Indiana Elks Vocational Grant

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is a national philanthropic organization that provides scholarships to individuals throughout the United States. Since 1931, The Elks National Foundation has helped students recognize their academic dreams. Each year, they award more than $3 million in college scholarships to at least 850 outstanding service-minded high school seniors. The Indiana Elks recognized that not all graduating seniors want to attend a four year academic program and made the decision to offer a Vocational Scholarship to Indiana Students. The Indiana Elks offers 10 Vocational Scholarships to Indiana High School graduating seniors at $1,000 each. No affiliation to the Elks is required. Once the application is completed, it must be returned to an Indiana Elks Lodge, located near the applicants residence, for verification and to be forwarded to the committee for judging.

All applicants must be citizens of the United States of America on the date the application is filed. Applications must be filed with a local Elks Lodge near the student’s legal residence. A list of Indiana Elks Lodges is available at https://indianaelks.org/lodges-by-district/. Definition of an Eligible Program shall be comparable to that contained in the federal vocational legislation. It is defined as a two year or less vocational/technical program, culminating in an Associate Degree, Diploma or Certificate, but less than a Baccalaureate Program (Bachelor’s Degree). Do not apply if you are planning to pursue an Associate Degree as a stepping stone to a 4-year Bachelor diploma.