Financial Aid Program

1. A 100% fee reduction shall be made available to any player on any Girls Unite team that is eligible for a full scholarship under San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) scholarship rules, regardless of number of eligible scholarship recipients. (A deposit up to $100 will still be required to secure a spot on the team.)

2. A 50% reduction in all fees will be offered to any family that is eligible for a 50% scholarship under SFRPD scholarship rules.

3. Girls Unite may ask for Public Assistance Program verification

4. Additionally, Girls Unite may consider other extenuating circumstances outside of SFPRD criteria.

SF RPD Recreation Scholarship Criteria

Fall playing season: start BYGA registration & complete Google form by May 5th. Spring playing season: start BYGA registration & complete Google form by Nov 11th

Financial Aid Process:

• Apply for FA through Google Form (complete form) – once received: 2-3 business days to process
• Begin BGYA Registration Process (do not check out)
• Email operations@girlsunite.org when above steps are taken
• Operations will enter discount as approved by Financial Aid committee into started BYGARegistration
• BYGA will send a push email to your started registration with the Financial Aid award.
• Click on link in BYGA email and complete registration with applied financial assistance discount. Note: if you start a new registration and do not access BYGA through the link, your financial assistance award will not be connected to that new registration.
• Please plan accordingly so you can complete your players registration by the deadline

Google form plain text financial aid link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZBfz0SneiqgfWO19hPz-n8sQx5CatAgNm-ToMRdA4LhE10A/viewform

Girls Unite Programs page will detail fees per level of play.

The team fee covers professional head coaching, assistant coaches, league registration/league games, team practices, optional goalkeeper training, field fees, referee fees, practice t-shirts, team camp for competitive teams, and possibly some tournament registration depending on health orders and the level of play.

Additional expenses may include one time uniform purchase, optional camps, and optional tournaments.

We realize that living in San Francisco and participating in club soccer is expensive for most families.  Girls Unite strives to keep our fees the lowest possible while also maintaining a quality program. Our goal is to not turn away any player who does not have the means to pay club fees.  Donations and fundraising enable us to cover all of our costs and provide opportunities to players who would not otherwise be able to participate in our programs.

Financial assistance is therefore available and we encourage families with financial barriers to participation to apply.

Girls Unite’s financial assistance program does not cover the cost of uniforms (one time purchase every ~2 years), tournament fees, travel, lodging, or miscellaneous expenses.

Financial Aid applications are due *after* offers are made for competitive teams and before the tuition deadline. Anyone with questions is encouraged to contact operations@girlsunite.org for more information.