The Alva Elks Lodge No. 1184 and The Elks National Foundation (ENF) are proud to announce the start of the 2020 Most Valuable Student scholarship contest. The Most Valuable Student scholarship is available to high school seniors who are United States citizens. Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks. Males and females compete separately and are judged on scholarship, leadership and financial need.

The application is completed online and must be submitted by the Nov. 5 deadline. The 500 national winners will be announced in April 2020, after the top 20 finalists participate...