Dave DeBusschere Scholarships 2026-2027
Thank you for your interest in the Legends of Basketball Dave DeBusschere Scholarship Program.
Dave DeBusschere Scholarship Applications are now OPEN. Click HERE to submit your application!
2026-2027 DeBusschere Application Timeline
- Monday, May 4, 2026: Scholarship Application Distributed to Membership
- Wednesday, June 10, 2026: Applications Deadline @ 3PM CST
- Week of June 29, 2026: Earl Lloyd Determinations Made by Scholarships of America
- Week of July 13, 2026: Scholarship Recipients Announced; Nonrecipients notified
Candidate Eligibility
- Only Legends of Basketball members and their children and spouses will be eligible for the Dave DeBusschere & Earl Lloyd Scholarship.
- Grandchildren are no longer eligible to receive the Dave DeBusschere Scholarship or the Earl Lloyd Scholarship.
Children of a Deceased Legend
- If a Legends of Basketball member has passed, then the qualifying children who are first-time scholarship applicants have a two-year window to apply.
- If a Legends of Basketball member has passed, then any previously awarded recipients who were dependents of the deceased may receive the scholarship funds until completion of the current degree or vocational studies, so long as (1) they apply for the scholarship, (2) attend an institution for concurrent semesters, (3) maintain a 2.75 GPA and (4) enroll as a full-time student.
Membership
- For dependent applicants to be eligible for the scholarship program, the Legends of Basketball Member must be active for a minimum of two consecutive years.
- If a 70+ Member has a dependent applicant that is eligible for a scholarship, he or she must pay Gold Membership dues ($250) to qualify the dependent to a scholarship.
Number of Scholarships
- The Legends of Basketball will permit a maximum of two (2) scholarships awarded per Legends of Basketball Member (regardless of dependents).
Enrolled Full-Time
- Eligible applicants must be enrolled as a full-time student at a higher education institution. Generally, full-time undergraduate students enroll with twelve (12) course credit hours, while full-time graduate or post-undergraduate students enroll with nine (9) course credit hours.
For any questions regarding information about the Dave DeBusschere and Earl Lloyd Scholarships or the latest guidelines, please feel free to contact John Boddie at marcoms@legendsofbasketball.com