The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF), offers a scholarship program to reward deserving, graduating seniors in the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) with needed college assistance. The main objective is to award as many scholarships as possible to qualifying SCTP / SASP graduating high school seniors.
Since 2013, the SSSF has awarded over $818,000 in scholarship funds benefiting over 900 student athletes, from nearly all 50 states in the Scholastic Clay Target and Scholastic Action Shooting programs. This year saw 183 student athletes awarded scholarships from the youth development programs for a total of $91,500 in assistance for pursuits of higher education.
In addition to scholarships mentioned above, at the 2023 National Championships, special scholarships will be awarded by SCTP sponsors Browning, CZ-USA, and Beretta. Eligible athletes will shoot a Browning shotgun in trap singles, a Beretta shotgun in skeet events, or a CZ shotgun during sporting clays events, respectively. The grand total for scholarship opportunities for athletes at SCTP Nationals comes in at $11,500.
SASP sponsor, Betsy Ross Arms will again be lending a helping hand to athletes unable to attend SASP Nationals due to family budget concerns. Preference is to be given to young female athletes, per the suggestion of Betsy Ross Arms, a female-owned company. Female participation continues to rise in youth shooting sports, with 42% female participation at the SASP Wisconsin State Championship, the largest state match of the year with almost 500 entries.
About the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is 501(c)(3) public charity responsible for all aspects of the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) across the United States. The SCTP and SASP are youth development programs in which adult coaches and other volunteers use shooting sports to teach and to demonstrate sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, teamwork, and other positive life skills.
Provide and enhance personal growth and development opportunities for student athlete members; become the premier authority in all things pertaining to firearm-related pursuits for youth; pass on to future generations the legacy of lifelong, safe, responsible enjoyment of the shooting sports. This includes serving as the primary feeder/pipeline for organized, sanctioned shooting organizations and teams, like USA SHOOTING, TEAM USA, and the NGBs (NSSA, NSCA, ATA).
