Due Dec 31, 2026
Elks National Foundation Emergency Educational Grants
Direct application
Up to $5,000
Eligibility
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Unmarried undergraduate students under 24 who are children of deceased or totally disabled Elks in good standing may request Elks National Foundation Emergency Educational Grants for accredited full-time U.S. college costs.
Renewable one-year grants of up to $5,000 are available. Students may receive up to four grants during undergraduate study. Funds go directly to the school for cost of attendance expenses.
Request an application beginning May 1 and submit it with required financial and educational documentation by December 31. The Elk parent or stepparent must have been a member in good standing for at least one year before death or total disability.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Required financial documentation
- Required educational documentation
- Demonstrate financial need to qualify
- Applicant's parent/stepparent must have been an Elk member in good standing for at least one year at time of death, or (if totally disabled) for at least one year before becoming disabled and still in
- Applicant must be unmarried and under age 23 as of Dec. 31 in the year of application
- Must attend an accredited U.S. institution of higher learning full-time (12 semester hours)
- Application requested from local Lodge or ENF Chicago office; submitted to and processed by the Lodge where the Elk parent/stepparent is/was a member; endorsed by Lodge vote and mailed to Chicago offi
- Filing window: July 1 to December 31 of the academic year assistance is desired (new and renewal)
- The description says applicants are under 24, while the detailed requirements specify under age 23 as of December 31 of the application year.
- Funds are paid directly to the school for cost-of-attendance expenses.