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Academic Achievement Award Program

Program Information


Recognizing and rewarding academic achievement in junior gymnasts is paramount to the success of the USA Gymnastics Men’s Development Program. The Development Program is designed to provide a training ground for the development of young athletes. While physical development is obviously important, the program must also stress development of values, morals and social skills, which will remain with these future citizens all their lives.

Encouraging a high level of academic achievement in our young athletes is as important as encouraging their athletic achievement. The USA Gymnastics Men’s Program has therefore established the following Academic Achievement Award program to be presented annually at Regional Championships.

Requirements
In order to be eligible for the USA Gymnastics Academic Achievement Award, an athlete must be a current USA Gymnastics member in good standing, in grades 9-12 with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Home schooled athletes are also eligible.

Athletes do not have to qualify to the Junior Development National Championships to be eligible.

Application Information, Procedure and Deadline

  • There is a $20 administrative fee for all approved applications. Once packet is approved:
    • applicant will receive a status confirmation email
    • administrative fee will be placed in parent’s USA Gymnastics membership cart for payment
    • No checks will be accepted
  • Application submission AND GPA Confirmation Form must be in the Men’s Program’s hands by March 1. Anything received after March 1 will not be included in the Regional Championships presentations.
  • The applicant’s GPA must be certified by the school counselor or registrar and should appear on the application, in all cases, converted to a 4.0 scale.
    • Weighted GPA’s are acceptable
    • We recognize that cumulative GPA’s will be higher than 4.0 when weighted
  • Homeschooled athletes should try to have the cumulative GPA confirmed by an accredited independent organization or school system that is responsible for oversight and certification of that athlete’s homeschool studies. In the absence of such confirmation, athlete should reach out to Lisa Mendel at [email protected].
  • The link to the Academic Achievement Application can be found below as well as the GPA Confirmation Form. Athletes should complete the application online and print the GPA Confirmation Form to have completed by their school. Parents cannot complete the application for the athlete.

2026 Academic Achievement Award Application

GPA Confirmation Form – for download and/or print

Academic Achievement Award Recipients