NASSP/Herff Jones Principal's Leadership Award

NASSP/Herff Jones Principal's Leadership Award Scholarship Program

NASSP and Herff Jones, Inc. are proud to co-sponsor the 2011–12 NASSP/Herff Jones Principal's Leadership Award (PLA). This scholarship award affords high school principals the opportunity to recognize a student leader by nominating him or her for a national scholarship. For more information about Herff Jones, Inc., visit www.herffjones.com.

Awards:
Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $12,000 will be awarded to 100 outstanding seniors from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. NASSP and Herff Jones have awarded the PLA scholarships since 1988, providing more than $3.5 million in scholarship awards to outstanding students from across the nation. Students cannot apply for this award. They must be nominated by their high school. High school principals or their designee may nominate only one senior per school to compete.

Eligibility:

High school principals, assistant principals or their designee may nominate one senior per school for this award. Nominees should be in the top 20% of their class and demonstrate leadership. If there is a candidate with strong leadership qualities that is not in the top 20% of the class, he/she can still be nominated. Please keep in mind that this is a leadership award.

2011-12 Online Nomination Form Instructions

Deadline Extended until December 15, 2011.

Still have questions? Be sure to check out the eligibility and criteria or Frequently Asked Questions section.

Congratulations to the 99 state level winners and the national level winners of the 2010-11 NASSP/Herff Jones Principal's Leadership Award!