COLLEGIATE GOLF
A key part of the Foundation’s mandate is to raise funds in support of the advancement of golf in Canada. Since 1982, the Foundation has awarded more than $10.8 million to Canadian student athletes and institutions in support of post-secondary golf programs.
Golf Canada Foundation encourages the athletic and academic careers of promising Canadian golfers and students of the industry by offering financial assistance through scholarships and awards.
The Golf Canada Foundation scholarship program is funded through generous donations from corporations, golf clubs, associations and individual friends of golf. Golf Canada, the Canadian Seniors’ Golf Association and the Scholarships and Grants Selection Committee play important roles in contributing to our scholarship fund each year. Golf Canada Foundation strives to build additional scholarship funds and grants to help Canadians use the great game of golf to achieve their potential.
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED.
HOW TO APPLY
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2024 Golf Canada Foundation Scholarship Information Package
Please read the Scholarship Information & Criteria BEFORE filling out an application- it is important to understand which scholarship(s) you are eligible to apply to!
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Application Dates & Deadlines
2024 Scholarship Application Process Opens: May 1st
2024 Golf Canada Foundation Scholarship Applications Due: June 14th
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Required Documents
Applicants will be asked to upload ALL of the following:
- At least ONE letter of reference from any of the following: your golf club official, school teacher, coach, provincial golf association official or national golf association official
- Personal letter outlining your academic and golf achievements, goals, and career objectives
- Transcripts including academic records from your last TWO school years (this may require both high school and college/university transcript)
- Any other information regarding your golf achievements, academic achievements, or extra-curricular activities that may help the committee evaluate your application
*Please note that applications MUST have ALL required documents in order to be considered eligible for scholarships.
Eligibility Requirements
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE BEEN NAMED, OR WILL BE NAMED, TO THE INSTITUTION’S GOLF TEAM AS VERIFIED BY THE SCHOOL’S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.
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CSGA George S. Lyon Scholarship$5,000 (1 Available)
For university or college students in Canada.
- A minimum average of 70% in the last two years of high school/CÉGEP and have graduated (minimum Grade 12) or will graduate by June 2024; OR Successfully completed at least one full year in a post-secondary degree program and show a minimum average of 70% in EACH year of the program;
- A successful experience in competitive golf at a regional, provincial or national level prior to application;
- Have been accepted at a Golf Canada Foundation recognized college or university, and have been named, or will be named, to the institution’s golf team.
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CSGA Graham Cooke Scholarship$5,000 (1 Available)
For university or college students in Canada.
- A minimum average of 70% in the last two years of high school/CÉGEP and have graduated (minimum Grade 12) or will graduate by June 2024; OR Successfully completed at least one full year in a post-secondary degree program and show a minimum average of 70% in EACH year of the program;
- A successful experience in competitive golf at a regional, provincial or national level prior to application;
- Have been accepted at a Golf Canada Foundation recognized college or university, and have been named, or will be named, to the institution’s golf team.
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Connor/Spafford Scholarship$5,500 (2 Available)
For university or college students in Canada or abroad.
Preference for Canadian citizens born or residing in Atlantic Canada with overall preference for those born or residing in Nova Scotia.
- A minimum average of 70% in the last two years of high school/CÉGEP and have graduated (minimum Grade 12) or will graduate by June 2024; OR Successfully completed at least one full year in a post-secondary degree program and achieved a minimum average of 70% in EACH year of the program;
- Been accepted at a college or university, and have been named, or will be named, to the institution’s golf team. (NOTE: preference will be given to scholarship applicants who have been accepted to a college or university in Canada with a Golf Canada Foundation recognized golf program);
- Successful experience in competitive golf at a regional, provincial or national level prior to application.
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CSGA Jim Fraser Scholarship$5,000 (1 Available)
For university or college students in Canada or abroad.
- A minimum average of 70% in the last two years of high school/CÉGEP and have graduated (minimum Grade 12) or will graduate by June 2024; OR Successfully completed at least one full year in a post-secondary degree program and show a minimum average of 70% in EACH year of the program;
- A successful experience in competitive golf at a regional, provincial or national level prior to application;
- Demonstrates active involvement in volunteer activities
- Have been accepted at a college or university in Canada or the United States, and have been named, or will be named, to the institution’s golf team.
