Award of Perseverance
Funding Amount
$5,000 student scholarship + $5,000 school grant
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Must be a young athlete who has overcome health challenges and/or injuries
- Must have fully returned to their chosen sport
- Must be nominated by their coach (students do not self-nominate)
- Selection Process: Committee reviews all nominees and selects four final recipients annually
Overview
Geographic Scope: Texas (partnered with Texas Health Sports Medicine)
Acknowledges young athletes who have overcome health challenges and injuries to fully return to their chosen sport. Inspired by Ben Hogan's personal story of recovery from a devastating 1949 car accident.
Award Details:
- Student Scholarship: $5,000
- School Grant: $5,000 awarded to recipient's school
Eligibility:
- Must be a young athlete who has overcome health challenges and/or injuries
- Must have fully returned to their chosen sport
- Must be nominated by their coach (students do not self-nominate)
Selection Process: Committee reviews all nominees and selects four final recipients annually
Focus Areas: Athletic perseverance, recovery from injury, character development
Contact Information:
- Email: info@benhoganfoundation.org
- Phone: 817-665-5652
- Physical Address: 320 Roaring Springs Road, Westworth Village, TX 76114
- Mailing Address: P.O. Box 121518, Fort Worth, TX 76121
How to Apply
How to Nominate
- Students must be nominated by their coach
- Visit website to access nomination process: https://benhoganfoundation.org/scholarships/award-of-perseverence/
What The Ben Hogan Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2023 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
The Ben Hogan Foundation reported $5,500 in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2023, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2023
- 1
- Total given
- $79K
- Median grant
- $79K
- By dollars: Michigan 100%. Top recipient cities: Detroit, MI.
Example grants
First Tee - Greater Detroit · Detroit, MI
$79K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth sports
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