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Each year USA Today chooses 20 students for its All-USA College Academic First Team. Winners receive $2,500 and a trip to Washington, D.C. The Second and Third Teams contain 20 members each and receive certificates and recognition; another 20 students receive honorable mention. The selection criteria are designed to identify students who excel in scholarship, creativity, and leadership roles on and off campus. Students are nominated by a faculty member. Unlike other types of awards, the USA Today Academic Team is a recognition honoring students for what they have accomplished in college–not for what they plan to do after graduation.

Website: www.usatoday.com/life/academic/intro.htm
Eligibility:
Students must be full time undergraduates with at least sophomore standing, but US citizenship not required. Students apply during sophomore, junior or senior years. To be considered for the competition, a student at Iowa State must be nominated by a faculty member for a single key intellectual or creative experience.
Campus deadline:
October 5, 2007 (nomination from faculty member due in the University Honors Program office).
USA Today deadline: late November 2007.
contact:
Laura Merrick is the ISU contact for the USA Today College Academic Team competition. She can be reached at the University Honors Program, 2130 Jischke Honors Building; 515-294-0172 or lmerrick@iastate.edu.