Scholarship Qualifications

Scholarship Qualifications

Division-I men's programs are allowed to offer up to four and a half full scholarships per year (Source). Some programs offer fewer than four and a half scholarships or even none. It all depends on budget constraints and athletic priorities. We know, it's a little complicated.

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Generally, scholarship money is reserved for the very best junior players. So, most men only receive scholarships that cover 25–50% of their tuition. This is a good thing to ask about when visiting schools and researching programs. Women's D-I programs can offer up to six full scholarships. So, individual women end up getting more scholarship money than individual men. Cha-ching.

Women's D-II programs also have more scholarship money (5.4 full scholarships vs. 3.6 for men). NAIA programs are permitted to offer five full scholarships to both genders. Junior college programs can offer eight. (Source).

D-III programs are not permitted to offer athletic scholarships. Boo. They may offer other forms of financial aid, though. Yay.

There are also independent scholarships just for college golfers. Tuition ain't cheap and neither is golf.