The Award

The Scholarship offered by the KFC Colonel's Scholars Program provides funding for:

• Tuition
• Fees
• Books
• Room and Board

Awards can be up to $5,000 per year. The scholar could receive up to $20,000 over four years to help complete a bachelor's degree.

Eligibility

To be eligible to compete for the KFC Colonel's Scholars Scholarship, an individual must:

• Graduate from high school this academic year (between 12/1/11 and 8/31/12)
• Earn a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.75
• Plan to pursue a bachelor's degree at a public, in-state college or university (start date no later than 9/30/12)
• Be a US citizen or permanent resident
• Demonstrate financial need

Scholars may begin their college career by entering into either a 2-or 4-year accredited in-state college/university, as long as they stay on track to complete a bachelor's degree program.

Scholarship Timeline

• Application process opens the first day of December
• Application process closes the middle of February
• Semifinalists are asked to provide additional documentation in March
• Selected scholars are notified in May

Selection Process

Completing the online application is the first step. NOTE: The 2012 application process opens on December 1, 2011. Visit www.kfcscholars.org to apply. After February 8, 2012, all submitted applications will be reviewed and semifinalists selected. Semifinalists will be asked to provide additional documentation in March 2012. After the semifinalist information is received, an independent selection committee will meet to select the KFC Colonel's Scholars.

Scholar Support

The KFC Colonel's Scholars Program has on-site staff to support the program. To contact staff, send an email to scholars@kfc.com.

In addition to the Program's staff, KFC Colonel's Scholar may be matched with a volunteer mentor.

Mentors include:

• KFC Franchisees
• KFC Employees
• Other members of the KFC Family

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DEADLINE: February 8, 2012

The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2012 competition.

• Any high school senior who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to apply.
• Applicants need not be related to a member of the Elks.
• College students are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are signed; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.
• Male and female students compete separately.

Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.

All scholarships are in the form of certificates of award conditional upon the full-time enrollment of the winner in an accredited U.S. college or university.

Applications must advance through local, district and state competitions to reach national judging. The Chicago office of the Elks National Foundation will notify the 500 national finalists by email in late February 2012. To be eligible for an award, national finalists will be required to submit a secondary application online. The national finalists will also be required to mail their Student Aid Report to the ENF. These applications are due March 23, 2012.

The Chicago office of the Elks National Foundation will announce the 500 national winners, and notify them in writing, by mid-April 2012. (Many local Lodges, districts and state Elks associations award their own scholarships through this program. These scholarships are not to be confused with the 500 Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarships.)

Ranging from $1,000 per year to $15,000 per year, Most Valuable Student scholarships are for students pursuing a four-year degree, on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), in a U.S. college or university.

Click here to watch the streaming videos of the 2011 top MVS winners’ speeches at the 2011 Elks National Convention in Phoenix, Ariz.

Requests for additional information should be addressed to the scholarship chairman of the local Lodge or of the Elks association of the state in which the applicant is a resident.

2012 Most Valuable Student Award Offers 500 Four-Year Awards for the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-2015, 2015-16 Academic Years
	Four-Year Total Award	No. of Awards	Total
First Place	$60,000	2	$120,000
Second Place	$40,000	2	$80,000
Third Place	$20,000	2	$40,000
Fourth Place	$16,000	2	$32,000
Fifth Place	$12,000	2	$24,000
Sixth Place	$10,000	4	$40,000
Seventh Place	$8,000	4	$32,000
Runners Up	$4,000	482	$1,928,000
Total:			$2,296,000

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Deadline: Check for 2012-12 deadline