© Copyright 2016-2021 Midwest Model Agency
NCAA Scholarship Athletes can continue to model for a modeling agency if they have signed with that agency prior to receiving their athletic scholarship.

NCAA Bylaw 12.5.1.3, which states:
12.5.1.3 Continuation of Modeling and Other Nonathletically Related Promotional Activities after Enrollment.
If an individual accepts remuneration for or permits the use of his or her name or picture to advertise or promote the sale or use of a commercial product or service prior to enrollment in a member institution, continued remuneration for the use of the individual’s name or picture (under the same or similar circumstances) after enrollment is permitted without jeopardizing his or her eligibility to participate in intercollegiate athletics only if all of the following conditions apply:
(a) The individual’s involvement in this type of activity was initiated prior to his or her enrollment in a member institution;
(b) The individual became involved in such activities for reasons independent of athletics ability;
(c) No reference is made in these activities to the individual’s name or involvement in intercollegiate athletics;
(d) The individual does not endorse the commercial product; and
(e) The individual’s remuneration under such circumstances is at a rate commensurate with the individual’s skills and experience as a model or performer and is not based in any way upon the individual’s athletics ability or reputation.


ARTICLE - CONTINUATION OF MODELING