Scholarships How scholarships shape the game Scholarships have been a part of the EIFG’s focus since 1955 when the organization was first founded as the GCSAA Scholarship and Research Fund. Scholarships funded by the EIFG provide financial assistance to students who are pursuing a career in golf course management, future researchers and educators, as well as children and grandchildren of GCSAA members. In 2011 alone, the EIFG awarded 53 scholarships totaling more than $130,000. When you support the EIFG and its scholarships, you are shaping the minds that will eventually shape the game of golf. Scholarships for the turfgrass students and researchers GCSAA Student Essay Contest:Undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in turfgrass science, agronomy or any other field related to golf course management. Annual deadline: March 31. GCSAA Scholars Competition:Undergraduates majoring in a field related to turfgrass management who are GCSAA members. Annual deadline: June 1. Dr. James Watson Fellowship Program:For master’s degree and doctoral candidates in fields related to golf course management. Annual deadline: Oct. 15. Valderrama Award:Awarded to citizens of Spain to study turfgrass management in the United States. The Royal Spanish Golf Federation Scholarship:Awarded to individuals from Spain who are pursuing turfgrass management degrees from Michigan State University. Scholarships for GCSAA members and their families Par Aide’s Joseph S. Garske Collegiate Grant Program:For children of active GCSAA members. Annual deadline: March 15. GCSAA Legacy Award:For children and grandchildren of active GCSAA members. Annual deadline: April 15. Additional scholarship resources: GCBAA Trans-Mississippi Golf Association The Travis Society
