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2013 PGA
Scholarship Program
The Carolinas PGA Section is pleased to announce that the PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Program will
again be available online on the homepage of PGALinks.com, beginning November 15, 2012. Information about the
scholarship program and a link to the application will be accessible. The application must be completed online. Available
immediately at PGALinks.com are Scholarship Search Tips and links to additional websites that can help with your
scholarship search.
Please read the application instructions carefully. You will be asked to provide your Social Security number and the
PGA member number of the PGA-affiliated parent or grandparent before you will be authorized to complete the application.
We ask that you wait until you receive your first semester transcript from your school before applying, so you are working
off the most recent academic information in completing the application.
After submitting the application, you must send an “official” transcript from your school. High school graduating
seniors must ensure that the transcript shows their cumulative GPA and their SAT/ACT test scores. Current college students
must ensure that their transcript shows their cumulative GPA and their most recently completed semester GPA.
The transcript is to be sent to:
Linda Bennington
Grant and Scholarship Specialist
PGA Foundation
100 Avenue of the Champions
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418
E-mail: lbenning@pgahq.com
The online application deadline date and receipt of the transcript is 5:00 p.m. (ET), March 15, 2013. Recipients will be
announced in May. If you have any questions concerning the application, please contact Linda Bennington at
(561) 624-7612 or via e-mail at lbenning@pgahq.com.
The scholarship program is an academic based scholarship program that takes into account the following depending on
the class level of the student:
High School Graduating Senior
-High School Cumulative Grade Point Average – must be
at least 3.4 (60% of the scholarship weighting scale). This
number is to be an unweighted GPA based on a 4.0 scale.
-ACT and/or SAT test scores (30% of the scholarship
weighting scale)
-Extracurricular activities in high school such as sports,
clubs, student government, community service, part time
employment, etc. (10% of the scholarship weighting scale).
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Current College Student
(has not reached their senior year in college)
-College Cumulative Grade Point Average – must be at
least 3.4 (60% of the scholarship weighting scale)
-Most recently completed college semester or quarter GPA
(30% of the scholarship weighting scale)
-Extracurricular activities in college such as sports, clubs,
student government, community service, part time employment,
etc. (10% of the scholarship weighting scale)
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