The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2014 competition.

The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2014 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. The Most Valuable Student scholarship deadline is December 6, 2013. Applications must be submitted to the Elks Lodge closest to the student's permanent U.S. address. Applications must advance through local, district and state competitions to reach national judging. The weekend of April 25 to 27, 2014, the 20 top finalists will participate in a Leadership Weekend in Chicago during which they’ll interview with the national judges. These 20 finalists will be vying for two first-place awards of $50,000; two second-place awards of $40,000; and two third-place awards of $30,000. The remaining 14 finalists will receive awards of $20,000. The 480 runners-up will receive fifth-place scholarships of $4,000. The Chicago office of the Elks National Foundation will announce the 500 national winners, and notify them in writing, by late April 2014. (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.) 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. 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. Click here to see a list of the 2013 Most Valuable Student scholarship winners. 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. 2014 Most Valuable Student Award Offers 500 Four-Year Awards for the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-2017, 2017-18 Academic Years Four-Year Total Award No. of Awards Total First Place $50,000 2 $100,000 Second Place $40,000 2 $80,000 Third Place $30,000 2 $60,000 Fourth Place $20,000 14 $280,000 Runners Up $4,000 480 $1,920,000 Total: $2,440,000 ________________________________________ Elks National Foundation 2750 North Lakeview Avenue Chicago, IL 60614-2256 Phone: (773) 755-4728 Fax: (773) 755-4729 Email: enf@elks.org