Elks Most Valuable Student Competition

Scholarship Sponsored by Elks National Foundation

Since 1931, the Elks National Foundation has helped students recognize their academic dreams. Each year, we award more than $3 million in college scholarships to at least 800 outstanding, service-minded high school seniors. Once you're an Elks scholar, you're family.

Eligibility:

A) Current high school seniors, or the equivalent, who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply.

B) Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks.

C) High school graduates are not eligible to apply.

D) Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are submitted; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.

Awards:

A) The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2023 competition.

B) Male and female students compete separately.

C) Ranging from $1,000 per year to $12,500 per year ($50,000 over 4 Years), Most Valuable Student scholarships are for students pursuing a four-year degree, on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), in a U.S. college or university. All scholarships are in the form of certificates of award conditional upon the full-time enrollment of the winner in an accredited U.S. college or university.

D) The Chicago office of the Elks National Foundation announced the 500 national winners in April, 2022. (Many local Lodges, districts and state Elks associations award their own scholarships through this program. These scholarships are not to be confused with the 500 Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarships.)