Registered, student members in good standing with Business Professionals of America. Current or former National Officers will not be considered for this award. To be eligible for the Student of the Year Award, the applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Completed a minimum of one (1) full year as a student member
2. Served as a local, regional, or state officer
3. Attended a minimum of one (1) State Leadership Conference and one (1) National Leadership Conference
4. Competed in the WSAP
5. Earned the Ambassador Torch Award
6. Participated in the BPA Cares Program

The applicant must also meet a minimum of five (5) of the following criteria:

1. Attended an additional State Leadership Conferences and/or National Leadership Conferences (one of each is required above)
2. Earned the National Merit Scholar Award
3. Participated in the Intern Program at the National Leadership Conference
4. Participated in the Leadership Academy at the National Leadership Conference
5. Made significant contributions to Special Olympics
6. Earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award
7. Completed the Student Member Certification Series
8. Earned the BPA Cares Member Recruiter Award
9. Completed the Life Skills Achievement Program

Lastly, the applicant must submit the following information:

1. Nomination form for their respective division
2. Narrative review of applicant’s supportive contributions to BPA on the local, regional, state, and/or national level
3. Two letters of support for the applicant
   - One letter must be from a local advisor
   - One letter must be from the student's principal, CTE Director, Dean, school board superintendent or school board president.
4. Resume for the applicant

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.

A maximum of one (1) individual from the Secondary Division and one (1) individual from the Post-secondary Division will be recognized with an award on stage at the National Leadership Conference. Each recipient will also receive a $1,000 scholarship.

It is the policy of Business Professionals of America that no person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation or disability shall be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to, discrimination in any program or activity for which it is responsible.