SAE Awards
SAE Awards (formerly proficiency awards) recognize the development of technical knowledge and skills that students develop through their Supervised Agricultural Experience programs. Based on calendar years of SAE documentation, students may begin applying for this award program with records in 2 calendar years through the first year after high school graduation.
SAE Awards Information and Guidelines
- Ensure that the application is in the right area. Carefully read the National SAE Awards areas and the Nebraska only areas.
- Applications CANNOT move areas at the state level review in February. If the application is in an incorrect area, it will not advance to be a State Finalist, nor will it have the chance to move to the correct area. Applications will be evaluated in the area in which they were submitted, which may mean disqualification or “no score”.
- All Applications must be completed online using the AET.
- Nebraska Only Areas are eligible for local, district and state recognition – they are not eligible to compete for national awards.
SAE Award Area Determination Assistance Coming Soon
26-27 National FFA SAE Based Awards Areas Coming Soon |
Nebraska Only Areas Updates Coming Soon |
SAE Awards Applications and Rubrics
At the state level, Nebraska FFA will only accept applications with records in 2 calendar years (adopted July 2023). The application used is the National FFA Application and uses the National FFA Rubric.
The National FFA rubrics are used. The rubric is to be printed one per evaluator to use as a reference. Student scoresheets summarize the rubric information to reduce the number of sheets printed. Print one student scoresheet per application to score and feedback.
Rubric |
Rubric |
Rubric |
Rubric |
Scoresheet |
Scoresheet |
Scoresheet |
Scoresheet |