While Smarter Select (our application platform) is very secure, we do not recommend including your sensitive personal data in any documentation you provide us. Per example, in your tax forms, we recommend you either screen shot the page(s) needed or black out your SSN.

No problem, you can submit the two previous years tax forms if your current year tax forms are not filed by the time the application is due.

Yes, you can submit as many individual applications as you wish from your account - please be sure to submit a new application for each athlete.

Yes, once you open an application for this award you can come back into your application and work on it as you need until the deadline. Your application will be saved in your account and listed under your "My Applications" menu.

Scholarship amounts are determined by your family's adjusted gross income and the amount spent on team, competitions, and/or camps. For example, families in the 40% reimbursement bracket will receive scholarships that cover 40% of what families paid for team, competition, and/or camp fees.

< $61,600 = 75%

$61,600 - $106,700 = 40%

$106,700 - $178,640 = 20%

> $178,640 = 20% (families of 5+)

MMCF will review every expense you submit to determine if it is eligible for reimbursement.

Reimbursable Expenses:

Fees paid to MMSST for annual Mountain Bike Team registration

Competition entry fees

Airline tickets to/from competition destinations

Airline baggage fees for competition travel

Miles driven to and from competition including your start location and end location, for example start in Mammoth Lakes, CA and end in Reno, NV. 336 miles.

Shuttles or trains to/from competition destinations

Lodging for the duration of competition

Non Reimbursable Expenses:

Membership fees for NICA PitZone

Transportation fees within a competition destination (i.e. ubers, bus tickets, gas costs between lodging and the mountain)

Family or friends traveling with an athlete

Extra lodging before or after competition dates

Luxury hotels or luxury Airbnbs (note: we understand that some families will split a large airbnb to save money - these will be approved on a case-by-case basis)

Airline ticket add-ons such as seat upgrades

In order for documentation to qualify as a receipt, it must include confirmation of payment, name of business/organization paid to, expense type, and total amount paid, MMCF will accept digital copies of paper receipts, digital copies of shuttle/train tickets, competition registration confirmation emails, flight confirmations, and lodging confirmations.

MMCF will not accept a bank or credit card statement as proof of payment.

Please note - your receipts need to be in PDF, JPG, or JPEG format to be able to upload them in the online application.

If you are missing receipts for registration fees, we recommend reaching out to the organization that hosted the competition to receive proof of registration and payment. For airline or lodging receipts, we recommend reaching out to the company and asking for a copy of the receipt. Please make sure you have plenty of time to ask before the application deadline.

In order to receive a reimbursement scholarship, we are buying your receipts from you. By doing it this way, we protect you from having a tax liability on the award. Without your receipts, we cannot legally give you a scholarship. Credit card statements do not count as receipts.

The Mountain Bike Reimbursement Scholarships are capped at $3,500.

No. If parents travel with their children to camps, these expenses will not be reimbursed. Please only submit camp expenses essential for athletes.

MMCF provides reimbursement for all mountain bike competitions, regardless of race or competition status.