NOTE: Strong preference will be given to scholarship applicants who have been accepted to a college or university in Canada with a Golf Canada Foundation recognized golf program.
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Marlene Streit Golf Scholarship$3,000 (2 Available)
For female Canadian university or Canadian college students.
- A minimum average of 70% in the last two years of high school/CÉGEP and have graduated (minimum Grade 12) or will graduate by June 2024; OR Successfully completed at least one full year in a post-secondary degree program and achieved a minimum average of 70% in EACH year of the program.
- Successful experience in competitive golf at a regional, provincial or national level prior to application;
- Have been accepted at a Golf Canada Foundation recognized college or university, and have been named or will be named to the institution’s golf team.
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Mary Ellen Driscoll Scholarship$1,000 (1 Available)
For female Canadian citizens born or residents of New Brunswick.
For university or college students in Canada or abroad.
- Graduated high school/CÉGEP (minimum Grade 12) or will graduate June 2024; OR Successfully completed at least one full year in a post-secondary degree program at a recognized educational institution;
- Been accepted at a university or college and has been named or will be named to the institution’s golf team.
- Successful experience in competitive golf at a regional, provincial or national level prior to application
NOTE: preference will be given to scholarship applicants who have been accepted to a college or university in Canada with a recognized golf program
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Robert Salsberg Scholarship$1,500 (1 Available)
For students in, or entering, a university or college in Canada.
We encourage you to apply for the Robert Salsberg Scholarship if you can show how your love of the game of golf and your enthusiastic participation in that game have resulted in materially improving your life or in dealing with a difficult life situation, and if you meet one of the two following additional qualifications:
- You have achieved a minimum average of 75% in EACH of the last two years of high school or CÉGEP and have been accepted for full time enrolment into a degree program at a university or college in Canada for the upcoming academic year;
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- You have successfully completed at least one year of full-time enrolment in a degree program at a university or college in Canada with a minimum average of 75% in EACH completed year of the program.
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Suzanne Beauregard Scholarship$2,000 (1 Available)
Must be Canadian citizen born or resident in the territory governed by Golf Québec.
For university, college or CÉGEP students in Canada or abroad.
- A minimum average of 70% in the last two years of high school/CÉGEP and have graduated or will graduate by June 2024; OR Successfully completed at least one full year in a post-secondary degree program and achieved a minimum average of 70% in EACH year of the program;
- Are a full-time student at a university, college or CÉGEP
- A successful experience in competitive golf at a regional, provincial or national level prior to application;
- Are a member in good standing of Golf Québec;
- Regular participation in community and/or extracurricular activities
NOTE: preference will be given to scholarship applicants who have been accepted to a college or university in Canada with a recognized golf program.
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William Kucey Scholarship$2,000 (1 Available)
Applicants must be enrolled at one of the following universities: McMaster University, Queen’s University, or University of Toronto.
- Achieved a minimum average of 80% in the last two years of high school or CÉGEP and have graduated or will graduate by June 2024; OR Successfully completed at least one full year in a post-secondary degree program and achieved a minimum average of 80% in the LAST COMPLETED full-year of the program;
- Have experienced success in competitive golf at a regional, provincial, or national level prior to the time of application and/or have been or will be named to the institution’s golf team;
- Canadian citizenship or Landed Immigrant status
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The CWSGA Centennial Scholarship$4,000 (one available)
For female student athletes attending Canadian universities, colleges, or CEGEPS. Preference for applicants born or residents in Ontario, Québec, and New Brunswick.
- Achieved minimum average of 75% in the last two years of high school/CÉGEP and have graduated (minimum Grade 12) or will graduate by June 2024; OR Successfully completed at least one full year in a post-secondary degree program and show a minimum average of 75% in EACH year of the program;
- Have successful experience in competitive golf at a regional, provincial or national level prior to application.
- Have been accepted at a Golf Canada Foundation recognized college or university, and have been named, or will be named, to the institution’s golf team.
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Jonathan Jang-Sune Kwon Scholarship$2,500 (one available)
For university or college students in Canada or abroad.
