EXCITING NEWS! The 2026 versions of the How to Win College Scholarships ebooks are now available!
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Elks Most Valuable Student College Scholarship
The Elks Most Valuable Student College Scholarship is a very valuable one, so if you or your student qualifies to apply, don’t skip over it!
The Elks National Foundation offers thousands of scholarship dollars to hundreds of students in its “Most Valuable Student Scholarship.”
Since 1931, the Elks National Foundation has helped students recognize their academic dreams. Each year, they award nearly $4 million in college scholarships to at least 850 outstanding, service-minded high school seniors. The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2027 competition. These scholarships are for four years and range from $1000 to $7500. Twenty students will be awarded $30,000. Most Valuable Student scholarships are awarded to 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.
Here are important details for the Elks Most Valuable Student College Scholarship:
- Open to U.S. high school seniors
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens
- NOT a members-only scholarship
- Online-only scholarship
- DEADLINE: November 12 (Changes yearly)
Winning Tips: There are many levels and thousands of dollars in scholarship money up for grabs with this one, so do NOT skip this opportunity because it seems more involved than the typical scholarship.
The biggest mistake students will make in regards to the Elks Most Valuable Student College Scholarship is assuming they are not qualified to apply because they or a family member are not a member of the Elks Club.
ANY student who meets the above criteria may apply, even if the nearest Elks lodge is hundreds of miles away from their home. This is an online-only scholarship with VERY specific and detailed guidelines for what must be included in the application.
Students need to take advantage of the chance to shine with the “Exhibits” they are allowed to submit and share with the judges.
On a personal note, my own son’s application was chosen to advance to the next level, but ultimately did not win for our state. Instead, he received a letter from the local Elks lodge, where he had submitted his application, with the happy news that they were so impressed with his application and presentation that they awarded him a scholarship of $1000 from their chapter. YES!
“We are beyond grateful and humbled, thank you Monica Matthews for providing information on how to apply smart! Tonight at her awards she was surprise and we were shocked to learn she was the BK scholar for $60,000, the Elks MVS for $30,000 and $13,900 in local ones! We are beyond excited and want to encourage everyone to apply apply apply!” – M.P., Scholarship Help and College Talk for Parents private Facebook group member
Go here to get all the details and requirements on how to apply for this generous scholarship from the Elks.
(Opens on August 1)
ELKS MOST VALUABLE STUDENT COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
Many students of our Scholarship Help and College Talk for Parents private Facebook group have won the Elks Most Valuable Student College Scholarship!
Their students applied SMART. Parents, please join the group HERE.
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Monica Matthews is the author of How to Win College Scholarships. She helped her own son win over $100,000 in college scholarships and now shares her expertise with other parents and their students. She truly has “been there, done that” in regard to helping parents and students navigate the scholarship process.
Her method of helping students in finding college scholarships, writing unique and compelling scholarship essays, creating amazing scholarship application packets, and more have taught desperate parents to help their own students win thousands of scholarship dollars. She teaches them how to apply S.M.A.R.T. with outstanding results.
Monica’s scholarship tips have been featured on many prominent websites, and she has been dubbed the “Go-To” expert on college scholarships.
























I bought your program about 3 years ago. I’m trying to access the information again unsuccessfully. Should I still have access?
Hi, Julie! You don’t have to fully repurchase my ebooks. Please check your email. I sent you one last night. 🙂