Scholarships

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 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, applicant must 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

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