- A minimum average of 75% in the last two years
of high school/CÉGEP and have graduated (minimum Grade 12) or will graduate by June 2024; OR Successfully completed at least one full year in a post-secondary degree program and show a minimum average of 75% in EACH year of the program. - A successful experience in competitive golf at a
regional, provincial or national level prior to application. - Have been accepted at a Golf Canada Foundation recognized college or university, and have been named, or will be named, to the institution’s golf team.
- A minimum average of 75% in the last two years
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
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2024 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Connor/Spafford Scholarship | $5,500
Mark Chandler (NS)
Olivia Seaman (NS)
CSGA Jim Fraser Scholarship | $5,000
Mia Sung (ON)
CSGA George S. Lyon Scholarship | $5,000
Kalee Seto (AB)
CSGA Graham Cooke Scholarship | $5,000
Kaitlyn Ellis (ON)
CWSGA Centennial Scholarship | $3,000
Addison McClune (NB)
Marlene Streit Golf Scholarship | $3,000
Sienna Harder (BC)
Dana Smith (BC)
Jonathan Jang-Sune Kwon Scholarship | $2,500
Zostrianos Giordani-Gross (MB)
Suzanne Beauregard Scholarship | $2,000
Thomas Lemay (QC)
William Kucey Scholarship | $2,000
Nicolas Dessureault (ON)
Robert Salsberg Scholarship | $1,500
Conor Gaudet (ON)
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2023 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Connor/Spafford Scholarship | $5,500
Mark Chandler (NS)
Isaac MacNaughton (NS)
CSGA Jim Fraser Scholarship | $5,000
Brady Wood (NB)
CSGA George S. Lyon Scholarship | $5,000
Mya Rowan (AB)
CSGA Graham Cooke Scholarship | $5,000
Ela Jones (ON)
CWSGA Centennial Scholarship | $3,000
Stéphanie Roy (NB)
Marlene Streit Golf Scholarship | $3,000
Isabella Ferguson (ON)
Chloe Tran (BC)
Suzanne Beauregard Scholarship | $2,000
Elizabeth Labbé (QC)
William Kucey Scholarship | $2,000
Luke MacPherson (ON)
Robert Salsberg Scholarship | $1,500
Symone Ripley (SK)
Mary Ellen Driscoll Scholarship | $1,000
Mackenzie Deveau (NB)
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2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Connor/Spafford Scholarship | $7,500
Mark Chandler (NS)
Isaac MacNaughton (NS)
CSGA Jim Fraser Scholarship | $5,000
Ashley Noh (ON)
CSGA George S. Lyon Scholarship | $5,000
Kelly Wong (ON)
CSGA Graham Cooke Scholarship | $5,000
Ryan Stolys (BC)
CWSGA Centennial Scholarship | $3,000
Jacqueline Giles (ON)
Marlene Streit Golf Scholarship | $3,000
Stéphanie Roy (NB)
Miriam Braiter (ON)
Suzanne Beauregard Scholarship | $2,000
Morgan Best (QC)
William Kucey Scholarship | $2,000
John Stewart (ON)
Robert Salsberg Scholarship | $1,500
Tommy Sluka (AB)
Mary Ellen Driscoll Scholarship | $1,000
Mackenzie Deveau (NB)
Mapleview Scholarship | $1,000
Emily Li (BC)
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2021 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Connor/Spafford Scholarship | $7,500
Heather McLean (NS)
Jake Smith (NS)
CSGA Jim Fraser Scholarship | $5,000
Ethan Efford (NL)
CSGA George S. Lyon Scholarship | $5,000
Jacqueline Giles (ON)
CSGA Graham Cooke Scholarship | $5,000
Kellie Weisse (FL)
Marlene Streit Golf Scholarship | $3,000
Avery Mack (ON)
Rachel Demaine (ON)
Suzanne Beauregard Scholarship | $2,000
Emily Romancew (QC)
Elizabeth Labbé (QC)
William Kucey Scholarship | $2,000
