First Tee – The Lowcountry Post-Secondary Education Scholarship Program

Applications for the 2025 Ken and Joan Campbell Scholarship are now open.

Exciting Opportunity for First Tee Participants! Applications Now Open!

First Tee – The Lowcountry is thrilled to announce that our Post Secondary Education Scholarship Program is now accepting applications! This incredible opportunity supports local participants in achieving their educational dreams, no matter their financial status, gender, or race.

Through the game of golf, First Tee – The Lowcountry builds life skills, self-confidence, resilience, and the strength to tackle life’s challenges. This scholarship extends that mission by helping students pursue higher education. The scholarship will be awarded as an annual grant of $5,000 renewable for a maximum of 4 years. The award is to be used for the recipient’s tuition, fees, books, room, board and any other direct educational expenses . The scholarship may be used at other educational opportunities in addition to a traditional 4- year college.

Eligibility Criteria:

Be a current or former First Tee – The Lowcountry participant who embodies the Nine Core Values and participated in Life Skills classes.

A high school senior graduating from Beaufort or Jasper County or a current post secondary student.

Accepted to a 2- or 4-year degree program.

Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA on the SC Uniform Grading Scale (or equivalent).

Engaged in community service, including mentoring younger First Tee participants.

Don’t wait! Applications are open now. https://cf-lowcountry.org/…/first-tee-the-lowcountry…

Pictured above, inaugural winner, Joshua Smith with Dr. Frank Rodriguez, superintendent of Beaufort County School District and students from First Tee – The Lowcountry.

First Tee of the Lowcountry Scholarship Instructions:
You will need to access your existing account, or create a new account in Community Foundation of the Lowcountry’s scholarship portal:
https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=lowcountryscholarship

To access the application, click on Apply by the home icon:

Click here for complete instructions on how to begin your application.

You will need to enter the following access code in the appropriate box at the top right of the screen: 1Tee-2025

Please direct any questions to Executive Director, Pat Zuk at [email protected] or 843.686.2680, ext. 4

The 2024 recipient, Joshua Smith, received the Anne and Henry Bankhead Scholarship.