The GlassUp Scholarship

We are giving away $18,550 before ICDC.

Six awards, every single month, until the opening session in Orlando, Florida. Three go to chapters and three go to individual competitors. It is cash, it is free to apply for, and 7 rounds are still on the table.

$12,250

in chapter scholarships

$1,750 a month · 7 rounds

$6,300

in individual scholarships

$900 a month · 7 rounds

Apply free →Takes fifteen minutes. Results by email.

Until ICDC · April 24, 2027 · Orlando, Florida

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$2,650 goes out every month between now and that clock hitting zero. Miss a round and it is gone; there are only 7 of them.

The awards01

Chapters

For an officer team funding something the chapter cannot currently afford: entry fees, a bus, blazers, a whole team's ICDC registration.

1st$1,000Underwrites a whole team's ICDC registration
2nd$500Covers travel or competition attire for a squad
3rd$250Funds a chapter's district and state entry fees

Every month

$1,750

By ICDC

$12,250

Individuals

For one competitor whose season is being decided by cost rather than by preparation. Paid to the student, for their own registration and travel.

1st$500The full cost of getting one competitor to ICDC
2nd$250Registration, or a blazer and a flight's worth
3rd$150Entry fees, materials, a hotel night

Every month

$900

By ICDC

$6,300

How it runs02

Apply free, in one sitting

There is no fee, no application platform, no account required and nothing to buy. The form below is the whole thing, and it takes about fifteen minutes if you are honest rather than eloquent.

Applications close on the 20th

Everything in by the 20th is judged in that month's round. Anything after rolls into the next one automatically, so you never miss by a day.

Results are emailed the last day of the month

A person reads every application. Everybody who applied gets an email with the outcome on the last day of the round, win or lose, to the address on the form.

Money moves within a week

Chapter awards are confirmed with your advisor and paid to the chapter. Individual awards go to the competitor. We follow up in sixty days to see what it bought.

Free to apply

The application

No fee, no account, no essay prompt about your greatest challenge. Answer plainly. Results for every round are sent out by email on the last day of that month, whether or not you win.

Part one

Who you are

01Your full name

02Email

03School

04City and state

Where your chapter actually competes out of.

05Chartered association

Your state or provincial association, e.g. Georgia DECA.

06Graduation year

Part two

Your chapter, and the money

We are funding a specific thing that is not happening because of cost. Say what it is.

07Your role in the chapter

08Chapter size

Paid, currently registered members.

09Advisor name and email

We verify every chapter award with the advisor before sending money.

10How many of your members qualified for ICDC last year?

Write 0 if none. It does not count against you; it tells us where you are starting from.

11What does it cost one of your members to compete for a full season?

Dues, blazer, state trip, ICDC registration and travel. A rough honest number is fine.

12Who in your chapter is being priced out, and out of what?

The specific thing money stops from happening. Not the mission statement.

13Line-item the spend. Where does every dollar go?

Break the amount you are asking for into parts. Vague answers lose to specific ones.

14How many members does this money actually touch, and which ones?

15What have you already tried to raise this yourself?

Fundraisers, school funding, sponsors, what your budget looks like now.

16How will you show us it worked?

Receipts, a photo from the trip, a member count. We follow up in 60 days.

17How did you hear about this?optional

0 of 16 questions answered. Results go out by email on the last day of the round.

Questions03

Does it cost anything to apply?

No. Applying is free and it always will be. You do not need a GlassUp account, a subscription or a payment method, and nothing on this page is a discount on a product.

Can I apply more than once?

Yes. Every month is a fresh round with a fresh pot. If you are not picked in October you can submit the same answers in November, and plenty of applications get stronger the second time.

Can my chapter and I both apply?

Yes, and they are judged separately. A chapter award pays for the group; an individual award pays for one competitor's season.

Who is eligible?

Any DECA member in good standing at a chartered high school or collegiate chapter in any chartered association. Chapter applications must be submitted by an officer and confirmed by the advisor.

How do I find out if I won?

By email. Results for every round go out over email on the last day of that month, to the address you put on the form, whether or not you were selected. Check your spam folder that week.

What are you actually looking for?

A specific thing that is not happening because of money, and a believable line-item plan for fixing it. We fund the competitor who cannot afford the flight over the essay about perseverance.

GlassUp is an independent DECA study tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by DECA Inc. Awards are funded by GlassUp. Recipients are selected by a human reader; decisions are final and are emailed to every applicant.