Scholarships for Waterskiing

Want to Water Ski your way through college?

Many students at colleges across the United States do just that. Here you'll find information to get you started.

Below are the colleges that offer waterskiing scholarships:


- Alabama

- Arizona State University *

- Eckerd College

- Florida Southern College *

- Florida Gulf Coast

- Rollins College

- University of Louisiana, Monroe *

- University of Louisiana, Lafayette

* denotes a web site specific to the waterski team.

Below are list of scholarship to help you with your dream of Water Skiing through college:

The American Water Ski Educational Scholarship

The American Water Ski Educational Foundation, (AWSEF), parent organization of the Water Ski Hall of Fame and Museum, was founded in 1968 as a non-profit foundation dedicated to the preservation of the traditions of one of America’s most popular family recreational activities and to the encouragement of and education in the safe enjoyment of waterskiing.

Applicants must be incoming sophomore through senior level, full-time students at a two-or four-year accredited college; an active member of the USA Water Ski; and a United States Citizen.

In 2007, 6 scholarships were awarded for $1500 each. The deadline is April 1.


Persons interested in applying for an AWSEF Scholarship should write to:

AWSEF Scholarship,
1251 Holy Cow Road,
Polk City, FL 33868-8200

Applications can be downloaded from www.waterskihalloffame.com . Simply click on scholarship to get a copy of the application.