The 2023 application opened on August 1.
Applicants
will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.
Eligibility:
- Current
high school seniors, or the equivalent, who are citizens of the United
States are eligible to apply.
- Applicants do not need to be related
to a member of the Elks.
- High
school graduates are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants
must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are
submitted; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.
The
2023 application deadline is November 14, 2022 at
11:59 p.m., Pacific Time.
Awards:
- The
Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the
highest-rated applicants in the 2023 competition.
- Male
and female students compete separately.
- Ranging from $1,000 per year to
$12,500 per year, 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.
- 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.)
