VT vs UVA funding for Olympic sports?

I have heard UVA uses academic scholarship funds to help pay for a lot of their Olympic sports recruits vs VT. Don't shoot the messenger. Just curious why UVA could do this and VT can't if true?

Posted: 06/03/2016 at 3:43PM

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VT vs UVA funding for Olympic sports? -- Julez90VT 06/03/2016 3:43PM

Any non athletic student aid is permissible as long as the aid is -- FlyFishingHokie 06/03/2016 6:53PM

That doesn't sound right? Why can't Tech do that? I have heard that is one -- Julez90VT 06/04/2016 10:55PM

VT can do that... -- HokieJack 06/05/2016 06:59AM

Is this associated with our need for more -- Julez90VT 06/07/2016 3:33PM

This, IMO, is more related to the overall VT endowment, not athletics -- Late 80s Hokie 06/07/2016 3:42PM

As stated above, the money has to be a general merit scholarship avail... -- HokieHill 06/13/2016 2:48PM

Thanks Jack! You said it better ** -- FlyFishingHokie 06/05/2016 08:01AM

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