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Scholarship of the Week: The Elks National Foundation

Published: Nov 04, 2015 1 min read
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Due Date: December 4, 2015

The Elks National Foundation awards 500 four-year scholarships a year, ranging anywhere from $4,000 to $50,000. You don’t have to be related to a member of the Elks, but you do have to provide test scores and write an essay of no more than 500 words.

Award Breakdown:

  • 20 finalists will head to Chicago to compete for two first-place awards of $50,00, 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
  • 480 runners-up will receive fifth-place scholarships of $4,000

Here are some scholarships with mid- to late-November deadlines, courtesy of our content partner Unigo.

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Previous Scholarships of the Week:

The Dell Scholars Program

The Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award