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  2011 Most Valuable Student Award Offers
 
Most Valuable Student Competition
 
Most Valuable Student Competition
 
 
 
Download the 2010 MVS Scholarship Application
 
 
 
MVS Applicants:
 
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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
 
500 Four-Year Awards for the
 
2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-2014, 2014-15 Academic Years
 
2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-2014, 2014-15 Academic Years
 
Four-Year Total Award No. of Awards Total
 
Four-Year Total Award No. of Awards Total
First Place <math>60,000 2 </math>120,000
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First Place <dollar/>60,000 2 <dollar/>120,000
Second Place <math>40,000 2 </math>80,000
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Second Place <dollar/>40,000 2 <dollar/>80,000
Third Place <math>20,000 2 </math>40,000
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Third Place <dollar/>20,000 2 <dollar/>40,000
Fourth Place <math>16,000 2 </math>32,000
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Fourth Place <dollar/>16,000 2 <dollar/>32,000
Fifth Place <math>12,000 2 </math>24,000
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Fifth Place <dollar/>12,000 2 <dollar/>24,000
Sixth Place <math>10,000 4 </math>40,000
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Sixth Place <dollar/>10,000 4 <dollar/>40,000
Seventh Place <math>8,000 4 </math>32,000
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Seventh Place <dollar/>8,000 4 <dollar/>32,000
Runners Up <math>4,000 482 </math>1,928,000
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Runners Up <dollar/>4,000 482 <dollar/>1,928,000
Total: $2,296,000  
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Total: <dollar/>2,296,000  
 
 
  
  

Revision as of 13:16, 22 July 2010

"The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2011 competition...Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need...Ranging from $1,000 per year to$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. "

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

 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 <dollar/>60,000 2 <dollar/>120,000 Second Place <dollar/>40,000 2 <dollar/>80,000 Third Place <dollar/>20,000 2 <dollar/>40,000 Fourth Place <dollar/>16,000 2 <dollar/>32,000 Fifth Place <dollar/>12,000 2 <dollar/>24,000 Sixth Place <dollar/>10,000 4 <dollar/>40,000 Seventh Place <dollar/>8,000 4 <dollar/>32,000 Runners Up <dollar/>4,000 482 <dollar/>1,928,000 Total: <dollar/>2,296,000


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See also