Yates Scholarship Application Requirements

To be eligible for the Yates Scholarship, GSGA Member Club employees, including contractors, must work 75% of their time at a GSGA Member Club(s).

The following items are necessary before an application will be considered:

  1. Completed Yates Scholarship Program application including two essays
  2. Required academic information (see below)
  3. Two letters of recommendation from supervisors at the GSGA Member Club(s) where applicant and/or parent is employed

Required Academic Information 

*(NOTE: Students already in college do not need to fill out the Principal’s Report.)

For incoming freshmen:

  1. High school transcript of grades through first semester senior year
  2. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Testing (ACT) scores
  3. Principal's Report (filled out by principal, counselor, or other designee of school principal) (DOWNLOAD)

For current college freshmen:

  1. College transcript (showing a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5)

For college sophomores and juniors:

  1. College transcript (showing a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0)

Deadline for the 2018-19 school year is 3:00 p.m. on March 1, 2018. All information must be received on or before the deadline to be considered for the full scholarship amount. All applications will be formally reviewed in the spring and you will be notified if a personal interview is necessary. Interviews are held at our office in Marietta. Photographs are not allowed to be submitted with the application. All documents, including transcripts, should be opened and attached to the application. Applications should be submitted as one complete package.