Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships available to children and grandchildren of Elks members. Eligibility requirements are outlined below.

The Elks National Foundation is proud to present its 2025 ENF Legacy Awards recipients. Click here to see the full list of winners.

The 2026 contest and application opens on September 1, 2025.

Who is Eligible?

1. For the 2025 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, 2022, or a charter member of a Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2022, is eligible to apply. The Elk must also be a paid-up member for the last two contiguous years through March 31, 2025. Great-grandchildren are not eligible.

2. The applicant must be a high school senior.

3. The applicant must apply online only. The 2025 Legacy Awards application deadline is February 3, 2025, 11:59 a.m. Pacific Time. NOTE: This is NOON, mid-day, Pacific time.

4. If the applicant's parent and grandparent are both Elk members, the applicant must select the parent's Elks Lodge on the application.

5. We have waived the standardized test requirement for the 2025 Legacy contest. You do 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 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 2025 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. Click here for more information about serving with the Elks.
   ENF Legacy Awards
   2025 Award Offers Per State and Area

   The following reflects the number of possible awards allocated to each state or area in 2025. The remaining 100 at-large scholarships will be awarded to the best-scoring applicants, regardless of state and parentage.

   State	Legacy Awards
   Alabama	3
   Alaska	3
   Arizona	7
   Arkansas	3
   California-Hawaii	23
   Colorado	7
   Connecticut	5
   Florida	10
   Georgia	3
   Idaho	3
   Illinois	7
   Indiana	5
   Iowa	3
   Kansas	3
   Kentucky	4
   Louisiana	2
   Maine	4
   Maryland, Delaware & DC	6
   Massachusetts	7
   Michigan	5
   Minnesota	4
   Mississippi	3
   Missouri	6
   Montana	3
   Nebraska	3
   Nevada	4
   New Hampshire	4
   New Jersey	15
   New Mexico	3
   New York	9
   North Carolina	4
   North Dakota	3
   Ohio	8
   Oklahoma	3
   Oregon	9
   Panama	1
   Pennsylvania	7
   Philippines	1
   Puerto Rico	1
   Rhode Island	3
   South Carolina	3
   South Dakota	3
   Tennessee	4
   Texas	7
   Utah	3
   Vermont	3
   Virginia	4
   Washington	6
   West Virginia	3
   Wisconsin	5
   Wyoming	3
   Total	252

   Past Legacy Awards Winners

   Looking for other Elks scholarship options? Learn about Most Valuable Student Scholarships and Emergency Educational Grants.

   Questions? Email Scholarship@elks.org or call 773/755-4732.

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