To Be A Coach, Black Women in
Sports FoundationNext Step Program, U.S. Olympic CommitteeMinority/Women in Coaching Leadership).
(Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, Revised: 1/14/08 effective 8/1/08)
16.11.2 Nonpermissible.
16.11.2.1 General Rule. The student-athlete shall not receive any extra benefit. The term extra benefit refers to
any special arrangement by an institutional employee or representative of the institutions athletics interests to provide
the student-athlete or his or her relatives or friends with a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation.
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