To help more students attend the NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, the NATA Student Leadership Committee (SLC) is offering the Chuck Kimmel First-Time Attendee Award. This award will assist athletic training students who have never attended the annual NATA convention.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Chuck Kimmel First-Time Attendee Award is to honor the outstanding man and athletic trainer that is Chuck Kimmel. Mr. Kimmel has provided students with opportunity throughout his career as an educator, head athletic trainer and NATA president. As an extension of respect and gratitude, SLC offers the Chuck Kimmel First-Time Attendee Award to help more students attend the NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo.
The expectation of this award is to assist athletic training students who have never attended the annual NATA convention. This award will provide a total of $2,000 in award money to as many as four athletic training students, who have never attended the annual NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo. Chuck Kimmel First-Time Attendee Award applications will be accepted between February 15 and April 20.
Award Criteria
- The applicant must be self-nominated.
- Applicant must be enrolled in a CAATE accredited professional program and ineligible to sit for the BOC exam.
- Applicant must have an NPI number by the application deadline (included on the application) unless an international student in which case this will be waived.
- Applicant must be a first-time attendee to the NATA convention. This includes no participation in a previous in-person or virtual NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo.
- Must currently be enrolled in a CAATE accredited athletic training program and in good standing within their athletic training program.
- Application materials must be completed entirely. Incomplete applications will not continue through the selection process.
- Application materials submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. CST April 20, 2024.
- Applicant must be an NATA member in good standing at least two months prior to the award deadline.
- Recipients will be selected by SLC and notified by the NATA SLC Outreach chair by May 1 of the deadline year.
Selection Criteria
- Completed application (letter of recommendation, cover letter, resume, short essay and other completed sections within the application) in PDF or Word format, submitted via the Google Form Application no later than the established deadline.
- Overall presentation of application materials (neatness, spelling/grammatical errors).
- Overall GPA of no lower than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Commitment to athletic training; is athletic training his/her intended career?
- Professional involvement will be reviewed.
- Community involvement will be reviewed.
- Quality of letter of recommendation, cover letter, resume and short essay will be reviewed.