Award Applications
SCAAE and NAAE Awards
NAAE and SCAAE Awards Descriptions
Nominations occur at the Fall Region Meetings each year. Those who complete and submit an application will be recognized along with the winners at Summer Conference each July.
All applications are due February 1st and recipients will be notified by March 15th. SCAAE Award recipients must complete the NAAE award application online by May 15th. Please be aware that the NAAE application is often longer than the SCAAE application. State winners should also fill out the Press Release Information form.
Judging of SCAAE award applications is facilitated by the SCAAE Past-President, who is ineligible for all awards. Judges will be arranged for each award from knowledgeable administration, community members, industry personnel, etc. Rubrics from NAAE will be utilized during the judging process and can be found here.
Clark Woods Distinguished Teacher, Teacher of Teachers, and 30-Minute Awards require neither nomination nor application. Please see descriptions linked above for more information.
Click the link above and upload all documents to the Dropbox. You may upload multiple documents to fulfill the application requirements.
Name all documents as follows: YourName_AwardName Example: ClairHammonds_OutstandingProgram
Applications:
Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher
Outstanding Early Career Teacher
Outstanding Middle/Secondary Program
Outstanding Postsecondary Program
Student Teacher Scholarship--funded by the SCAAE Summer Conference banquet raffle. Clemson University students conducting their student teaching in South Carolina are eligible to apply.
STAR Grant Initiatives
Teacher Scholarship: The scholarship is available to all SCAAE members with at least 1 year of experience. If awarded, the $1000 is to be used to offset costs related to travel to the current year’s NAAE Conference. Application deadline is June 14th, 2024 and the winner will be announced during the SCAAE Awards Banquet in July. Email applications to elizabeth.melton@beaufort.k12.sc.us
Student Teacher Mini-Grant: Modeled after the Ideas Unlimited Award, this grant is awarded to student teachers submitting a unique or novel idea for the classroom. Up to three grants are awarded yearly.