RECOGNITION + SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
EMERGING LEADER HONOR AWARD
THE DECA EMERGING LEADER HONOR AWARD recognizes DECA members for being academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible and experienced leaders through their participation in DECA. QUALIFICATIONS To receive the DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award a student must: 1. be a DECA member at the local, chartered association and DECA Inc. levels 2. be a senior 3. have an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.2 for the seven previous semesters (with 4.0 being equal to an A) 4. complete one course in any one of the following areas: - Marketing - Business Management & Administration - Entrepreneurship - Finance - Hospitality and Tourism 5.
participate in at least three of the areas listed under Community Oriented, Professionally Responsible and Experienced Leader
PROCEDURES • Applications must be submitted electronically at deca.org/ honoraward.
DECA’s SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM provides over $300,000 in scholarships at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) each year. Many corporate partners of DECA provide scholarships through the DECA Scholarship Program. DECA Inc. administers the program based on guidelines set by the donor. DECA scholarships are strictly merit based.
• An application fee of $5.00 and signed application signature page must be postmarked to DECA Inc. no later than January 30, 2017. Emerging Leader Honor Award DECA Inc. 1908 Association Drive Reston, VA 20191-1594 • An honor award certificate will be mailed directly to the local advisor with suggestions for appropriate presentation and recognition only on decadirect.org.
Scholarship applications are due January 13, 2017. Visit www.deca.org/scholarships/ to learn more and apply. 19