College baseball that are trying to convince athletes to come play for them and attend their university. College baseball programs are only allowed to offer a limited number of scholarships each year, so the process of earning a scholarship is quite competitive. Baseball is classified by the NCAA as an "equivalency" sport, meaning that limits on athletic financial aid are set to the equivalent of a fixed number of full scholarships. Division I schools are allowed the equivalent of 11.7 full scholarships; Division II schools, only 9.0. Schools generally choose to award multiple partial scholarships rather than exclusively full scholarships. In Division
Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme individual applications. The scheme is largely delivered by English universities. The scholarship is worth up to £3,500 a year. Some athletes can also be funded (additionally) through UK Sport. The scheme is part of the SportsAid network, and receives funding from the National Lottery. Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme, known as TASS, is a scheme of Sport England (UK government-funded) to find and support prospective talented athletes. Over five hundred athletes are supported by this scheme, in around thirty sports. The scheme began in 2004. It is run by Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne. Athletes