{"id":1271,"date":"2018-11-30T18:56:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T23:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bpa.org\/nlc\/?page_id=1271"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:49:19","slug":"deadlines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bpa.org\/nlc\/deadlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e1271-e1 mzb-0\" id=\"content-start\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e1271-e2 mzb-1 mzb-2\"><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e1271-e3 mzb-1 mzb-2\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e1271-e4 mzb-5\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline h2 accent\" style=\"color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);margin-top:0px;\"><span>Deadlines<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e1271-e6 mzb-1 mzb-2\"><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e1271-e7 mzb-2 mzb-3\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e1271-e8 mzb-5\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1271-e9 mzb-6\"><section class=\"bpa-dates\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Important Dates and Deadlines<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>December 1:<\/strong> National Virtual Events Registration Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>January 1:<\/strong> NLC Pin Contest Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>January 15:<\/strong> National Virtual Events Pre-Submission Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>February 15:<\/strong> National Leadership Conference Registration Opens (8 a.m. ET)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>March 1:<\/strong> 2026\u201327 Executive Council Candidate Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) \u2014 Ambassador Torch Award Initial Deadline<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>March 15:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Certification Deadlines (11:59 p.m. ET)<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Advisor Certification Series<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Student Certification Series<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Scholarship Deadlines (11:59 p.m. ET)<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">AICPA Foundation BPA Student Scholarship<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">BPA Innovation Scholarship<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Executive Officer Scholarship<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">National Technical Honor Society Scholarship<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">NRF Foundation Scholarship<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">NRF Foundation RISE UP Scholarship<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Raising Cane's Scholarship<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sam Demma Keynote Scholarship<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Student of the Year Award &amp; Scholarship<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Awards Deadlines (11:59 p.m. ET)<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Service Learning Awards<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Community Service Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Environmental Action\/Awareness Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Safety Awareness Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Service Learning Individual Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Special Olympics Award<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Professional Awards<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Advisor of the Year Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Emerging Advisor of the Year Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Emerging Professional of the Year Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Hall of Fame Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Outstanding Service Award<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Special Recognition Awards<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Chapter Activities Award of Excellence<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Marketing and Communications Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Quality Chapter Distinction Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Recruiter of the Year Award<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The President\u2019s Volunteer Service Award<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Torch Awards<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Ambassador Award (Final Deadline)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>April 1:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">National Leadership Conference Registration Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">National-Level Event Pre-Submission Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Conference Hotel Reservation Deadline<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>April 16:<\/strong> National Conference Payments Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>April 22:<\/strong> National Conference Refund Request Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>April 23:<\/strong> Conference Hotel Payment Due<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>May 6\u201310:<\/strong> National Leadership Conference<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><style>\n  \/* Force all text in this section to white *\/<br \/>\n  .bpa-dates,<br \/>\n  .bpa-dates * {<br \/>\n    color: #fff !important;<br \/>\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .bpa-dates {<br \/>\n    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;<br \/>\n    max-width: 900px;<br \/>\n    margin: 2rem auto;<br \/>\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .bpa-dates h2 {<br \/>\n    margin-bottom: 1rem;<br \/>\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .bpa-dates ul {<br \/>\n    margin: 0 0 1rem 1.5rem;<br \/>\n    padding: 0;<br \/>\n    list-style: disc;<br \/>\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .bpa-dates li {<br \/>\n    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;<br \/>\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .bpa-dates li ul {<br \/>\n    list-style: circle;<br \/>\n    margin-top: 0.25rem;<br \/>\n  }<br \/>\n<\/style><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e1271-e10 mzb-2 mzb-4\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadlines Important Dates and Deadlines December 1: National Virtual Events Registration Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) &#8230; 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