2024 MVP Scholarships

• The 2024 application opened on August 1, 2023.
• 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 2025 application deadline is
will be announced soon.

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Awards:​

• The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2024 competition.
• Male and female students compete separately.
• Ranging from $1,000 per year to $7,500 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, 2023. (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.)

Legacy Awards

Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships available to children and grandchildren of Elks members. (See eligibility below.)

The 2024 contest and application will open on September 1, 2023.
Read below for eligibility information and answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

• Who is eligible?
• How do I apply?

Who is Eligible?

1. For the 2024 contest, 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, 2021, or a charter member of a Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2021, is eligible to apply. The Elk must also be a paid-up member through March 31, 2024. Great-grandchildren are not eligible.
   
2. The applicant must be a high school senior.
   
3. The applicant must apply online only. The 2024 Legacy Awards application deadline is February 5, 2024, 11:59 a.m. Pacific Time.
   
4. If the applicant's parent and grandparent are both Elk members, the applicant must apply through the parent's Elks Lodge.
   
5. We have waived the standardized test requirement for the 2024 Legacy contest. You do not need to submit ACT and/or SAT scores.
   
6. Students may apply for more than one ENF scholarship; however, they may win only one. In cases where the student wins more than one, we will award the scholarship with the greater value. Students can accept local and state scholarships, which are separate from the awards at the national level.
   
7. Legacy Awards may only be applied to accredited US American schools, colleges or universities. (Note: Applicants from Guam, Panama, Puerto Rico and the Philippines may apply Legacy Awards toward schools, colleges or universities in their respective homes.)
   
8. If you are selected as a 2024 Legacy Awards recipient, you will be required to perform three instances of service with an Elks Lodge during the four years you are receiving the scholarship. Click here for more information about serving with the Elks.

WV is allocated 3 awards!

Committee Chair
Michael Livesay, PDDGER  |  [email protected]

North District Chair: Elizabeth Eddy
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Central District Chair:  Nanci Hovemale, PER
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South District Chair:  Christopher McGlone, PER
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Committee Advisor
Bill Verelst, Jr., PSP  |  [email protected]