FC Tucson Scholarship Program

OVERVIEW

FC Tucson Youth (FCTY) seeks to provide every committed player an opportunity to participate in
our program. Financial assistance is allocated based on need. We regret that we are only able to
provide financial assistance to the neediest families. Those receiving assistance will see a reduction
in their program fees. A smaller number of very needy applicants will also receive a reduction in
their registration fee. Families are responsible for other miscellaneous team expenses. Scholarship
assistance is awarded for only one playing season (i.e., 2024-2025) at a time. Please read all
instructions carefully before completing your application.
CRITERIA USED FOR SELECTION OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:
• Application forms and financial need based on the last year’s tax returns
• Compliance with previous FCTY obligations
• Years of loyalty playing for FCTY, TSA, or TVSC
• The number of children in that family who are in FCTY programs
• If the family is receiving public assistance
• If the family resides within or outside the Tucson Metro Area
• Level of involvement of applicant’s family (parents, siblings) in FCTY
• Attempts made by team to fund the player
• Additional fundraising efforts on the player’s behalf
Note: All applications are evaluated without regard to gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual
orientation, or disability.

REQUIRED FORMS
1) FCTY Financial Assistance Form **
2) FCTY Income & Employment Form*
3) FCTY Player Scholarship Application** (to be completed by player, not parent)
4) 2023 Federal Income Tax Return* and related schedules, for all family
members residing with the applicant and/or all guardians or family members
providing financial support to the applicant. In some cases, additional
documentation (e.g., other tax forms, W-2;s, etc.) may also be required for
FCTY to make a determination of the family’s financial status. It is not necessary
to include Arizona tax returns.
* For families with multiple children in FCTY, only one copy of the Federal Income Tax Return and the
FCTY Income and Employment Form are required.
** Complete a separate FCTY Financial Assistance Form and FCTY Player Scholarship Application for
each player.

CONFIDENTIALITY
All information included on the applications is held in the strictest confidence. Only FCTY
Scholarship Program Coordinator Charlie MacCabe and his support staff will review the applications.
SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS
The application deadline is June 21, 2024.
• Applications may be emailed, mailed, or delivered in person.
• Emailed applications must be submitted as PDF files.
• Do not photograph your application pages and then email them in that format. Do
not attempt to fax applications.
• All mailed applications must be postmarked by June 21, 2024. Applications received after
that date will only be considered if funds remain available in the FCTY Scholarship Fund.
• Any application received after June 21 will have a 20% reduction in the award. **
• Any application received after August 1 will have a 40% reduction in the award.
• Scholarship application forms are available in Spanish.
**Note: Players new to FCTY who join teams after June 21, 2024, will be considered for financial
assistance without penalty if scholarship funds remain available.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD NOTIFICATION
• All complete applications are processed in a timely fashion. Applicants who submit all their
materials by June 21, 2024, will be notified by email of their award no later than July 15,
2024.
• These notifications will include a scholarship award letter that must be signed and returned
to Scholarship Program Coordinator Charlie MacCabe (see below). The Club bookkeeper,
team coach, and team treasurer will be notified of the scholarship amount awarded to that
player. Scholarship awards do not go into effect until the signed award letter has been
received by the scholarship coordinator.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
• Returning FCTY players must be in good financial standing with FCTY and have demonstrated
a consistently high level of commitment, responsibility, and citizenship to their team(s).
• New and returning players must complete ALL the required forms.
• Recipients have specific compliance obligations – SEE BELOW
• Scholarship players are also required to participate in all team fundraisers.
• Families are required to notify the scholarship program coordinator if their financial
situation changes during the playing season in a way that would have an impact on their
scholarship award.
• Failure to meet these obligations will result in the suspension or termination of FCTY
scholarship assistance.

COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS
All scholarship players U-17 or below, or their parents/guardians, must assist with the FCTY
Wolfgang Weber Cup Tournament, or some other activity identified by the Director of Coaching
such as helping with the recreational program.
Those families assisting with the Wolfgang Weber Cup Tournament must correspond with the FCTY
Volunteer Coordinator at least 10 days prior to the Tournament so that you can be assigned your
volunteer task.
Field marshal assistance at the Tournament is expected from ALL FCTY families and does NOT
constitute fulfillment of scholarship compliance obligations.
• Scholarship recipients who fail to fulfill their volunteer obligations will have their
scholarship aid immediately suspended. Suspended scholarships may be reinstated with
the 20% penalty by providing some service to FCTY at the discretion of the scholarship
coordinator.

RESPONSIBILITY OF TEAM TREASURER TO MONITOR PAYMENT OF COACHING FEES
It is the responsibility of team treasurers to closely monitor the program payments for all families,
including scholarship recipients. Most scholarship recipients are still required to pay some portion
of their program fees. Head coaches should be notified immediately if any player is more than 30
days behind in their fees. Team treasurers are strongly encouraged to establish regular
communication with the scholarship families on their team. Special payment schedules are
sometimes necessary for these families to meet their financial obligations to FCTY. Any issues of
this nature should be discussed with the team head coach as soon as they arise.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Completed forms and copies of the 2023 Federal Income Tax Return should be emailed, delivered,
or mailed to the scholarship program coordinator:
Charlie MacCabe
7920 E. Birwood Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85750
Mobile: (520) 405-6535
Charliemacc2@msn.com