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Scholarship Redemptions

To be eligible for an NGSA Scholarship Award a student must have been a member of the Top50jrTour, however students are not required to play in any golf events. Students may earn scholarship points by participating in rules of golf exams, essays, community service, and other NGSA sponsored activities. Scholarships are evaluated and awarded based upon a student's graduating GPA, improved GPA, class rank, SAT/ACT scores, community service and participation in other Top50jrTour activities such as essays and rules of golf exams.

Each student’s scholarship award is secured by the National Golf Scholarship Association (NGSA) for the sole purpose of higher education. Students may claim scholarship awards after graduating high school and upon enrolling in a college, university, or other accredited vocational institution. (To redeem your scholarship award the following redemption process is required to maintain amateur status and meet the eligibility requirements of the USGA, NCAA, and MHSAA.)

1. Complete the Scholarship Application.
   
   
2. Provide a copy of your transcripts indicating that you have graduated from High School. To be eligible for any scholarship award you must have at least a 2.5 GPA (4 point scale).
   
   
3. Provide proof of enrollment in a college, university, or other accredited vocational institution. Provide us with all contact information for the college, university, or other accredited vocational institution that you are attending so that we may accurately forward your scholarship award to that institution in your name. (Your student ID #, institution's tuition payment department address, contact person's name).
   
   
4. Students are required to submit a thought provoking essay with no more than 500 words. The essay shall be focused on your positive and negative experiences in the game of golf.
   
   
5. Please send this information to: Scholarship Redemption Officials, 1135 Elk Run, Howell, MI 48843. Once the above information has been verified (10 business days after receipt) we will send a check to the educational institution that you are attending, up to the full amount you have earned while participating in the Michigan Top 50 Tour, not to exceed the total cost of your tuition in conjunction with other scholarships that you may have received. (Example: If college cost you $40,000 and you have received $35,000 in scholarship from another organization we would provide you up to the full amount of your NGSA scholarship award not to exceed $40,000).

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