Applications for Second Year of BE Resilient Walk On Scholarship Now Open

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback Baker Mayfield and his wife, Emily Mayfield, through the Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation, announced today the opening of applications for the second year of their “BE Resilient Walk On Scholarship,” supporting walk-on student-athletes across the country.

Following a successful launch in 2025, the Foundation’s scholarship program will once again award two $10,000 scholarships to currently enrolled sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students who are active walk-on student-athletes at their university, highlighting the Foundation’s commitment to supporting athletes who bet on themselves at the highest level of collegiate competition.

Mayfield is one of the most well-known walk-on success stories in college football history, becoming the first walk-on to start an FBS season at quarterback, winning the Heisman Trophy, and ultimately becoming the first former walk-on selected first overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

The scholarship’s first two recipients were Jakeb Snyder and Charles Emanuel III, walk-on football student-athletes from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Florida, respectively.

Applications for the second year of the BE Resilient Walk On Scholarship can be completed online here. Full eligibility and application requirements are outlined below.

Eligible Recipients:

·       College sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students who meet the following requirements:

·       Must be a citizen or legal resident of the United States

·       Must be a rostered athlete on a varsity team, confirmed by their coach

·       Must be receiving $5,000 or less in athletic aid

·       Must be maintaining the academic eligibility requirements of the university and demonstrate satisfactory academic progress.

Scholarship Details:

·       Two (2) $10,000 awards each

·       Renewable for up to three (3) additional years, provided the recipient remains enrolled at the same university, rostered as a walk-on athlete and maintains academic eligibility

Application Deadline: June 15, 2026