Academic All-American Awards

 
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2023 Academic All-American Award and Scholarship

Congratulations to our 2023 Scholarship Recipients! Our judges were blown away by the caliber of essays, and all our applicants should be very proud of themselves. Please enjoy the winning essays below.

The USA IDA Academic All-American Awards it is a fantastic way to acknowledge our student athletes. The Award is open to students in Grades 5-Seniors in college. To qualify for an Award, the dancer must have maintained a 90 or above average for the academic year of 2022-23 or 3.5 or higher GPA for College students. Students must have competed in a minimum number of USA IDA branch feiseanna to be considered competitive - minimum 2 for grades level and college dancers, and minimum 3 for pre-open and open.

In addition to the Academic All-American Award certificates for dancers who qualify, there are monetary scholarships available. In order to apply for the scholarship, dancers must meet the criteria for the Academic All-American Award as well as complete and submit an essay.

How are the scholarships decided?

The essays are evaluated by our expert panel of academics and educators. It is a combination of assessing how well the question was addressed, original thought, clarity of thought, essay flow, spelling, and grammar.

Congratulations to our 2023 Award winners

An alphabetical list of all the 2023 Academic All-American Award Recipients from USA Irish Dance Alliance. Congratulations to these incredible student athletes.