Amount: $12,000. About: Administered by the Golf Course Superintendents’ Society of America (GCSSA), the Par Aide’s Joseph S. Garske Collegiate Grant program annually awards scholarships to the children and stepchildren of GCSSA members. The children and stepchildren of deceased members are also eligible if the parent was a member for five or more years before death. Applicants must be accepted to and plan to continue their education at a post-secondary or trade school. The children and stepchildren of employees of Par Aide, the Environmental Institute for Golf’s Board of Trustees, the GCSAA Board of Directors, and GCSAA staff are not eligible to apply.
Eligible Grade Levels: High School Senior
Eligible Majors: All majors
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: 2.0
Deadline: March 15 (annually) Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.