Contest Winners
The Elks National Foundation will award a total of $2.44 million to this year’s finalists. Top awards range from $20,000 to $50,000 over four years. These top awards will be announced at the end of April. Four hundred and eighty runners-up receive $4,000 scholarships.
To search a database of all past ENF Scholarship recipients, click here.
The 2021 Top 20, who are invited to the virtual Leadership Weekend and are guaranteed at least a $20,000 MVS scholarship, are listed in the table below. Use the drop-down menus to view all list of recipients by year and state.
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| Place | Scholarship Winner | Lodge Sponsor | Annual Award | Award Year |
| 1st Place | Gellila Asmamaw | Lodge #134, PA | $12,500.00 | 2021 |
| Jacob Lockman | Lodge #1868, WA | $12,500.00 | 2021 | |
| 2nd Place | Molly McCommons | Lodge #69, PA | $10,000.00 | 2021 |
| Cobin Szymanski | Lodge #2427, MN | $10,000.00 | 2021 | |
| 3rd Place | Pedro Calderon | Lodge #1443, CA | $7,500.00 | 2021 |
| Zoe Yates | Lodge #2171, WA | $7,500.00 | 2021 | |
| 4th Place | Ashis Dhakal | Lodge #1673, UT | $5,000.00 | 2021 |
| Daniel Dischinger | Lodge #438, KY | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Joseph Gartrell | Lodge #1189, OR | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Marlon Griggs | Lodge #221, FL | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Biak Hlawn | Lodge #46, WI | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Kadija Ismail | Lodge #758, VA | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Tenzin Kunsang | Lodge #1316, IL | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Hyunjin Lee | Lodge #714, PA | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Sydney Manno | Lodge #872, PA | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Caleb Matthews | Lodge #1413, OR | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Allan Riedel-Morillo | Lodge #265, CT | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Fardowso Shidad | Lodge #46, WI | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Alexis Tran | Lodge #1300, CA | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
| Coy Wagley | Lodge #1813, NM | $5,000.00 | 2021 | |
In addition, 480 students received four-year, $4,000 scholarships. Select from the drop-down menu below to view the winners from your state.
More information about the Most Valuable Student contest? Click here.
Generous donors can name the scholarship of a runner up winner and correspond with him or her over the next four years! See a list of Named Scholarships and learn more about the MVS Named Scholarship program here.
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