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The Evans Scholars Foundation

The Evans Scholars Foundation administers the nation’s largest privately funded college scholarship program, providing full tuition and housing grants to deserving caddies. Recipients are selected based upon a strong caddie record, excellent high school academic success, and significant financial need.

The Evans Scholarship program was established by Charles “Chick” Evans, Jr., who won 54 tournaments over a competitive career that spanned four decades. He received worldwide fame in 1916 when he won both the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open. When he decided to retain his amateur status, he used his golf earnings to establish the Charles Evans Jr. Trust in 1928 to assist golf caddies.

Since the first two Scholars enrolled at Northwestern University in 1930, over 8,500 young men and women have graduated from the program. Over 820 Scholars are currently enrolled. Their tuition and housing grants are renewable for up to four years, representing an average value of $22,000 - $65,000.

The Foundation owns and maintains Evans Scholars Scholarship Houses at 14 universities, and Scholars are also enrolled in six other schools. While the program is national in scope, its focus is principally in the Midwest.