Application Center
Welcome to the National FFA Organization Application Center! Here you can apply for Awards and Degrees, Grants and Scholarships, Band, Chorus and Talent and more. Please note that, in most situations, submitting your application is just one of the steps in the application process. Please select the appropriate program to apply or more details.
Awards and Degrees
Application Opens: Always Open
Application Closes: Contact Chapter &/or State for Annual Submission Deadline
Application Opens: Always Open
Application Closes: Contact Chapter &/or State for Annual Submission Deadline
American FFA Degree
As the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization, the American FFA Degree shows an FFA member’s dedication to his or her chapter and state FFA association. It demonstrates the effort FFA members apply toward their supervised agricultural experience and the outstanding leadership abilities and community involvement they exhibited through their FFA career.
Application Opens: Always Open
Application Closes: Contact Chapter &/or State for Annual Submission Deadline
American Star Awards
National FFA annually recognizes FFA members who rise to the top with the American Star Awards. These members have gone above and beyond in their attitude, involvement, community service and supervised agricultural experience. Finalists for these awards have mastered skills in production, finance, management and/or research. To Apply, check the Box on the American FFA Degree cover page to add the additional pages.
Application Opens: Always Open
FFA relies on the support of exceptional teachers, individuals and companies to provide life-changing experiences for its members. Each year, at the National FFA Convention & Expo, those who have made outstanding contributions to FFA are honored with Distinguished Service Citations, VIP awards or the Honorary American FFA Degree.
Application Opens: Jan. 15
Application Closes: June 15
Access to Local and State level applications.
Application Opens: Always Open
Application Closes: Contact Chapter &/or State for Annual Submission Deadline
Application Opens: Always Open
Application Closes: Contact Chapter &/or State for Annual Submission Deadline
National FFA Alumni and Supporters Awards
Application Opens: Jul. 1, 2024
Application Closes: July 1, 2025
The Outstanding FFA Alumni Chapter Awards honor FFA Alumni Chapters for outstanding accomplishments and serve to encourage other FFA Alumni Chapters to further their own achievements. There are three categories for this award; Local, Corporate, and Collegiate. All chapters will fill out this application and be judged based on their respected category.
Application Opens: Jul. 1, 2024
Application Closes: July 1, 2025
Grants and Scholarships
Application Opens: Nov. 1, 2024
Application Closes: Jan, 9, 2025
Grants for Growing (G4G) is a competitive grant program for middle and high school FFA chapters that are developing and improving project-based or experiential learning opportunities for students. FFA chapters may apply for up to $5,000 through the G4G program, sponsored by Tractor Supply Company (TSC).
Application Opens: March 3, 2025
Application Closes: May 15, 2025
Application Opens: Oct. 1, 2024
Application Closes: Nov. 15, 2024
National FFA recognizes the importance of global agriculture and how experiential learning through international travel can impact a global mindset. The FFA Advisor International Grant is designed to help an FFA advisor travel and experience agriculture on a global level through international travel. The funds will be provided to support an experience of the advisor’s choice to travel internationally to experience global agriculture. These funds can support international travel programs established by the National FFA Organization or other agricultural/educational organizations.
Application Opens: Oct. 1, 2024
Application Closes: Nov. 15, 2024
The Nutrien Ag Solutions Grant can be used to fund plant science-based educational opportunities, purchase necessary supplies and materials for local agricultural education programs, or cover FFA student chapter affiliation fees. Each grant applications can receive up to $5,000.
Application Opens: Always Open
Application Closes: March 1, June 1, Sept. 1
Application Opens: Always Open
Application Closes: March 1, June 1, Sept. 1
Member Assistance and Experience Grants
National FFA Convention and Expo
National FFA Talent members show off their skills and compete to be named best of the best. Play the fiddle? Throw a mean yo-yo? Sing along with your guitar? National FFA Talent is the next performance for you!
Application Opens: April 2025
Application Closes: July 2025
Other Assistance
There are many ways to lead, but the FFA way stands out among all others. The FFA blue jacket is a symbol of this distinction. With the Give the Gift of Blue program, FFA donors have helped provide more than 18,000 blue jackets to FFA members in need who are each reminded that they are a part of something bigger than themselves. This support inspires them to learn, grow and serve.
Application Opens: Always Open