Adele Chun (ON)
Robert Salsberg Scholarship | $1,500
Tayler Kurucz (AB)
Mary Ellen Driscoll Scholarship | $1,000
Mackenzie Deveau (NB)
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2020 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Connor/Spafford Scholarship | $7,500
Heather McLean (NS)
Benjamin Callaghan (NS)
Canadian Seniors’ Golf Association Scholarship | $5,000
John Paul Kahlert (BC)
Ryan Stolys (BC)
Geordie Hilton Academic Scholarship | $5,000
Isiah Katsube (ON)
Jim Fraser Scholarship | $5,000
Emily Li (BC)
Marlene Streit Golf Scholarship | $3,000
Sonja Tang (BC)
Laura DeMarco (ON)
Suzanne Beauregard Scholarship | $2,000
Alexandre Mercier (QC)
William Kucey Scholarship | $2,000
Grant Lau (ON)
Robert Salsberg Scholarship | $1,500
Samantha Copeland (BC)
Mapleview Golf Scholarship | $1,000
Chloe Wilson (ON)
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2019 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Connor/Spafford Scholarship | $7,500
Heather McLean (NS)
Calvin Ross (NB)
ClubLink Scholarship | $5,000
Michael Crisologo (BC)
Jakob Chicoyne (AB)
Geordie Hilton Academic Scholarship | $5,000
Allison Chandler (NS)
Canadian Seniors’ Golf Association Scholarship | $3,000
Laurent Desmarchais (QC)
Jacob Armstrong (MB)
Marlene Streit Golf Scholarship | $3,000
Sara Cumby (NS)
Laura Wesselius (NB)
Suzanne Beauregard Scholarship | $2,000
Brandon Rattray (QC)
William Kucey Scholarship | $2,000
Kellie Weisse (FL)
Mary Ellen Driscoll Scholarship | $1,000
Mackenzie Scott (NB)
Robert Salsberg Scholarship | $1,500
Andrew Reid (NS)
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2018 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Connor/Spafford Scholarship | $7,500
Heather McLean (NS)
Evan Callaghan (NS)
ClubLink Scholarship | $5,000
Avril Li (BC)
Sarah Dunning (ON)
Geordie Hilton Academic Scholarship | $5,000
Andrew Harrison (AB)
GolfTEC Scholarship | $5,000
Calvin Ross (NB)
Charles-Éric Bélanger (QC)
Canadian Seniors’ Golf Association Scholarship | $3,000
Louis-Alexandre Colgan (QC)
Quinn Fitzgerald (AB)
John Powell Memorial Scholarship | $3,000
Laura Jones (NB)
Marlene Streit Golf Scholarship | $3,000
Kelly Hellman (BC)
Suzanne Beauregard Scholarship | $2,000
Laurent Desmarchais (QC)
William Kucey Scholarship | $2,000
Matthew Puzhitsky (ON)
Mary Ellen Driscoll Scholarship | $1,000
Laura Wesselius (NB)
Robert Salsberg Scholarship | $1,500
Brynn Todd (MB)
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2017 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Connor/Spafford | $7,500
Meghan McLean
Allison Chandler
Geordie Hilton | $5,000
Shaun Margeson
ClubLink | $5,000
Laura Jones
Claire Konning
Golftec | $5,000
Ellice Hong
Kade Johnson
John Powell | $3,000
Ziggy Nathu
CSGA | $3,000
Christian Zalli
Andrew HarrisonMarlene Streit | $3,000
Winnie Hyun
Laura Wesselius
Suzanne Beauregard | $2,000
Vincent Giroux
Katherine Gravel-Coursol
William Kucey | $2,000
Michael Reaume
Robert Salsberg | $1,500
Tyler Nagano
Golf Canada Foundation proudly supports student golfers at Canadian post-secondary academic institutions. Since 1982, the Foundation has awarded more than $7.35 million in grants to Canadian collegiate golf programs. The Foundation is pleased continue to award grants in support of University and College Golf Athletics programs on an annual basis, to foster growth and improvement throughout the Canadian collegiate golf system.
