Scholarships & Awards

Scholarships & Awards General Information

Scholarships & Awards Deadlines and Submission Information

The deadline to submit your FSNA Award is April 15, 2021. 

President & Program Award entries must be uploaded as a Word Document or PowerPoint Presentation to the FSNA Dropbox. Information on which format to use is included with the information for each award. Read the award information carefully before submitting. Winners will be announced at the 2021 Annual Conference & Expo.

FSNA Program Awards

• Community Humanitarian Award
• Innovative Idea Award - Administrator/Supervisor Level
• Innovative Idea Award - Employee/Manager Level
• Jane Wynn School Nutrition Excellence Award 
• Leadership Award - Administrator/Supervisor Level
• Leadership Award - Employee/Manager Level
• Nutrition Award
• Retiree of the Year Award
• Smart Start Award (National School Breakfast Week)
• Super School Award (National School Lunch Week)
• Thelma Flanagan Quality Program Award

Click Here to Submit Your Award!

FSNA Chapter Presidents Awards

The President’s Award recognizes Chapter Presidents who complete a certain number of initiatives from the State Plan of Action that the FSNA President creates for the year. Presidents Awards must be submitted to [email protected].

• Presidents Award Instructions
• Presidents Award Tracking Sheet
• 2020-2021 State Plan of Action
• Chapter Presidents Report 

FSNA Service Awards

Service Awards must be submitted to [email protected] or mailed to the FSNA office and include original signatures.

• 100% Membership Award
• 100% Certification Award
• Twenty-Five Years of Service Award
• Thirty Years of Service Award
• Thirty-Five Years of Service Award
• Forty Years of Service Award
• Forty-Five Years of Service Award
• Fifty-Years of Service Award

FSNA Scholarships and Grants

Scholarships & Grants must be submitted to [email protected] or mailed to the FSNA office. 

• Legislative Action Caucus Grant--Deadline: January 4, 2021
• Future Leaders Scholarship--Deadline: December 13, 2020
• GED and Adult Education Scholarship--Deadline: Ongoing
• Undergraduate Degree, Lower Division Scholarship--Deadline: Ongoing
• Undergraduate (Upper Division) and Graduate Degrees Scholarship--Deadline: Ongoing
• FS Employee/Manager Grant--Deadline: Ongoing

2020-2021 SNA Awards

Deadline for all SNA Awards is March 1, 2021

 Be sure to visit the SNA website for information and entry forms. 

• Employee of the Year 
• Manager of the Year in Honor of  Louise Sublette 
• Director of the Year

Congratulations to all of our 2019-2020 Scholarship and Awards Winners! To view a list the recipients please click here.

Below are the links to the award winning submissions for 2019-2020:

• Community Humanitarian
• Innovative Idea - Employee/Manager Level
• Innovative Idea - Administrative/Supervisory Level
• Leadership - Employee/Manager Level
• Leadership - Administrative/Supervisory Level
• Nutrition - Elementary Level
• Smart Start - Elementary Level
• Smart Start - Secondary Level
• Super School - Elementary Level
• Super School - Secondary Level

2018 FSNA Annual Conference & Expo Tips, Tricks, and Inspiration: Applying for an FSNA Award PowerPoint by Rita Lewis and Jennie Cheesman.