Caveman Scholarship Applications are now Live at our link.
https://www.outpostfoundation.org/2024-caveman-scholarship
The scholarship is awarded annually to individuals that have worked at our partner golf clubs. Partnered clubs
are projects whereby Caveman Construction has played a role in the courses’ construction, restoration, or
renovation process. The scholarship is to be used for undergraduate education or mechanical/technical
school programs. The scholarship is open to any student who works at one of our partner golf clubs OR any student who is
an immediate family member of a ‘non-management’ employee.
This year we will be giving away eight scholarships to eight individuals (scholarship funds administered
through the Outpost Foundation):
The first annual scholarship will be in the amount of $12,000 for 1 year
The second annual scholarship will be in the amount of $10,000 for 1 year
The third annual scholarship will be in the amount of $7,500 for 1 year
The fourth annual scholarship will be in the amount of $6,000 for 1 year
The fifth annual scholarship will be in the amount of $5,000 for 1 year
The sixth annual scholarship will be in the amount of $4,000 for 1 year
The seventh annual scholarship will be in the amount of $3,000 for 1 year
The eighth annual scholarship will be in the amount of $2,500 for 1 year.
Please make sure to pass the word along to students who are eligible. We would love to receive your application. Thank you!
Last fall (2023) our Caveman Scholarships were given out to 10 amazing young people this fall! Nine different clubs that we have worked with are represented in the winners. From two lovely sisters whose Father works at Lake Merced Golf Club in San Francisco to a young man from the small town of Valentine, Nebraska. Each of the students is unique and talented and truly appreciates the help that we have extended from the Caveman Family - which includes all of you!
One of the young ladies who recieved a scholarship is Kate Phillips (pictured on the left), she is currently a Turf Intern at – Seminole Golf Club, Juno Beach, FL.
Kate is from Niagara Falls, Canada and is currently completing her bachelor’s degree from the University of
Guelph in Guelph, Canada. Kate’s journey into turfgrass management has been quite unique: A summer job
(before her senior year of college) on the grounds crew of a golf course changed her career trajectory
completely. Almost immediately after starting her job, Kate realized that working in turfgrass management was
something that she was passionate about and wanted to pursue long term. Kate completed the Turfgrass management Short Course at the University of Guelph and
then joined the Ohio State University International Program to experience greenkeeping in the U.S.
This ultimately led to her internship at Seminole where she continues to excel and pursue her new dream. A recent update from Kate included this from her, "I am very appreciative to everyone who put together and donated to the Caveman Scholarship and thereby giving young people like me the ability to pursue our passions while getting an education.Thank you for your contribution to the golf industry and the development of the young people within it"
Thanks to all of you who have bought Gear from Caveman Construction Gear and a huge thanks to those of you who have donated to the Caveman Scholarship directly! We are so excited to be providing help to these amazing young people as they continue their college careers.
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We are here for fun and to raise money for our Scholarship!
So what is a Caveman? They are the people who design and build golf courses. They work long hours in all kinds of weather to create golf in the dirt at its beginnings.
Our Caveman Scholarships are given to students who works at or whose parents work at a golf course where our Cavemen have been. It is given annually and we look forward to increasing the number of scholarships we can provide with your help in purchasing Caveman Construction Gear!
