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Deadline was Feb. 29, 2008. 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 2008 closed on Feb. 29, 2008 at 5 p.m.
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.
The scholarship program is now marching toward $2 million in grants. Since being launched in 1985 with three awards for $4,000, the program has now given out more than $1.36 million ($1,365,600) in its 23 years. With  this year’s 34 scholarships, the total number of recipients has reached 573 students.
The 2008 grants include the seventh 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 14th 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. |
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