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    Scholarships

    Welcome to the Elks Family

    Since 1931, the Elks National Foundation has helped students recognize their academic dreams. Each year, we award more than $3 million in college scholarships to at least 800 outstanding, service-minded high school seniors. Once you're an Elks scholar, you're family.

    Our Scholars

    Service. Leadership. Academics. Our Elks scholar family is 17,000 strong, with 3,000 active scholars attending 65 unique U.S. institutions.

    See our Scholar Stats

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    Hate Has No Home Here

    The ENF is committed to making all of our spaces fully inclusive, equitable, and safe for all our members and scholars.

    Read our Statement

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    Helping Others, Changing the World

    Service is at the center of what it means to be an Elks scholar. Today’s Elks scholars can be tomorrow’s Elks, but we have to make that happen by engaging them and welcoming them to the #ElksFamily. Learn more about our scholars and how we connect them to service below:

    Service Trips

    An opportunity for our scholars to give back.

    Lodge Love

    Our scholars connect with local Lodges to do good.

    Top Scholars

    Meet our top scholarship winners.

    Scholar Database

    Find scholars sponsored by your Lodge.

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    Local Scholarships

    Do you know a high school senior who plans to further their education via a 4-year college or trade school?  If you do, the Pottstown Elks Lodge #814 offers 3 scholarships per year.  The Earl Decker Memorial Scholarship awards a $5,000 scholarship (disbursed at $1,250 per year for 4 years), John Keilman Trade School Scholarship (a one time $750) and the Terry Embody Automotive Tech Scholarship (a one time $750).  

     

    The scholarships are open to any high school senior located within our jurisdiction which covers Spring-Ford, Phoenixville, Owen J. Roberts, Pottstown, Pottsgrove, Boyertown, Daniel Boone, Perkiomen Valley, Upper & Lower Perk and any private school located within those district areas. The scholarships are open to the public, the student does not have to be a relative of an Elk.

    The Earl Decker Scholarship awards $5000 to a local student that is pursuing higher education.

    The John Keilman Scholarship awards $750 to a local student pursuing a career in trades.

    The Terry Embody Scholarship awards $750 to a local student pursuing a career in automotive.

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     Address. 61 High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464

    Tel. 610-326-3258

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