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This program is for high school seniors planning to pursue a four-year degree on a full-time basis in a U.S. college or university. Applicants are judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need for four-year scholarships ranging from <dollar/>1,000 per year to <dollar/>15,000 per year.
  
 
== Requirements ==
 
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== Amount==
 
== Amount==
 
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500 Four-Year Awards for the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-2014, 2014-15 Academic Years
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* 2 first place four-year total awards of <dollar/>60,000 each
Most Valuable Student Competition
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* 2 second place awards of <dollar/>40,000 each
Most Valuable Student Competition
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* 2 third place awards of <dollar/>20,000 each
 
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* 2 fourth place awards of <dollar/>16,000 each
Download the 2010 MVS Scholarship Application
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* 2 fifth place awards of <dollar/>12,000 each
 
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* 4 sixth place awards of <dollar/>10,000 each
MVS Applicants:
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* 4 seventh place awards of <dollar/>8,000 each
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* 482 runners up receive <dollar/>4,000 each
Frequently Asked Questions
 
about our MVS Scholarship
 
application!
 
 
 
Applications for the Elks National Foundation's 2011 Most Valuable Student contest will be available on September 1, 2010, online, at your local Elks Lodge, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Foundation. To locate an Elks Lodge near you, try your phone book or click here.
 
 
 
The 2010 Most Valuable Student scholarship application deadline has passed. Applications for the 2011 contest will be available starting September 1, 2010.
 
 
 
The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2011 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; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.
 
    * Male and female students compete separately.
 
 
 
Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.
 
 
 
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 will announce the 500 national winners, and notify them in writing, by April 15, 2011. (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.)
 
 
 
Ranging from <math>1,000 per year to </math>15,000 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.
 
 
 
Requests for additional information should be addressed to the scholarship chairman of the local Lodge or of the Elks association of the state in which the applicant is a resident.
 
 
 
2011 Most Valuable Student Award Offers
 
500 Four-Year Awards for the
 
2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-2014, 2014-15 Academic Years
 
Four-Year Total Award No. of Awards Total
 
First Place <math>60,000 2 </math>120,000
 
Second Place <math>40,000 2 </math>80,000
 
Third Place <math>20,000 2 </math>40,000
 
Fourth Place <math>16,000 2 </math>32,000
 
Fifth Place <math>12,000 2 </math>24,000
 
Sixth Place <math>10,000 4 </math>40,000
 
Seventh Place <math>8,000 4 </math>32,000
 
Runners Up <math>4,000 482 </math>1,928,000
 
Total: $2,296,000  
 
  
  

Latest revision as of 10:00, 23 July 2010

This program is for high school seniors planning to pursue a four-year degree on a full-time basis in a U.S. college or university. Applicants are judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need for four-year scholarships ranging from <dollar/>1,000 per year to <dollar/>15,000 per year.

Requirements

  • 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; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.
  • Male and female students compete separately.

Amount

500 Four-Year Awards for the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-2014, 2014-15 Academic Years

  • 2 first place four-year total awards of <dollar/>60,000 each
  • 2 second place awards of <dollar/>40,000 each
  • 2 third place awards of <dollar/>20,000 each
  • 2 fourth place awards of <dollar/>16,000 each
  • 2 fifth place awards of <dollar/>12,000 each
  • 4 sixth place awards of <dollar/>10,000 each
  • 4 seventh place awards of <dollar/>8,000 each
  • 482 runners up receive <dollar/>4,000 each


For more information, check out the website.

See also