Additional Scholarship Opportunities
JMS Scholarship
The MGA Foundation is proud to administer the Jay Mottola Scholarship to celebrate the longtime MGA executive director as well as his contributions and support of the game on all levels.
Information for Applicants
The Jay Mottola Scholarship is a significant financial grant awarded to an outstanding caddie or young person who works in service to golf in the Met Area. This need-based award is available to exceptional graduating high school seniors from Long Island, New Jersey, and Westchester who are eligible under their local Caddie Scholarship Fund's criteria.
Students must have caddied (or worked in service to golf in Westchester, LI, or New Jersey) for a minimum of two seasons and come with a high recommendation from the club.
Students must qualify for financial need and be in good academic standing. Children of members at private clubs are not eligible to apply.
Selection Process:
The Jay Mottola Scholarship Committee will review all applicants with the local CSFs. The Committee will identify and invite top candidates to submit an essay, and finalists will then be interviewed in person.
Applications for the Jay Mottola Scholarship are currently CLOSED.
Evans Scholarship
The MGA Caddie Scholarship Fund has partnered with the Evans Scholars Foundation to offer a co-branded “Westchester Evans Scholarship.”
Eligibility Requirements
The Evans Scholars Foundation is one of the largest providers of college scholarships in the United States, offering full tuition and housing scholarships to certain partner schools. year, the average scholarship recipient logged 160 loops, had an ACT score of 27 and a FAFSA EFC of $7,500.
If you meet the above criteria and if you answer “YES” to the following questions, you may qualify for a MGACSF Evans Scholarship.
Will you be a high school senior during the 2023-24 academic year?
Do you have a B average or above?
Have you actively caddied for two complete seasons?
Do you qualify for financial aid?