Supporting Female Student-Athletes

On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, we are proud to be working with many amazing female student-athletes representing the University of Virginia in women’s athletics.

An important part of our mission is to maintain both gender and sport diversity, meaning regardless of a student-athletes identity or athletic discipline we are committed to providing resources to support their lifelong success.

The resources we provide for student-athletes at UVA include financial literacy education, community engagement, career networking opportunities, and mental health resources. We believe these resources make up our most valuable contributions to student-athletes throughout the entire student-athlete population. We’re committed to continuing to develop resources and opportunities, especially for female-student athletes who might see fewer opportunities in the traditional, brand-sponsorship focused NIL marketplace. 

The unfortunate reality is that in the traditional NIL marketplace, it’s challenging to achieve gender equitable opportunities. Although there are tremendous efforts and growth for women’s athletics, the reality remains that a public marketplace does not offer equal sponsorship opportunities for both male and female athletes. 

CavFutures Foundation, however, offers an opportunity to combat the inequality found in the traditional NIL marketplace. Through tax deductible donations, we have the capacity to offer compensated opportunities to all athletes. Donations can be specifically targeted to teams, position groups, or individual student-athletes. This means a donation to CavFutures Foundation can be designated for female student-athletes in particular, providing a unique opportunity to combat gender inequity in NIL by supporting our female student-athletes at UVA.

The work student-athletes complete to earn their compensation is displayed in the resources we offer. Whether engaging with local community service organizations, or attending financial literacy classes, we coordinate a wide variety of activities and programming that benefit both our student-athletes and the Charlottesville community. Through our partnership with HER Sports specifically, we are able to connect our female student-athletes with community engagement that helps build the next generation of female athletes.