Alberta Golf Superintendents Association Scholarships

Part of the mandate of the AGSA is to promote the position of the Golf Course Superintendent and to achieve more recognition for the Superintendent as an authority on golf course maintenance, cultural requirements of fine turfgrasses and its environment.  
One component that is crucial in achieving this recognition is to ensure that all of our members are well educated in the science of turfgrass maintenance.  It is for this reason that the AGSA proudly offers its annual scholarship program.
The AGSA scholarship is offered to any full time student involved in the Alberta Golf Industry.  Applicants may either be Alberta residents, employed at golf clubs in Alberta, or attending post secondary education at one of the recognized turfgrass management programs in Alberta.
For full details regarding scholarships offer through the Alberta Golf Superintendents Association contact your program coordinator or contact the AGSA office.

The AGSA offers 2 scholarships:

  1. Turfgrass Student Scholarship
  2. Family Member of an AGSA member

Click the button below to see expanded details on each scholarship and to download an application form.

Turfgrass Student Scholarship
Family Member of an AGSA member

Students meeting the following criteria are encouraged to apply: 

  • Demonstrated leadership qualities.
  • High scholastic capabilities.
  • Outstanding character.
  • Superior performance as an employee of a golf course.
  • Ability to write and speak well.
  • Interest in golf course maintenance as a career.

Requirements for nomination are as follows:

  1. Candidates must have at least one year background in turf maintenance.
  2. Candidates must have completed the first year of a Turfgrass technical program.
  3. Candidates must be outstanding in character, integrity, and leadership.  These qualities must have been proven     during participation in extracurricular, civic or community activities.

This year the Southern Alberta Turfgrass Association has graciously donated towards our Scholarship fund and we will be awarding (2) Scholarships for $1800 each, to be awarded at our Property Managers Conference.  Because there are more scholarship applicants each year than there are available scholarships, it is not possible to award scholarships to all applicants who satisfy the requirements for nomination.  AGSA scholarships are awarded without regard to race, sex, creed, age, or national origin.

Candidates must submit a transcript from each institution attended since graduating from high school.  Forms completed by a school adviser and a golf course superintendent must also be submitted with application, which can be downloaded within the online application.

 AGSA Scholarships are awarded for one academic year at the option of the AGSA Scholarship Committee and may be renewed for one additional year upon reapplication by the student.

Download "Turfgrass Student Scholarship" Application Package

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Students meeting the following criteria are encouraged to apply: 

  • Demonstrated leadership qualities.
  • High scholastic capabilities.
  • Outstanding character.
  • Ability to write and speak well.

Requirements for nomination are as follows:

  1. One or more of the applicant’s parents or step-parents must be an AGSA member for at least one year and must be a currently active AGSA member.  The competition is open to children and step-children of AGSA members.  Children or step-children of deceased members are also eligible if the member was active for five years at the time of his or her death.
  2. The student must be planning to continue his/her education at a post secondary or trade school.  The student must be accepted at such an institution for the next academic year.  A letter of acceptance must be included with the application.
  3. Although any number of students from the same family may apply, only one student per family will be eligible to receive an award in the same year.
  4. Candidates must be outstanding in character, integrity, and leadership.  These qualities must have been proven during participation in extracurricular, civic or community activities.

All candidates who satisfy the foregoing requirements then compete, on a basis of their overall record, for a single scholarship of two thousand ($2000) to be awarded at our Property Managers Conference.  Because there are more scholarship applicants each year than there are available scholarships, it is not possible to award scholarships to all applicants who satisfy the requirements for nomination.  AGSA scholarships are awarded without regard to race, sex, creed, age, or national origin.

Candidates must submit a transcript from each institution attended since graduating from high school.  Forms completed by a school adviser and a golf course superintendent must also be submitted with application, which can be downloaded within the online application.

AGSA Scholarships are awarded for one academic year at the option of the AGSA Scholarship Committee and may be renewed for one additional year upon reapplication by the student.

All candidates who satisfy the above requirements for nomination and wish to enter competition for an AGSA scholarship may obtain a scholarship application on the AGSA website in the member area.

Download "Family Member Scholarship" Application Package

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Alberta Golf Superintendents Association
403-609-4602

PO Box 8193
Canmore, AB
T1W 2T9

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