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Examples of Extracurricular, Physical Education, and Fine Arts

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Below are examples of UFA spending regarding the Extracurricular, Physical Education, and Fine Arts Categories. Extracurricular and Physical Education spending are both individually capped at 20% of the student's scholarship amount. Fine Arts is not to be categorized as Extracurricular and does not have a spending cap. 

Please note, these are guidelines based on the UFA Marketplace and Reimbursement portal and are subject to change.  These are not all encompassing, as in there may be eligible spending that falls into one of these three categories but is not currently listed. 

For more information regarding Physical Education spending please review our Physical Education Spending Guidelines.

Extracurricular (20% of scholarship amount) Physical Education (20% of scholarship amount) Fine Arts (No Cap)
Museum Access/Memberships Gym membership (for the education of student only) Dance
Coding Competitions Personal Training Drama
Debate Team Individual Coaching Music
Mock Trial Private Skateboarding Lessons Visual Arts
Model UN Karate Choir
Book Club Fees Basketball Team Instrumental
Chess Club Fees Cheerleading Theory/Composition
STEM/Engineering Club Horseback Riding Art History
Language Clubs Soccer Team Social and Ballroom Dancing
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Competitive Climbing Teams Technical Theatre
Student Newspaper / Journalism Club Tumbling Painting
Yearbook Committee Athletic Training  
Creative Writing Club Gymnastics  
  Access to recreational facilities  
  Martial Arts  
  Rock Climbing  
  Hockey Team Fees  
  Ice/Figure Skating Coaching  

 

If spending in one category is maxed out spending cannot be shifted to another category to work around the 20% cap. For example, if your student's sports program exceeds the Physical Education cap the overflow cannot be applied to another category.

For a list of non-allowable expense examples, please visit this article.

 

Commonly Mis-Categorized Expenses

To ensure a smooth reimbursement process, it’s important to categorize items correctly, especially for restricted categories, where mis-categorizations are most common. Below are some of the items we see most frequently miscategorized, along with the correct categories they should be submitted under.
 

Item Correct Category Common Wrong Categories Used
All-in-one PC Desktops (Restricted Category) Laptop, Monitors
Cheer or tumbling Physical Education (Restricted Category) After-School Extracurricular Activities
Choir (non-school-day program) Fine Arts Instruction After-School Extracurricular Activities, Tuition, School Fees
Dance classes Fine Arts Instruction After-School Extracurricular Activities, Physical Education, Tuition
Desktop computer Desktops (Restricted Category) Laptop, Educational Supplies
External computer monitor Monitors Educational Supplies, Desktops
Guitar lessons Fine Arts Instruction Educational Supplies, Tuition, After-School Extracurricular Activities
Gymnastics classes Physical Education (Restricted Category) After-School Extracurricular Activities, Fine Arts Instruction
Horseback riding lessons Physical Education (Restricted Category) Tuition, After-School Extracurricular Activities
iPad Tablets (Restricted Category) Laptop, Educational Supplies
Kindle Educational Supplies Tablets
Laptop (MacBook, Chromebook, Windows) Laptop (Restricted Category) Educational Supplies, Desktops
Laptop bundle (device + charger) Laptop (Restricted Category) Educational Supplies, Tablets
Martial arts (karate, BJJ, ninja class) Physical Education (Restricted Category) After-School Extracurricular Activities
Piano lessons Fine Arts Instruction After-School Extracurricular Activities, Educational Supplies, Tuition
Required fitness instruction Physical Education (Restricted Category) After-School Extracurricular Activities
School-day PE class Physical Education (Restricted Category) After-School Extracurricular Activities
Soccer club / league Physical Education (Restricted Category) After-School Extracurricular Activities
Structured physical education program Physical Education (Restricted Category) After-School Extracurricular Activities
Swimming lessons (private or club) Physical Education (Restricted Category) After-School Extracurricular Activities
Tablet bundle (tablet + stylus/case) Tablets (Restricted Category) Laptop, Educational Supplies
Volleyball club Physical Education (Restricted Category) After-School Extracurricular Activities
Writing / drawing tablet Tablets (Restricted Category) Educational Supplies