Welcome

Attendance at the summit is at no cost to student-athlete participants* – the IAAC covers round trip airfare and lodging.

*General Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a current student-athlete with NCAA athletic eligibility in the 2024-25 academic year.
Must participate in an NCAA-sponsored sport.
Must be in good academic standing according to institutional requirements.
Must demonstrate leadership ability or potential.

NCAA NATIONAL OFFICE

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

JUNE 4-5, 2025

REGISTER HERE

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

Welcome to the call for presentations for the first-ever Native Student Athlete Summit, led by the Indigenous Athletics Advancement Council, in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 4-5, 2025. The deadline to apply is March 10, 2025.

The Native Student-Athlete Summit will center Native Student-Athlete experiences, access, and opportunities within collegiate athletics and beyond. Over two days, Native Student-Athletes and Administrators will be immersed in culturally relevant and applicable educational experiences. Participants will be able to reflect and project a future that is successful for themselves and their communities-moving from marginalized to magnified.

Presentations are open to students, coaches, administrators, and industry professionals. You will have the opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise with Native students and administrators who support the Native community. Example topics include but are not limited to:

Financial Literacy
Mental Health
Identity
Name, Image and Likeness (NIL)
Culture
Entrepreneurship
Storytelling
Leadership

If you would like to apply to present more than one presentation on a different topic(s), you must submit a separate application for each topic.

Please provide the following information on your application:

Name and title of presenter (s)
Phone number and Email address of presenter (s)
Proposed title of your presentation.
Three (3) takeaways from your presentation.
Description of your presentation (150 words or less).

Please submit the above information to the Indigenous Athletics Advancement Council at indig.ath.adv.council@gmail.com

*If accepted, presenters must register for the conference. Please note that no honorarium or travel expense reimbursement will be provided for any presenter and/or agents related to the presenter unless otherwise previously arranged.

We promote the advancement of Indigenous peoples through sport.

The mission of the Indigenous Athletics Advancement council is to educate, promote, empower, and activate Indigenous peoples and communities around movement, physical fitness, and sport.

We also aim to disrupt the colonial systems that impact modern Indigenous peoples with the goal of integrating our people in leadership and decision-making roles in the sport business.