Student Scholarship Information

Creating a Nomination

Follow these steps to start your Student Scholarship nomination.

You can click this button to begin creating a nomination. Create Nomination

  1. Enter Student information — include all required fields:
    • First Name
    • Last Name
    • Email Address
    • Gender
    • State (enter "AK" if international)
    • Title (e.g. "Student")
  2. Click “Create” to save the nomination.
  3. Click Invite Nominee to Co-Edit to invite the nominee to co-edit the nomination. They will receive an email with a link to the nomination.
    They can login here: https://niaaa.finalforms-amp.com/guests/login
  4. Complete all criteria and submit by your .

Roles and Responsibilities

As the Nominee (Student):
  • Complete all criteria
  • Mark as "Ready to Submit" for nominator review
  • Nominator can then review and submit
As the Nominator:
  • Complete all criteria in the nomination/application
  • Submit when complete

Overview & Timeline

NIAAA student scholarship applications progress from state → section → national levels.

Deadlines vary by state/section. The date above reflects your section’s deadline if available. After state review, approved nominations move to your section. The section approver may forward selected nominations to the national level.

  • After your state deadline, your nomination will be evaluated by your state committee. If selected, it will move to the section evaluation phase.
  • After the section deadline, section evaluators will review your nomination.
  • If selected by the NIAAA, you will be notified by the NIAAA.

State/Section Committees & Approvers

State Level

State Committee Members

These are the people who review/evaluate nominations submitted within your state. They provide recommendations prior to section review.

State Approver

The State Approver confirms state-level recommendations and forwards approved nominations to the section level.


Section Level

Section Committee Members

These are the people who review/evaluate nominations for your section. Membership is assigned by NIAAA and may change each year. Committee members have read-only access to nominations in their scope and submit evaluations during the review window.

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Section Approver

The Section Approver reviews section evaluations and decides which nominations advance to the national level.


If you believe these roles are incorrect, contact the NIAAA at info@niaaa.org.


If any deadline dates, roles or access are incorrect, please contact the NIAAA at info@niaaa.org.