NCAA legislation permits ASU to provide certain types of awards to student-athletes for participation and other achievements. A summary chart from the NCAA Division I manual listing the types of permissible awards is available via PDF.

At ASU, awards are approved by the Compliance Office to determine whether they meet NCAA legislation, as generally outlined here:

• Normal retail value must be used when calculating an award’s value. 
• Only student-athletes eligible to compete in an event may receive awards in connection with that event.
• Awards must be uniform but can be by category (e.g., all seniors receive the same award).
• Student-athletes are prohibited from arranging to contribute money, even voluntarily, to the cost of an award.
• Award categories may not be combined (e.g., incorporating a $225 underclassman participation award with a $375 NCAA tournament participation award to purchase a $600 award would be impermissible).