Communications 2024-2025

2024-2025 Kansas 4-H Project Award Recognition Feb 4, 2026

Feb 04

Business application deadline: Feb 17, 2026
Judge registration deadline: —
Entry fee: Free

Description

STATE PROJECT AWARD EVALUATION PROCESS

If a Project Award is selected to advance to the state level, the documents and video are due no later than Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
Youth will submit each project award ONE PDF Document, including the Personal Information Page, Cover Letter, Resume & Project Report Form. The file name should be formatted: projectarea_lastname_firstname. Example: Photography Clover Chris
Each State finalist will also submit a five-minute project award video. See instructions and rubric below.
Youth will submit their document(s) and video(s) using a link they get in an email after Regional Judging, no later than Tuesday, February 17, 2026. If you have concerns about your ability to complete this task from home, please schedule an appointment with your local Extension staff member by February 17, 2026.

For more details, go to the Kansas 4-H website under Awards & Recognition > State 4-H Project Award Evaluation.

STATE PROJECT AWARD ADDITIONAL PIECES
These pieces will not be judged. These are being collected to be shared at the Emerald Circle Banquet if selected as a project award recipient.

"How it started" photo: Please submit a photo of yourself at the beginning of your 4-H career (within the first year or two).
"How it's going" photo: Please submit a current photo of yourself, be sure we can see your face. This second photo should be an action shot of you participating in the project area you are submitting for. The photo should show you participating in a project-related event, project work, or teaching/leading others.
4-H Experience Paragraph: Please submit a brief overview/paragraph of your 4-H experience and why this particular 4-H project resonated with you. Considering the two photos submitted, please submit a brief overview/paragraph of your 4-H experience and why this particular 4-H project resonated with you. It should be a least 6-7 sentences in length. This will be printed in a program and/or in the slideshow that will play during Emerald Circle.

Schedule and key dates

Tuesday, February 17, 2026, all submissions are due

Organized by

Kansas 4-H

Date & time

Wed, February 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST

Address and location

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Components

Project Award Submission

Please submit your Project Award as ONE PDF file in this order: Personal Informa...

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Project Award Video

Youth will submit their video by entering its YouTube URL here. The video should...

Weight: 33%

"How it started" photo

Please submit one photo of yourself at the beginning of your 4-H career.

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"How it's going" photo

Please submit a current photo of yourself.

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4-H experience paragraph

Please submit a brief overview/paragraph of your 4-H experience and why this par...

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