Pay For College With Your Bike

Did you know that college cyclists can earn scholarships through the USA Cycling Development Foundation? Two programs, the John Stenner Collegiate Cycling Scholarship and the Joshua Kuck Memorial Scholarship Fund, together awarded four $1,500 scholarships to student-athlete cyclists with the winners of the most recent awards recently announced.

And it's not just about going fast. The John Stenner scholarship recognizes students who have succeeded in academics, competitive cycling and community involvement with an emphasis on team development. The Joshua Kuck scholarship awards two scholarships each year to student-athletes who excel in the areas of cycling safety, advocacy and education.

Stenner Scholarship winners were Kimberly Turner (Boise, Idaho) of Seattle Pacific University and Kyle Englund-Krieger (Hummelstown, Pa.) of the United States Naval Academy. Fort Lewis College's Teal Stetson-Lee (Durango, Colo. and shown in photo) and Jeffrey Salvitti (Lewisburg, Pa.) of Bucknell University each were awarded the Kuck Memorial Scholarship, which was established to honor a collegiate cyclist killed in 2007.

With applications available in the fall and awards announced in December, it's not yet time to apply for the next round. But you can bookmark the page where you can get the forms here when they come available.

The programs are funded by directed donations to the USA Cycling Development Foundation. Interested student-athletes as well as those who would like to support these programs should visit www.usacdf.org

Photo of Teal Stetson-Lee from USA Cycling Development Foundation