Elks announce scholarship program opportunities

Press release

Havre Elks Lodge No. 1201 and the Elks National Foundation have announced that the 2018-2019 Most Valuable Student Scholarship program is now underway.

All high school seniors who are U.S. citizens are welcome to apply. The entire Most Valuable Student application process is handled on-line with applicants being judged on scholarship, leadership and financial need.

Local Elks Scholarship Chairman Bob Nieuwenhuyse said applicants will be judged at three levels with the opportunity to earn scholarships at the local, state and national level. Six scholarship winners — three young men and three young women — from the local Lodge level will advance to the Montana state judging. The top five students will receive additional scholarships as well as advanc to the national level.

At the national level, two first-place scholarships of $50,000 each, two second-place scholarships of $40,000 and two $30,000 third-place scholarships will be awarded, Nieuwenhuyse said.

The remaining 14 finalists will receive $20,000 and 480 runners-up will receive fifth-place scholarships of $4,000 for a total of $2,440,000 nationwide.

Students who want to apply for the scholarships do not have to have an affiliation with the Order of Elks and the deadline to apply for the Most Valuable Student scholarship is November 15.

On-line applications and additional information are located at http://www.enf.elks.org/mvs/.

For local information or assistance for interested students, families or high schools people can contact Nieuwenhuyse at 265-7622.