Summary of Three Scholarship Programs

Virginia Elks Association – February 2007

Robert R. Hinkle, Ph.D. VEA Scholarship Chairperson

 

 

The Virginia Elks Association (VEA) is involved in three (3) scholarship programs for high school seniors.   One program, the Virginia Elks Association State Scholarship Contest, is a state program.  Two programs are national efforts directly supported by the Elks National Foundation (ENF).  The two national programs are the Most Valuable Student Contest (MVS) and the Legacy Contest.

 

 

I. Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Finalist Awards - 500 national awards (250 male & 250 female)

 

A. Eight (8) MVS Awards are allocated by the ENF to Virginia annually.  The top four (4) male and female applicants in Virginia receive these awards and their brochures are submitted for judging at the national level.

 

B. This program is open to all high school seniors.

 

C. Applications are submitted to local lodges and judged at local, district, state and national levels.

 

D. Awards are for four (4) years at $1000 per year with higher valued awards for 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd places.

           

E. The Elks National Foundation (ENF) notifies winners by mid-May.

           

           

II. Virginia Elks Association State Scholarship Awards -  32 Virginia awards (16 male & 16 female)

           

A. Thirty-Two (32) state awards are funded by the Virginia Elks Association each year.

 

B. This program is open to all high school seniors.

 

C. Applications are submitted to local lodges and judged at local, district, and state levels.

 

D. Recipients are drawn from the MVS Contest applicant pool and represent the applications judged as ranking from 5-20 in each of the male and female applicant groups.

 

E. Awards are one-time, one-year only in the amount of $1000.  These are NOT ANNUALLY RECURRING awards.

 

F. Two titles are used for state awards but otherwise the awards are the same.

1. Paul Renick State Scholarship Award – Eight (8) Awards

a. Issued in memory of Paul Renick, PSP recognizing his service to the VEA scholarship program.

b. Eight (8) Renick Awards are issued to the four (4) top scoring male and female students.

2. Virginia Elks Association State Scholarship Awards – Twenty-Four (24) Awards

 

G. The VEA Scholarship Committee notifies winners in March.

 

 

III. Elks National Foundation Legacy Scholarship Awards –  up to 500 national awards

 

            A. Approximately eight (8) are allocated by the ENF to Virginia annually.

           

B. This program is open ONLY to high school seniors whose parents or grandparents are ACTIVE ELKS.

 

C. Applications are submitted directly to the Elks National Foundation and are judged at the national level.

 

D. Awards are one-time, one-year only in the amount of $1000.  These are NOT ANNUALLY RECURRING awards.

           

E. The Elks National Foundation notifies winners by mid-May.