In an effort to increase overall fundraising and long-term sustainability for collegiate golf in Canada, the Golf Canada Foundation Grant program has transitioned into a fund matching process. All Canadian colleges and universities who choose to sign up for Golf Canada Foundation grants will have to show, on a budget approved by the athletic director of the institution, external funds raised (or brought in) by the golf program that have NOT been supplied by the school. Only external funds are eligible to be matched by Golf Canada Foundation Grant monies.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
In order to be eligible for a grant from the Golf Canada Foundation, golf programs must include the following elements:
- Both men’s and women’s golf teams, or the (immediate) intention to build up both;
- Dedicated golf coach, full or part-time;
- Competitive schedule with other Canadian and/or US schools: regionally- inter-provincially- internationally;
- Intention to participate, if the school qualifies, in the Golf Canada Canadian University/College Golf Championship.
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE GRANT RECIPIENTS
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2023 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Total Distribution: $50,000
Bishop’s University
Carleton University
Cégep André-Laurendeau
Cégep Champlain St-Lawrence
Durham College
Fanshawe College
Georgian College
Humber College
McMaster University
Medicine Hat College
Ontario Tech University
Portage College
Queen’s University
Toronto Metropolitan University
Trent University
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Université Laval
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia – Okanagan
University of Guelph
University of Manitoba
University of Montreal
University of New Brunswick
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Waterloo
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University -
2022 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Total Distribution: $50,000
Bishop’s University
Brock University
Cégep André-Laurendeau
Durham College
Fanshawe College
Georgian College
Humber College
L’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
McMaster University
Medicine Hat College
Ontario Tech University
Portage College
Queen’s University
Simon Fraser University
Trent University
Université Laval
University of British Columbia – Okanagan
University of Guelph
University of Lethbridge
University of New Brunswick
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University -
2021 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Total Distribution: $50,000
Bishop’s University
Brock University
Carleton University
Cégep André-Laurendeau
Cégep Champlain St. Lawrence
Fanshawe College
Humber College
L’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
McMaster University
Medicine Hat College
Ontario Tech University
Queen’s University
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Université de Montréal
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia Okanagan
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of Ottawa
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Wilfrid Laurier University -
2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Due to COVID-19, the Canadian collegiate competitive golf season was put on hold. In response to the uncertainty of the golf season nationwide, Golf Canada Foundation and its collegiate grant selection committee did not award collegiate grants to post-secondary institutions in 2020.
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2019 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Total Distribution: $60,000
Bishop’s University
Brock University
Carleton University
Cégep André-Laurendeau
Cégep Champlain St. Lawrence
Fanshawe College
Georgian College
Humber College
MacEwan University
McGill University
McMaster University
Medicine Hat College
Queen’s University
Simon Fraser University
Université Laval
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of British Columbia – Okanagan
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Guelph
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University -
2018 GRANT RECIPIENTS
We are pleased to report that our contribution increased this year thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Canadian Seniors’ Golf Association. A total of $59,993 in grant matching funds were disbursed to 33 Golf Canada Foundation recognized schools who have met all matching grant application requirements.
Bishop’s University
Brock University
Carleton University
Cégep André-Laurendeau
Cégep Champlain-St. Lawrence
Fanshawe College
Georgian College*
Humber College
MacEwan University
McGill University
McMaster University
Medicine Hat College
Queen’s University
Red Deer College
Ryerson University*
Simon Fraser University
Trent University
Université de Montréal
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia – Okanagan
University of Guelph
University of Laval
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University*Ryerson University and Georgian College were granted $965 as they did not meet the women’s team requirement.
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2017 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Grants totaling $50,000 will be distributed to golf programs at the following 40 institutions:
Brock University
Carleton University
Cégep André-Laurendeau
Cégep Champlain St. Lawrence
Concordia University
Douglas College
Fanshawe College
Georgian College
Holland College
Humber College
Laurentian University
Laval University
MacEwan University
McGill University
McMaster University
Medicine Hat College
Queen’s University
Red Deer College
Simon Fraser University
Trent University
Université de Montréal
Université du Québec à Trois-Riviere
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia Okanagan
University of Calgary
University of Fraser Valley
University of Guelph
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of New Brunswick
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
CONTACT US
We thank all applicants for their interest in the Golf Canada Foundation Collegiate Scholarships & Grants programs.
For further information please contact bfava@golfcanada.ca or 905-849-9700 ex 266.