Kansas Junior Golf Scholarship

Scholarship Value: $10,000

Awards Available: 5

Award Deadline: Mar 10, 2025


The Kansas Junior Golf Scholarship is awarded each spring to five (5) junior golfers who will attend an accredited college or university in Kansas. The top-ranking applicant will be presented the Phil Miller Junior Golf Award, established in 2021, in honor of the Foundation’s former Executive Director and his dedication to junior golf and the KJGS program.

Criteria

  • Academic record
  • Character, leadership and community service
  • Essay/video
  • Financial need
  • Golf participation
  • Letters of recommendation

Eligibility Requirements

  • Applicant must be a Kansas resident
  • Applicant must be a high school senior
  • Applicant must be enrolling as a full-time student in an accredited Kansas college or university for the coming fall semester
  • Applicant must have participated in high school golf or recognized junior golf programs, such as Central Links Golf, AJGA, The First Tee, Wichita Junior Golf Foundation, Native American Junior Golf Association or the Kaw Valley Junior Golf Foundation

Required Supporting Information

Applicants must complete the online application form by the deadline, including submission of all required supporting materials. Applications will not be considered unless the following documents are provided:

  1. Essay (max 500 words)
    1. How has golf influenced you?
    2. What are your academic/career aspirations?
    3. Golf teaches players to leave the world better than we found it—fill divots, fix ball marks, help others find their ball—a valuable lesson about acts of service and giving back. Explain what you have done to better your golf course, school, and/or community and what your volunteer plans may be for the future.
  2. Video (optional, but recommended)
    1. Expand on one of the three essay questions.
  3. High school transcript (unofficial transcript is acceptable)
  4. Verification of applicant’s participation in high school golf or junior golf (letter from coach or person familiar with applicant’s participation)
  5. Applicant’s Student Aid Report (SAR) from FAFSA. If the SAR is not available, applicant must provide completed Sections 3 and 4 from the FAFSA worksheet.
  6. Two (2) letters of recommendation:
    1. From a teacher or administrator from the applicant’s high school, and
    2. From a person (unrelated to applicant) who knows the applicant as a result of the applicant’s involvement with golf
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