Scholarships

2008 - 2009 Scholarships

The Elks National Foundation provides more than $3.64 million in college scholarships each year. The Most Valuable Student scholarships are open to any graduating high school senior. Legacy Awards are available to the children and grandchildren of active Elk members. Emergency Educational Grants are available only to the children of deceased or totally disabled Elks. The application process and deadlines vary for each of the programs. All applications must go through a local Elks Lodge before reaching the Elks National Foundation office. Contact your high school counselor for more information or your local Elks Lodge. Full information is available at www.elks.org!

Most Valuable Student Award

http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.cfm

The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2009 competition.

Any high school senior who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to apply.
Applicants need not be related to a member of the Elks.
College students are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are signed; resident alien status does not qualify.
Male and female students compete separately.

Legacy Awards

http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/legacy.cfm

Starting in 2009, Legacy Awards will be four-year, $4,000 scholarships. The Foundation will offer a total of up to 250 awards. Any child or grandchild (or step-child, step-grandchild, or legal ward) of a living Elk who joined the order on or before April 1, 2006, or a charter member of a Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2006, is eligible to apply. The Elk must also be a paid-up member through March 31, 2009. Great-grandchildren are not eligible.

Emergency Educational Grants

http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/eefgrants.cfm

The Emergency Educational Grant program provides financial assistance to children of deceased or totally disabled Elks, who wish to obtain or further their college education.

Grant amounts are based on the information submitted in the application and can range up to $4,000. The grant is for one year only; however, the student may submit up to three annual renewal applications for succeeding years as long as he or she meets all other eligibility requirements. The applicant cannot accept more than one ENF scholarship/grant in any one academic year.