03/20/19
HAYS, Kan. – The NCAA might have trademark rights on the phrase, “March Madness,” a name branded for the Division I men’s basketball tournament.

But the Fort Hays State University Admissions Office has coined a buzzer beater of its own – Scholarship Slam.

Qualifying students applying for admission through Monday, April 8, will automatically be entered into a drawing for a $2,000 scholarship for the 2019-20 school year.

All first-time, full-time freshmen and transfer students planning to take classes on campus are eligible to participate in Scholarship Slam.

Potential students are eligible to apply for admission at fhsu.edu/admissions. The scholarship winner will be notified by the admissions office on Tuesday, April 9.

April 8 happens to be the date of the NCAA Division I men’s national championship game in Minneapolis, Minn.

Folks all around the country who have filled out March Madness brackets in an effort to win their office pool are interested in the outcome even if they aren’t cheering for a particular team. People even sometimes tune in for the end of the game and the popular tournament highlight reel, “One Shining Moment.”

While one college team will be celebrating late into that evening after being crowned the 2019 national champion, some lucky FHSU student will have a shining moment of their own with a $2,000 head start to next year’s college costs.

And that’s better than the bracket winner in most office pools will be able to say.