UCLA Defends Decision To Give Full Scholarship To P. Diddy’s Son

UCLA officials have found themselves defending their decision to provide Justin Combs with a a full scholarship to the University. Combs is the son of music and fashion mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and given his fathers massive wealth some opponents have claimed that his football scholarship is unfair.

The universities top brass however were quick to point out that athletic scholarships have nothing to do with needs based scholarships. As one official told the New York Daily News:

“There’s a misconception out there that somehow athletic scholarships would take away money from low-income students who need need-based aid. That’s not the case. Athletic scholarships are awarded strictly on the basis of athletic and academic ability.”

Athletic scholarships at the university, much like most colleges are paid for through ticket sales, private donations, corporate partnerships and media contracts which all help bring in massive sums of money to the schools football program and ultimately to the university as a whole.

It could be argued that money raised from football programs in turn help the university offer more scholarships and programs to those in need.

In the meantime while P. Diddy won’t comment on the scholarship argument he was happy to praise his sons efforts, noting:

“As a parent, today is one of the proudest moments of my life,” he said late last year after his son committed to UCLA. “This is everything a father could want for his son, for him to excel at what he loves to do and is truly passionate about. “