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Higher Education Scholarships

Supported by Ransomes Jacobsen

Thanks to generous support from Ransomes Jacobsen, BIGGA has been able to award Higher Education Scholarships since 2002.

Designed to help greenkeeper members of BIGGA move into higher education, the scholarships may be awarded to those studying for the following qualifications:

N/SVQ Level 4
Higher National Certificate
Foundation Degree/HND
BSc Turf Management

The amount of the scholarship awarded depends on the course and the funding available. The applications will be assessed on the candidate’s number of years as a BIGGA member, their contribution to BIGGA and their previous training and development.

2010 Scholarships have been awarded to:

Jamie Blake - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf

Craig Parry - SVQ Level 4 - Management

Timothy Johnson - BSc Honours in Turfgrass Science (online)

James Stevens - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf

Gary Cunningham - NVQ Level 4 Sports Turf

Andrew Reason - HNC Golf Course Management (Online)

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2009 Scholarships were awarded to:

Stephen Clark - Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Gregory Knight - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Derek Peat - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Mathew Wormald - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Ian Scott - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Richard Clarke - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Paul Handy - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Matthew Hutchinson - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Geoffrey Fenn - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Benjamin Brookes - HNC Golf Course Management
Kerr Hunter - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
John Maree - NVQ Level 4 Sports Turf

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2008 Scholarships were awarded to:

James Billington - On Line Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Christopher Sherrington - HNC - Sports Turf
Steven Halliwell - Online Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Kerry Jones - NVQ Level 4 - Management
Gary Baxter - Foundation Degree Sports Turf
Lee Strutt MG - MSc Sports Turf Science
Adam Newton - Foundation Degree Sports Turf
James Hutchinson - Online Foundation Degree - Sports Turf
Jonathan Oostendorp - Foundation Degree Sports Turf
James Lindsay - Foundation Degree Sports Turf
Christopher Ball - Foundation Degree Sports Turf
Darren Anderson MG - Foundation Degree Sports Turf