CHICAGO, Aug. 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elks National
Foundation is proud to announce the start of the 2025 Elks Most
Valuable Student scholarship contest. The MVS scholarship is
available to high school seniors who are United States citizens. Applicants do not need
to be related to a member of the Elks. The judging criteria is
based on academics, leadership, service,
and financial need.
Elks National Foundation offers 500
scholarships worth between $4,000-30,000 to high school seniors.
The online application must be submitted by the November 12, 2024, deadline. The 500 national
winners will be announced in April
2025. The top 20 national finalists will participate in a
Leadership Weekend in Chicago
and receive $30,000 scholarships. The
remaining 480 runners-up will receive $4,000 scholarships.
This year, the Elks National Foundation is investing
$5 million in college scholarships.
MVS scholars—all of whom demonstrate outstanding leadership
skills and a commitment to service—are graduating from college at
a rate of 90 percent, nearly 30
percent higher than the national average.
Since 1931, the Elks National Foundation has awarded
life-changing scholarships to thousands of students like
Rohil Agarwal, a 2024 top winner.
Agarwal's scholarship will help him attend the University of California, Berkeley.
"The Most Valuable Student scholarship provides the financial
support to pursue a college education, and the Leadership Weekend
helped me meet like-minded students," says Agarwal. "This
scholarship isn't just financial aid: It's the key to turning my
ideas into reality."
Applications for the 2025 contest are available on the Elks
National Foundation's website. For complete Most Valuable Student
scholarship contest details, including the application,
visit enf.elks.org/MVS.
Contact: Elks National Foundation
Abbey Knupp | Communications
Manager
2750 N. Lakeview Ave. |
Chicago, IL 60614-2256 773/755-4864
| abbeyk@elks.org
Helping Elks Build Stronger
Communities
With more than 750,000 members and 1,800 Lodges nationwide,
Elks are providing charitable services that help build stronger
communities across the United
States. The Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of
the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, helps Elks build
stronger communities through programs that support youth, serve
veterans, and meet needs in areas where Elks live and work. To
learn more,
visit elks.org/enf.
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