Scholarships
Kansas Junior Golf Scholarship
Richard J. Copple Memorial Scholarship (scroll down)
Kansas Junior Golf Scholarship
The Kansas Golf Foundation awards academic scholarships to deserving Kansas young men and women through the Kansas Junior Golf Scholarship. Applicants must have participated in junior golf activities such as high school golf, or programs such as those sponsored by the Kansas Junior Golf Association, the Kansas Women’s Golf Association, The First Tee, the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation, Native American Junior Golf Association. Grants may used to defray expenses at any accredited four-year college or university in Kansas. Applications for the Kansas Junior Golf Scholarship are reviewed by the Foundation’s Junior Golf Scholarship committee. Recipients of the scholarship will be invited to attend and be recognized at the Foundation’s Annual Meeting in the fall. An application may be obtained from the KGF office or, to download a printable application form, click here.
For a list of past Kansas Junior Golf Scholars, click here.
Eligibility Requirements
1. Applicant must be a high school senior in good standing enrolled in, or graduate of, a Kansas state high school.
2. Applicant must be enrolling as a full-time student (12 hours minimum/semester) in an accredited Kansas college or university for the coming fall semester.
3. Applicant must have participated in high school golf or junior golf programs sponsored by Kansas organizations. These may include, but are not limited to: KJGA, KGA, KWGA, The First Tee, Wichita Junior Golf Foundation, Native American Junior Golf Association. Participation – not playing ability or performance – is the criterion.
Application Procedure
Applicant must submit the following information to the Kansas Golf Foundation. All submissions become property of KGF.
1. Completed KJG Scholarship Application
2. Proof of acceptance to college
3. High school transcript
4. Letters of recommendation from: a teacher or adminstrator from the applicant's high school alma mater, a person who knows the applicant as a result of the applicant's involvement with golf, and a person unrelated to the applicant.
5. Financial information:
a. A copy of the applicant's Student Aid Report (SAR) from FAFSA, and
b. Copies of completed Sections 3 & 4 of the applicant's FAFSA worksheet. (NOTE: if FAFSA information is not available, please provide documentation showing the same information required by Sections 3 & 4.)
6. A copy of the applicant's SAT or ACT Score Reports
7. An essay (no longer than 2 pages) about:
a. why the applicant deserves the KJG Scholarship
b. how the applicant has benefitted from the game of golf, and
c. the applicant's educational and career goals.
Criteria for Awarding Scholarship
The Kansas Golf Foundation will award the Junior Golf Scholarships based on the following criteria:
Character
Academic record
Leadership
Financial Need
Essay
Letters of Recommendation
Participation in Junior Golf Richard J. Copple Memorial Scholarship
To honor the memory of a great friend of Kansas golf, the Kansas Golf Association established in 1994 the Richard J. Copple Memorial Scholarship. Dick Copple and his family, Lynda and Brandon, lived in Garden City, Kansas where he was a member of Southwind Country Club. He served the KGA as a Director, Secretary and Treasurer, in addition to rules administration. Golf was an important part of Dick's life; it was a source of fellowship and community service for him.
The Kansas Golf Foundation awards the Richard J. Copple Memorial Scholarship each year to a Kansas resident pursuing a degree in turfgrass management or studying to become a golf course superintendent. Funds may be awarded to more than one student; to see a list of past recipients of the Richard J. Copple Memorial Scholarship, click here.
Qualified candidates for the Richard J. Copple Memorial Scholarship are encouraged to submit their application for consideration by October 1 of each year by mailing or delivering to the offices of the Kansas Golf Foundation, 1201 Wakarusa Drive, Suite B5, Lawrence, Kansas 66049. The scholarship recipient is announced at the annual meeting of the Kansas Golf Foundation in late October. An application may be obtained from the KGF office or, to download a printable application form, click here. For more information contact:
Phillip A. Miller, Executive Director
Kansas Golf Foundation
1201 Wakarusa Drive, Suite 5B
Lawrence, KS 66049
(785) 842-4833 x. 205
foundation@kansasgolf.org
