15.5.4.1 Reduction or Cancellation Permitted. Athletics aid may be reduced or canceled during the period of the award, if the recipient: (Revised: 1/11/94, 1/10/95)

(a) Renders themselves ineligible for intercollegiate competition;

(b) Fraudulently misrepresents any information on an application, letter of intent or financial aid agreement (see Bylaw 15.5.4.1.2); (Revised: 4/14/15 effective 8/1/15)

(c) Engages in serious misconduct warranting substantial disciplinary penalty (see Bylaw 15.5.4.1.3). (Revised: 4/14/15 effective 8/1/15)

(d) Voluntarily withdraws from a sport at any time for personal reasons; however, the recipient's athletics aid may not be awarded to another student-athlete in the term in which the aid was reduced or canceled. Further, if the athletics aid is canceled before a regular academic term (e.g., preseason practice period), the aid may not be provided to another student-athlete during the ensuing academic term; or (Revised: 1/10/92, 1/11/94, 1/10/95, 1/9/96, 11/12/04, 1/21/17 effective 8/1/18, 8/21/20 Immediate (applies retroactively), for any athletics aid agreements signed for the 2020-21 academic year only., 4/12/21 effective 8/1/21)

(e) Provides written notification of transfer (see Bylaw 13.1.1.3.1) to the institution; however, the student-athlete’s athletics aid may not be reduced or canceled until the end of the academic year in which written notification of transfer is received. An institution may reduce or cancel an athletics aid agreement signed for the next academic year if a student-athlete provides written notification of transfer.
(Adopted: 1/22/22 Immediate, for student-athletes transferring for the 2022-23 academic year, and thereafter.)