Scholarships
Explore a variety of scholarship options to help fund your future education. Click on the red links below to visit each scholarship’s official website for details, eligibility requirements, and application deadlines. Be sure to check back often as new opportunities are added throughout the year. Scholarships are listed in order by deadline; make sure to scroll the entire page to see all the available scholarships.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship DEADLINE NOVEMBER 11, 2026
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's best four-year colleges and universities. Each award is intended to cover a significant share of the student’s educational experience – including tuition, living expenses, books and required fees. Awards vary by individual, based on the cost of tuition as well as other grants or scholarships they may receive.
Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student (Fullerton Elks Lodge #1993) DEADLINE NOVEMBER 12, 2026
The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2027 competition. Ranging from $1,000 per year to $7,500 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. 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. If prompted, the program code is: ElksMVS
NHS Scholarship Program DEADLINE NOVEMBER 20, 2026
Since 1946, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) has awarded more than $25 million in scholarships to outstanding NHS seniors. This year, we are awarding $2 million in scholarships to 600 students. Each year, scholarship recipients are selected based on their demonstration of the four pillars of NHS: Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. Check out the information on their site and apply today!
GeneTex Scholarship Program DEADLINE DECEMBER 4, 2026
GeneTex believes in accelerating scientific advancement and the notion that the genesis of future discoveries begins with the support of young scientists now. The GeneTex Scholarship Program will award a $2000 (USD) scholarship to students pursuing a STEM undergraduate or graduate degree. The scholarship will be awarded to one student twice a year.
Burger King Scholars Program DEADLINE DECEMBER 15, 2026
Through the BK℠ Scholars program, we’ve awarded nearly $60 million to over 51,000 deserving students across North America. Our goal is to grant one scholarship for every BK® restaurant — that’s more than $7 million each year! Scholarships range from $1,000 to $60,000 and are intended to offset the cost of attending college or post-secondary vocational/technical school. Recipients are selected through an application process that takes into consideration their grade point average (GPA), work experience, extracurricular activities, community service, and financial need. In 2025 alone, the Foundation awarded over $4.4 million in scholarships to over 4,000 students.
Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award (15 - 19 Years Old) DEADLINE JANUARY 7, 2027
Young people have the power and passion to create ripples of good and repair the world. Every year, the Helen Diller Family Foundation awards up to 15 Jewish teens with $36,000 each for their leadership efforts to change the world. From the environment to social justice to access to education and beyond, these young people are tackling big challenges in their communities and having tremendous impact.
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Member Education Award DEADLINE JANUARY 31, 2027
SchoolsFirst FCU created the Member Education Award scholarship program to help hard-working students finance their higher education. Member Education Award $500 scholarships can be used to purchase books, pay for tuition or cover other educational expenses. Students must be a member of SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union to apply.
Elks Legacy Awards DEADLINE FEBRUARY 1, 2027
The Legacy Awards contest opens on September 1, 2026. Legacy Awards provide $4,000 scholarships for children and grandchildren of dues-paying Elk members. The application deadline is February 1, 2027. For the Legacy Award, the student must have a family member that is an Elk in good standing. If you are not sure if the student qualifies, please contact our committee chairperson, Lisa Pacheco, at: 714-469-8245.
2027 Myrna Holmquist Communications Scholarship DEADLINE APRIL 1, 2027
The 2027 Myrna Holmquist Communications Scholarship offers up to $10,000 to high school seniors and college students who reside in Buena Park, are enrolled in or accepted to an accredited college or university, and are interested in pursuing a career in communications.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2027, at 6:00 p.m.
The California-Hawaii Elks Association Vocational Grant (year round)
This scholarship is open to California and Hawaii residents who are citizens of the United States that are planning to pursue an eligible vocational/technical course resulting in a certificate or two-year degree that leads to employment opportunities. The program is open to graduating high school seniors, but it is not limited to high school seniors. The Vocational Grant is for one academic year, with an option to renew for one additional academic year. These monies may be used only for usual and required costs of a student's course of study; that is, for tuition and fees, room and board (if living on campus) and books & supplies.