A. What is the award and who can apply?
Students who are in 11th or 12th grade and who have been inducted into their school’s NHSDA chapter can apply for the annual NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Achievement Award, the highest student dance award in the nation.
B. What types of awards will be given?
There are two levels of adjudication: State and National. At the state level the top applicants are selected to receive a state award and the top two applicants (per state) are then forwarded for adjudication of the national award. At the national level, NDEO awards a National Winner, several Finalists and several Honorable Mentions. All student award recipients will receive a letter of congratulations, a certificate, and mention on NDEO’s honor society section of their website. In addition to the $500 monetary award/scholarship for the National Winner, NDEO extends an offer for all National Winners, Finalists and Honorable Mentions to attend NDEO’s National Conference. The award recipients can attend the conference to be publically recognized for their award in front the 500+ NDEO members, participate in a choreography and performance workshop, and attend regular conference sessions. (Travel and lodging costs not included.)
C. What are the award criteria?
Whereas induction into NHSDA is based on points earned for meritorious participation in dance, the NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Achievement Award selection process assesses applicants on the basis of artistic and technical excellence in dance, leadership, and academic achievement. For a full review of the award criteria and the application process, please see your chapter Sponsor for the NHSDA Award Info Packet that is downloadable from the Honor Society section of the NDEO website. The applicants are judged in three main categories with each category carrying equal weight:
1. Artistic Merit: The Nominee must demonstrate artistic and technical excellence in dance.
The award information packet is available in mid-December. The applicant will complete an online application via the http://www.getacceptd.com web platform and be required to upload several essays, a headshot, a video, a resume and a recommendation letter. There is a $25 application fee. The application deadline is typically during the third week of February with state level announcements by the end of March 2017, and national announcements by first week of May 2017.
Students who are in 11th or 12th grade and who have been inducted into their school’s NHSDA chapter can apply for the annual NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Achievement Award, the highest student dance award in the nation.
B. What types of awards will be given?
There are two levels of adjudication: State and National. At the state level the top applicants are selected to receive a state award and the top two applicants (per state) are then forwarded for adjudication of the national award. At the national level, NDEO awards a National Winner, several Finalists and several Honorable Mentions. All student award recipients will receive a letter of congratulations, a certificate, and mention on NDEO’s honor society section of their website. In addition to the $500 monetary award/scholarship for the National Winner, NDEO extends an offer for all National Winners, Finalists and Honorable Mentions to attend NDEO’s National Conference. The award recipients can attend the conference to be publically recognized for their award in front the 500+ NDEO members, participate in a choreography and performance workshop, and attend regular conference sessions. (Travel and lodging costs not included.)
C. What are the award criteria?
Whereas induction into NHSDA is based on points earned for meritorious participation in dance, the NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Achievement Award selection process assesses applicants on the basis of artistic and technical excellence in dance, leadership, and academic achievement. For a full review of the award criteria and the application process, please see your chapter Sponsor for the NHSDA Award Info Packet that is downloadable from the Honor Society section of the NDEO website. The applicants are judged in three main categories with each category carrying equal weight:
1. Artistic Merit: The Nominee must demonstrate artistic and technical excellence in dance.
- Technical excellence as seen in video
- Artistic Merit as seen in video
- Essay #1: Choreography
- Recommendation Letter
- Resume
- Essay #2: Leadership
- Overall school GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Essay #3: Future Plans
- Essay #4: Impact of Dance on Life
The award information packet is available in mid-December. The applicant will complete an online application via the http://www.getacceptd.com web platform and be required to upload several essays, a headshot, a video, a resume and a recommendation letter. There is a $25 application fee. The application deadline is typically during the third week of February with state level announcements by the end of March 2017, and national announcements by first week of May 2017.