Grants & Scholarships

Purpose/History

Eligibility

• You are a Colorado PGA of America Golf Professional, an active 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, a Colorado PGA green grass or indoor facility, or an allied association of the Colorado PGA.
• Your program involves or is led by a Colorado PGA of America Golf Professional or Associate.
• Your activities take place within the boundaries of the Colorado PGA Section.
• Your request does not exceed $3,500.
• Priority will be given to those who have not received a grant within the past three years.

Evaluation Criteria

• Programs will more strongly be considered if they have a Colorado PGA Member or Associate involved in some capacity.
• Programs must target ages 18 and under, individuals with disabilities, military, or diverse populations.
• Grant applications must include a budget and explain how the grant funds will be used.
• Grants will be limited to (1) per facility/individual/organization at a maximum of $3,500 each. Additional grant requests will be considered if there is funding available and if the additional request is for a different program targeting different demographics, program goals, etc.
• Consideration will be given to span and benefit the community.
• Grant recipients will be asked to provide a follow-up report outlining the results of the program and the perceived impact on growing the game. All 2024 Grant recipients must have provided their follow-up report to be eligible in 2025.
• Along with the follow-up report, documentation and explanation of how the grant money was used must be provided.

2025-2026 Information

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

1. Be a child or grandchild of a PGA member who is in good standing with the Association.

• The PGA member may be living or deceased.
• Children or grandchildren of Class "F" PGA members are not eligible.
• The involvement and achievement of the PGA member is not part of the selection criteria.

1. Be a high school senior or college freshman, sophomore or junior planning to enroll full-time (12 hours or more) in a course of study leading to a traditional associate or baccalaureate degree.
2. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 (un-weighted GPA based on a 4.0 scale) or higher in either high school or college.
3. Applicants are eligible to apply for one scholarship per school year. The number of scholarships a student can earn per school year is not based on the number of PGA members they are related to. Nor is it based on the involvement and achievement of the PGA member. It’s one application, one student, and one award.

Evaluation Criteria

1. High school students will be evaluated on the following ranking percentages:
2. 60% Cumulative GPA—20% Resume—20% Extracurricular Activities*****
3. Current college students will be evaluated on the following ranking percentages:
4. 60% Cumulative GPA—20% Resume—20% Extracurricular Activities*****

*****Activities include sports, student government, employment, arts, hobbies, and educational clubs.

PGA REACH COLORADO Foundation Involvement

All children and grandchildren who apply for the PGA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUND SCHOLARSHIP and qualify will receive $1,000 towards their secondary schooling from PGA REACH Colorado Foundation. This will be awarded after the national winners have been announced by The PGA of America.

Purpose

Grant Conditions, Guidelines, and Eligibility:

1. Each recipient must be a registered Colorado PGA Junior Golf Member, Colorado PGA Golf In Schools Participant,  Colorado PGA Junior League Participant or participant of an allied golf association.
2. Child must be involved in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), SNAP for Families, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, Medicaid, and/or military family. Others will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
3. The total number of grants will be determined by the total number of qualified candidates and the availability of funds.
4. All Grant funds are awarded on a rolling basis throughout the current season 
5. Financial assistance will be awarded in four levels based on need and tour-level:
6. $250
7. $500
8. $750
9. $1,000
10. *If equipment assistance is requested, the above values include equipment cost
11. Acceptance into the Grant program does not guarantee entry into any COPGA events. Events are open on a first-come, first-serve entry basis.
12. Financial assistance packages will cover tournament entry fees only - not membership fees.
13. The scholarship will be issued as a credit on the child’s BlueGolf account. The credit can be spread across all events for the season or used to pay for a few events completely. Credit will only be added to the Blue Golf Profile once membership is active and approved
14. *If you do not spend the entire credit in your account for the 2025 season, it will be cleared out and the player will not receive any additional unused credit.
15. If your application is declined and you do not apply for entry into any COPGA events, you may request a full refund of your COPGA Membership fee.
16. Examples of expenses not covered
17. Travel
18. Hotels
19. Accessories
20. Grant recipients can play on any COPGA Junior Tour Level (Developmental, Players, and Cup)

Purpose

Grant Conditions, Guidelines, and Eligibility:

1. Applicant must be a female aged 13-18 playing and/or interested in playing on a high school golf team. She must be entering her sophomore, junior or senior year of high school. 
2. She must submit one letter of recommendation from her sponsor, teacher, or coach. Letter must include name, email, and phone number of the sponsor, teacher or coach.
3. She should be interested in improving her golf skills, learning the rules and etiquette of golf, and embracing the invaluable lessons the game of golf teaches.
4. Be in financial need.
5. Scholarship money will be disbursed for the following items:
6. Golf Lessons and Instruction
7. Golf Tournament Entry Fees