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  The cost for attending a public four-year university averaged around $7,000 during the 2009-10 school year. Private universities averaged as high as $26,000 during the same period. Student athletes, such as female golfers, can be hard pressed to find a part-time job to fit into their busy schedules. As a result they may have to rely heavily on athletic-based scholarships.
  
  

Women's Western Golf Foundation

• Developed in 1901, the Women's Western Golf Association sponsors various golf tournaments and represents more than 50,000 women in the United States. The organization offers a scholarship each year that provides $2,000 annually for four years. Qualifications for the scholarship include being a college-bound high school senior and maintaining a 3.0 grade point average. Students must also provide a statement regarding their family's economic situation, as well as an explanation of their involvement with golf. The scholarship can be used for educational costs, such as fees for housing and tuition.
  
  Women's Western Golf Foundation
  393 Ramsay Road
  Deerfield, IL 60015
  815-777-2008
  wwga.org
  
  

The Dinah Shore Scholarship

• The Dinah Shore Scholarship is sponsored by the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Kraft Foods. The scholarship provides financial aid to a female high school senior who plans to attend college but not participate in collegiate golf. Applicants must have played golf regularly while in high school and maintained a 3.2 GPA. The scholarship offers $5,000 in financial aid and is named after Dinah Shore, the famed entertainer, talk show host and ardent golfer.
  
  The Dinah Shore Scholarship
  The LPGA Foundation
  100 International Golf Dr.
  Daytona Beach, FL 32124
  386-274-6200
  lpga.com
  
  

The Phyllis G. Meekins Scholarship

• Named after the celebrated African-American golfer, the Phyllis G. Meekins Scholarship honors a minority female high school senior with $1,250 in financial aid. The student must be college-bound and a member of her intended university's golf team. The scholarship committee reviews the student's application, two letters of recommendation, an autobiographical essay, high school transcripts and a student aid report, including an expected family contribution form. The applicant must have maintained a 3.0 GPA in high school.
  
  The Phyllis G. Meekins Scholarship
  The LPGA Foundation
  100 International Golf Dr.
  Daytona Beach, FL 32124
  386-274-6200
  lpga.com