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Deadline is Feb. 26, 2010. No applications will be accepted beyond this date. High school and aspiring Virginia college students, the VSGA Scholarship Program of the Virginia Golf Foundation is again going to be awarding merit and need-based scholarships as well as turfgrass study awards.
The scholarships are awarded annually to Virginia high school students who have an interest in golf and wish to attend a college or university within the commonwealth.
 Applications for 2010 may be obtained by clicking on the link below, or by contacting the VSGA office at (804) 378-2300. The deadline for applications is Feb. 26, 2010 at 5 p.m. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEYOND THIS DATE.
The VSGA Scholarship Program of the Virginia Golf Foundation funds scholarships, primarily through its VIP Card Program, to worthy Virginia high school students who are interested in golf and wish to attend Virginia colleges and universities. The awards are conditional on students’ good progress in academics. Criteria for the awards are an active interest in golf (ability not important), academic achievement, citizenship, character and financial need.
Since being launched in 1985 with three awards for $4,000, the program has now given out more than $1.4 million ($1,509,100) in its 25 years. With 42 scholarships in 2009, the total number of recipients has reached 646 students.
The 2010 grants include the ninth C. Dan Keffer Award to a worthy student in honor of C. Dan Keffer, the former VSGA Scholarship committee chairman and Virginia Golf Foundation president. In addition, the VSGA Women’s Division Spencer-Wilkinson Award will be given for a 16th time this year. The fund, formed by Debbie Spencer and Mary Wilkinson, affords young women with a special interest in golf to pursue college and career development.
Along with the David A. King Merit Award, the VSGA Women’s Division merit award will be given as well as the Red Speigle Award, given to a student from the Peninsula area.
By purchasing a VSGA VIP card, you help fund the Virginia Golf Foundation scholarship program.
Since 1985, this initiative has impacted the lives of more than 600 college-bound students from all around the commonwealth. The VSGA has awarded more than $1.5 million in scholarship aid to students attending colleges and universities throughout Virginia, including 43 current undergraduates. In addition to assisting the academic pursuits of numerous future career professionals, participation in the VIP Card Program also benefits some of the state’s top agronomy students conducting turfgrass research at Virginia Tech – a great example of how the VSGA is working to improve amateur golf at the “grass roots” level. |
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