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Scholarship

The PGA Financial Assistance Fund was established in 1986 and provides college scholarships to children and grandchildren of PGA Members based on evidence of academic achievement during high school or college. The PGA of America awarded 185 academic scholarships totaling $400,000 to students for the 2018-19 school year.

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The PGA Scholarship Committee is extending the deadline date for the PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship. The new date is April 20, 2020. The scholarship application needs to be completed and submitted on or before April 20, 2020. The supporting documents need to be uploaded on or before April 20, 2020.  The eligibility requirements to apply are as follows:

  • A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4 (unweighted GPA based on a 4.0 scale) is required.
  • Applicants must be children or grandchildren of a PGA member who is in good standing with the Association (the PGA member may be living or deceased).
  • All applicants must be enrolled as or plan to enroll as a full-time student to be eligible.

The supporting documents are:

  • An official school transcript must be sent in by the high school or college.
  • ACT and/or SAT scores must be sent in by ACT or the College Board. (Test scores are not applicable to college students.)
  • The first page of the Student Aid Report (SAR) if the student is applying for financial need.
Date Item Due
April 20, 2020 Deadline date to submit the application.
April 20, 2020 Deadline date to have all supporting documents in our office (provided applicant is eligible).
June 2020 The PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship recipients will be announced and notified.
August 2020 The scholarship checks will be mailed out.

The PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Program is supported by voluntary donations from PGA members and other individuals, such as memorial donations. If you would like to help support the PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Program and help our youth attain their higher-education goals, please send your donation to:

Valerie Johnson
Membership Services
100 Avenue of the Champions
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

If you have any questions concerning the application, please contact Valerie Johnson at 561.624.7654 or via email at vjohnson@pgahq.com.