BPA i.e. Business Professionals of America scholarships partners with organizations to offer scholarships to its student members. Business Professionals of America is the leading CTSO (Career and Technical Student Organization) for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology and other related career fields. At Business Professionals of America(BPA), they are committed to developing the best possible career and technical education organization for students in the United States. The national organization benefits members by producing the Workplace Skills Assessment Program, national conferences, national programs, and representing/uniting the organization. It provides various awards as well as scholarships to the applicants you can explore the list of all BPA Scholarships and Awards below:-

Types of Scholarships:

BPA Scholarships

BPA Adobe Academy Scholarship: This scholarship is available for Postsecondary and secondary level of study. Applicants must compete in at least one of the following Adobe sponsored Workplace Skills Assessment Program events (placing is not necessary): Video Production Team, Graphic Design Promotion, Mobile Applications, or Digital Publishing. Applications are due by April 1.

Other Scholarships

Sherrell Wheeler Scholarship: This scholarship is awarded to one member who represents the same extraordinary amount of dedication to BPA that the National Officer Coordinator, Ms. Wheeler, demonstrates in her work with the national officers and the organization.

Tomorrow’s Business Professionals Scholarships: This scholarship has been established by the Business Professionals of America National Officer Team to recognize the most outstanding Secondary and Post-Secondary members in our organization. The recipients of these scholarships will exemplify the core values of Business Professionals of America: leadership, service, and extraordinary involvement.

National Technical Honor Society Scholarships: The National Technical Honor Society Scholarships are awarded to an outstanding senior of Business Professionals of America in the Secondary Division, and one outstanding member of BPA in the Post-secondary Division. These scholarships are based on academic success, involvement within BPA, and membership in the NTHS.

BPA Awards

BPA awards are available in three categories i.e. Special Recognition Awards Program, Service Learning Awards as well as Professional Awards.

Special Recognition Awards Program:

The purpose of the Special Recognition Awards Program is to encourage individuals and chapters to support and promote their organizations. All applicants must be in good standing with Business Professionals of America. The awards are open to members in the Middle Level, Post-Secondary and Secondary Divisions. It includes following awards:
–BPA Marketing & Public Relations: Chapters completing the minimum number of activities will receive a Certificate of Achievement. Chapters completing five (5) or more activities will receive an Award of Achievement and recognition on-stage at the National Leadership Conference.

–BPA Merit Scholar: Participants achieving 85% or more on the Open Exam offered at NLC will receive a BPA Merit Scholar pin during the Awards Session at the National Leadership Conference.

–Chapter Activities Award of Excellence: A plaque will be presented to each qualifying chapter on stage at the National Leadership Conference.

–Member Recruiter Award: Approved applicants will receive a Certificate of Achievement. Each year the applicant with the most recruited new members in their division will be recognized with a plaque as National Recruiter of the Year at a General Session during the NLC. The top member recruiter from each Division will receive a scholarship provided by DLG Systems, Inc.

–Social Media: Chapters who complete a minimum of three (3) activities will receive a Certificate of Achievement. The top chapter in each Division completing the most activities will receive an Award of Achievement and recognition on-stage at the National Leadership Conference.

–The Professional Cup: The award will be presented on stage at the National Leadership Conference. It will consist of a plaque for the state association to keep and the Professional Cup trophy with the state association’s name and the year it was won engraved on a 10-year engraving plate. The Professional Cup trophy will be in the winning state association’s possession for one year starting from the last day of the National Leadership Conference until the next National Leadership Conference, where it will be presented to the next winning state association.
After the tenth year, the trophy will be retired and presented to the state within each division who won the award the most times during the ten years.

-Membership Explosion Award: Chapters with the minimum increase will receive a Certificate of Achievement. The top five (5) overall Chapters with the highest number/percentage of growth will receive an Award of Achievement and recognition on-stage at the National Leadership Conference.

Service Learning Awards

The purpose of the Service Learning Awards Program is to encourage individuals and chapters to be involved in their community through service learning. It includes the following awards:

Community Service Award : To encourage local chapters to become actively involved in community betterment, school improvement, and election-year activities; to encourage local chapters to develop ways of involving their members in these kinds of activities; and to recognize chapters for their involvement in engaged citizenry. All applicants must be in good standing with Business Professionals of America. This award is open to members in the Middle Level, Post-Secondary and Secondary Divisions who have completed at minimum 100 service hours or contributed at minimum $500.00 to a service organization.

Environmental Action/Awareness Award: To promote the image of Business Professionals of America (BPA) as an organization that is aware of current environmental issues; to motivate all levels and Divisions of BPA to participate in activities that prevent any further damage to our environment; and to encourage current chapters to implement plans of action to embrace the idea of a “Green” society. All applicants must be in good standing with Business Professionals of America. This award is open to members in the Middle Level, Post-Secondary and Secondary Divisions who have completed at minimum 100 service hours or contributed at minimum $500.00 to a service organization.

Safety Awareness Award: To encourage and recognize local chapters for their involvement and development of safety programs. All applicants must be in good standing with Business Professionals of America. This award is open to members in the Middle Level, Post-Secondary and Secondary Divisions who have completed at minimum 100 service hours or contributed at minimum $500.00 to a service organization.

Service Learning Individual Award: To recognize local members involved with Service Learning. All applicants must be in good standing with Business Professionals of America. This award is open to members in the Middle Level, Post-Secondary and Secondary Divisions who provide a minimum of 500 hours of service learning to their community and have earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award within the same membership year.

Special Olympics Award: To recognize local members involved with Service Learning. All applicants must be in good standing with Business Professionals of America. This award is open to members in the Middle Level, Post-Secondary and Secondary Divisions who provide a minimum of 500 hours of service learning to their community and have earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award within the same membership year.

Professional Awards

The purpose of the Professional Awards Program is to acknowledge the dedication and service of our supporters. This award includes:
Advisor of the Year Award: To recognize an individual who has made significant contributions to Business Professionals of America as a local chapter advisor. To be eligible for this award one should have been registered, local chapter advisors in good standing with Business Professionals of America.

Emerging Advisor of the Year Award: To recognize an individual who has made significant contributions to Business Professional America as a local chapter advisor with five years or less of service. To be eligible for this award one should have been registered, local chapter advisors in good standing with Business Professionals of America with five years or less of service.

Emerging Professional of the Year Award: To recognize registered alumni in good standing who made their mark as professionals and contributed to Business Professionals of America within their first five years of service to the Association. Individuals who have contributed to the national association are eligible for this award.

Hall of Fame Award: To recognize those individuals who have made significant contributions at the national level to Business Professionals of America, formerly the Office Education Association (OEA). To be eligible for the award applicant must be individuals who have contributed to the national association. The nominee must have made contributions and been involved at the local, state, and national levels for 10 or more years.

Outstanding Service Award: To recognize those individuals who have dedicated time and effort to promote the objectives of career/technical student organizations/Business Professionals of America or provided outstanding service to BPA at the national level. Any individual supportive of career/technical student organizations/Business Professionals of America. To be eligible for the Outstanding Service Award, the nominee must not have received this award within the last five years.

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