Application Review Process
A review committee comprised of both youth and adult representatives (not affiliated with teams) will conduct a review process.
Reviewers will evaluate and approve Team Youth Scholarship Applications based on completeness of the application, the stated criteria and
information provided. The Team Youth Scholarship Application score accounts for 25% of the total score for each team.
Judging Presentations
Adults (not affiliated with any competing youth team) and youth teams
will vote on presentations immediately following each team presentation. Adult votes count for 25% of the final score and youth team votes count for the additional 50% of the final score. Teams do not need to submit your presentation in advance.
All teams will be judged on the following criteria:
- Innovation: Project is unique, creative and innovative. Application/presentation clearly details innovations, exciting ideas, techniques or activities have been implemented.
- Sustainability: Which key elements of substance abuse prevention sustainability have you implemented within your project (e.g., Build Community Support; Develop Capacity; Ensure Effectiveness)? What steps have you taken to keep this project alive when the core group graduates and to make sure that this project can be replicated year-to-year, no matter which group of students is participating.
- Impact: Project has broad outreach. Team can demonstrate change occurred as a result of this project and explain how this project made a difference. How efficient was your project in reaching its intended audience and in providing lasting/enduring and evidence-based outcomes in substance abuse prevention? If influenced by an evidence-based program, which program did your team implement?
- Presentation Style & Professionalism: (For application) Project information on application is in a clear and legible format with accurate, concise, complete and descriptive information. (For presentation) Youth team presentation is prepared, presentation is easy to follow and clearly communicated and the materials, if provided, are easy to read and accurate.
- Collaboration and Partnerships: Project describes collaborations/partnerships with other local groups, organizations or agencies that the team developed to increase the impact of their project and/or leverage community partnerships to do more. If no collaborations exist, the team should clearly explain why.
Final scores will be based on:
- 25 percent on the quality and completeness of this application. Be sure to take your time and give it your best.
Your application will be reviewed and scored by a committee of youth and adults. While every attempt is made
to accept every team that applies, the teams with the highest scores will have the first opportunities to attend
the Spring Youth Forum. Your application score also makes up 25 percent of your total team score at the Forum.
Please see the application for information regarding how the application will be scored.
• 25 percent on adult voting on site. Adults not affiliated with any competing youth team will vote in both the preliminary and final rounds of the presentation competition.
• 50 percent on team voting on site. Youth prevention teams will receive one team ballot per team (youth and chaperone) to vote on each presentation in the preliminary and final rounds. Youth teams will not vote on their own team.
