USTAF Individual Player Grants Now Open, Key Reminders, & more!

Individual Player Grant Application Now Open

The USTA Foundation Individual Player Identification Grant provides support to under-resourced players, ages 10-18, who are excelling academically (minimum 3.0 GPA) and in competitive tennis. To be considered for this opportunity, a player must be training and competing in tournaments year-round and also meet at least one of the following requirements:

*Ranked in the Top 300 USTA National; or

*Ranked in Top 20 in his/her section age category; or

*Have an ITF ranking; or

*Have an ATP / WTA ranking.

The nomination must include an individual player development plan completed by her/his tennis coach, a 2020 school year-end report card, a proposed tournament schedule and a recent photograph.

The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, February 12, 2021, and recipient notifications will be emailed by Monday, March 1, 2021. (Dates Subject To Change)

You may nominate more than one player. The form must be completed separately for each player nominated. If there are any questions about the criteria for this award, please contact Sean Holcomb-Jones (sean.holcomb-jones@usta.com or 407-405-3150).

If you would like to nominate a player or players, please click here!

Important Information & Upcoming Workshops

NJTL Enrollment

On January 7th, 2021, the NJTL Enrollment cycle officially opened. Retuning NJTL Chapters were sent a personalized link to the primary contact on file. If you can not locate your link, or need the link sent to a new contact, please email njtl@usta.com.

We also hosted a webinar on January 7th, 2021, covering the summary of changes to this year's NJTL Enrollment as well as a general Q/A session. To view the recording of this webinar, please click here. To view a summary of the Q/A from the webinar, click here.

The deadline to submit your NJTL Enrollment is January 27th, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST.

College Scholarship Opportunity

On December 14th, 2020, the USTA Foundation College Scholarship application opened. Scholarships of up to $10,000 over a four-year program are available. If any of your NJTL Chapter's youth participants are graduating high-school seniors, we highly recommend that you encourage those eligible to apply within the FLUXX portal.

The submission deadline for Stage 1 of the application is March 29, 2021.

TGR Foundation's College Access Virtual Workshops

In January, and the first week of February, TGR Foundation will be hosting a series of virtual workshops around College Access for students. To view the flyer, which includes overviews with dates and sign-up information, click here!

Recordings from "Success Looks Like Me" Career Panel

On December 18th, 2020, Winward Academy, in partnership with CKAAC, hosted five career panels, each with a focus on a specific industry. Students were able to hear from top executives and experts at Apple, Facebook, Bloomingdale's, Magic Johnson Enterprises, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and more.

We encourage your organization to use this content to support a discussion on career readiness and goal setting.

The recording of each individual panel can be found below!

Medicine & Nursing Career Panel

Lindsey Ross, M.D., Faculty Neurosurgeon, Cedars-Sinai Medical
Michelle Williams, Ph.D., MSN, RN, Executive Director, Cedars-Sinai Medical
Cindy Chavira, MBA, Executive Director, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

View the recording here.

Computer Science & Engineering Panel

Jahmeliah Roberson, Product Designer, Facebook
Sadia Naseem, Hardware Productization Engineer, Apple
Tyrone Jacobs, Jr., Commodity Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation

View the recording here.

Psychology & Counseling Career Panel

Maria Mechure, Ph.D., Psychologist, MLK Jr. Community Hospital
Peolia Fonsworth, M.D. Addiction Psychiatrist, MLK Jr. Community Hospital
Linda Espinoza, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, MLK Jr. Community Hospital

View the recording here.

Fashion Career Panel

Kevin Rosencrance, Senior Buyer, Bloomingdale’s New York
Sharene Wood, President & CEO, 5001 FLAVORS & Harlem Haberdashery
Yotam Soloman, Creative Director, COVALENT

View the recording here.

Business & Entrepreneurship Career Panel

Chris Morrow, Director of Strategic Alliances, Magic Johnson Enterprises
Danielle Fast, Founder, Steadfast Events, Los Angeles
Dennis Arriola, Chief Executive Officer, AVANGRID, Inc.
Odest T. Riley, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, WLM Financial

View the recording here.

4-Star NJTL Chapter Spotlight

We are highlighting our 4-Star chapters for their efforts across the country serving thousands of kids in the communities they impact. This week's 4-Star spotlight is shining on Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation based in Milwaukee, WI.

Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation

Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation’s High Performance program has continued virtually during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The middle and high school-aged scholar/athletes meet virtually 3+ times each week for fitness, life skills and even cooking classes. To learn more about MTEF please visit

Learn more.

Tennis Industry United

Stay connected with Tennis Industry United, updated November 23, 2020, for additional resources.

Questions?

Please reach out to us via email at njtl@usta.com if you have any questions or need assistance and the appropriate member of the Foundation team will respond to you.