NBGA 50th Anniversary Scholarship

Golf NB annually awards University Scholarships to be used towards the cost of tuition at any recognized University or College. Golf NB invites applications from resident golfers between the ages of 17 & 23 who meet the Award Criteria, as outlined below, and have demonstrated scholastic and golf ability over two (2) years.

Golf NB will annually award a maximum of four (4) scholarships worth $2,500 each.

Please submit only one (1) application form. The Golf NB Scholarship Committee will consider all applicants for the scholarship for which they qualify.

Award Criteria:

1. Academic Performance (40 Points)
   • Students currently attending high school and applying to enter a University or College: An applicant’s transcript must show a Grade B (i.e., 75%, our scholarship minimum) in each of the last two years of high school.
   • Students currently attending University or College: An applicant’s transcript must show a Grade Point Average 3.0 or 75% (our scholarship minimum).
2. Applicant must be a resident of the Province of New Brunswick and a paid member in good standing of Golf NB & Golf Canada.
3. Applicant must have competitive golfing experience at the Club, Regional, Provincial, and National and/or international level within the past two golf seasons. (Value: 35 points)
4. Participation in extracurricular, community and other sport, activities, character & code of conduct, and giving back to the game of golf. (Value: 25 points)

Award Policies:

1. A University entrance scholarship is not renewable.
2. Any award is contingent upon an applicant being accepted at a recognized University or College of his/her choice.
3. Consideration will be given to the applicants who have graduated or will be graduating from High School at the time of the application, provided all other terms of the award criteria are met.
4. Candidates will be judged on the basis of substantiated information contained in their application and support material. Applicants may be asked to appear before the Scholarship Committee.
5. In order to remain eligible for scholarship funding, recipients must maintain their status as an amateur golfer as defined in the Golf Canada Rules of Amateur Status. In the event of investigations surrounding alleged amateur status violations, scholarship funding may be withheld pending a final decision on the matter.

Please select one of the following two options:

• I am entering my first year of university or college
• I am currently or have been attending a university or college

Application forms must be completed in their entirety in order to be considered. If there are any questions, please contact Golf NB (contact information can be found at the end of the application)

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

(Please ensure the following are included with your application form:

• Official transcript from High School or University/College.
• Picture (head and shoulders photograph, suitable for publication in the Annual Awards Dinner Booklet)
• Completed Application Form (with supporting documentation, as required)
• Three letters of Reference: Club Representative, High School Principal/teacher or University Professor, and a Personal Reference (for first-time applicants)