Legacy Award Scholarship Applications start September 1, 2022

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Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships available to children and grandchildren of Elks members.The 2023 contest and application opens on September 1, 2022.
Who is Eligible?

  1. For the 2023 contest, any child or grandchild (or step-child, step-grandchild, or legal ward) of a living Elk who joined the order on or before April 1, 2020, or a charter member of a Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2020, is eligible to apply. The Elk must also be a paid-up member through March 31, 2023. Great-grandchildren are not eligible.
  2. The applicant must be a high school senior.
  3. The applicant must apply online only. The 2023 Legacy Awards application deadline is February 6, 2023 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time.
  4. If the applicant’s parent and grandparent are both Elk members, the applicant must apply through the parent’s Elks Lodge.
  5. The standardized test requirement has been waived for the 2023 Legacy contest. Applicant does not need to submit ACT and/or SAT scores.
  6. Students may apply for more than one ENF scholarship; however, they may win only one. In cases where the student wins more than one, we will award the scholarship with the greater value. Students can accept local and state scholarships, which are separate from the awards at the national level.
  7. Legacy Awards may only be applied to accredited US American schools, colleges or universities. (Note: Applicants from Guam, Panama, Puerto Rico and the Philippines may apply Legacy Awards toward schools, colleges or universities in their respective homes.)
  8. If you are selected as a 2023 Legacy Awards recipient, you will be required to perform three instances of service with an Elks Lodge during the four years you are receiving the scholarship.

ENF Legacy Awards 2023 Award Offers;
The state of Iowa has 3 eligible scholarships in 2023. There are also 100 at-large scholarships that will be awarded to the best-scoring applicants, regardless of state and parentage.
For More Details and Questions? Email Scholarship@elks.org or call 773-755-4732.