Submissions and Deadlines
All Service Learning Award Program and Special Recognition Award Program applications, excluding Merit Scholar, Professional Cup and Membership Explosion awards, must be submitted utilizing the online application. Submission applications must include ALL activity descriptions. Partial applications will NOT be accepted or combined. Do not begin the application online submission form until you have completed all activities.
The Merit Scholar exam will be offered at the National Leadership Conference.
The Professional Cup and Membership Explosion awards are determined on a national level based on the qualifications provided.
Professional Award applications must be submitted at http://www.bpa.org/submit .
General Guidelines
- NO E-MAIL OR MAIL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
- All materials submitted become the property of Business Professionals of America and may be used as the National Center sees fit.
- It is not necessary for a chapter to attend the National Leadership Conference to participate in the program and receive the award.
- DO NOT SEND ANY AWARD APPLICATION(S) AS PART OF ANOTHER APPLICATION. AWARDS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED WITH TECHNICAL PROJECTS FOR COMPETITIVE EVENTS. EACH AWARD MUST BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY.
- Applicants may only count activities once in the BPA Cares Award Program, except Service Learning Individual Award and Chapter Activities Award of Excellence.
- Chapters may complete more than one activity to equal the total number of hours/dollars.
- Activity descriptions cannot exceed 500 words in total.
- Sample activities are provided, but not required.
- All activity descriptions must include title, organization benefiting from the project, date project completed, location of the project and description of the project
Deadlines for Application
Special Recognition Awards - April 1, 2018
Service Learning Awards - April 1, 2018
Professional Awards - March 1, 2018
Special Recognition Awards - April 1, 2018
Service Learning Awards - April 1, 2018
Professional Awards - March 1, 2018