DECA Scholarship Opportunities

DECA’s scholarship program provides over $300,000 in scholarships to high school and college DECA members at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) each year. Many corporate partners of DECA provide scholarships through the DECA scholarship program. DECA Inc. administers the program based on guidelines set by the donor. DECA scholarships are strictly merit based. DECA Scholarship FAQs Submit Your Application Deadline: January 13, 2020

DECA Idea Challenge

The DECA Idea Challenge is an experiential learning exercise that dares elementary through college students to form teams, find an innovative new use for a commonplace item and pitch the invention in a YouTube video presentation in merely eight days. Students around the world compete for the title of DECA Idea Challenge global winner. The activity promotes meaningful student engagement in the field of entrepreneurship though idea generation. The item to be used in the Read more…