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 turfgrass students and researchers Student Essay Contest GCSAA Scholars Competition Dr. James Watson Fellowship Program Valderrama Award Royal Spanish Golf Federation Scholarship Scholarships for GCSAA members and their families Garske Collegiate Grant Program GCSAA Legacy Awards Additional scholarship resources: GCBAA Trans-Mississippi Golf Association The Travis Society