Each year at the National Black Graduate Student Conference the NBGSA selects an NBGSA Affiliate of the Year. This BGSA or BGSO should be a model of providing institutional student-initiated support for graduate students of African descent. Decisions are based on the quality, diversity, and innovative nature of the BGSA/BGSO’s academic and social programming and community service work. Becoming an NBGSA Affiliate of the Year can assist students in attaining additional institutional support for participating in NBGSA activities. To participate, the BGSA/BGSO must be a recognized student group in good-standing on their campus and a paid affiliate of NBGSA.

Click here to download the Affiilate of the year score sheet.

2009 Affiliate of the Year Award Winner: University of Arizona
2008 Affiliate of the Year Award Winner: University of Nevada - Las Vegas
2007 Affiliate of the Year Award Winner: Emory University

Entry Requirements:

* A 1-2 page document explaining why your organization should be affiliate of the year. Please include demographic information about your university and your membership to help us better understand your programming and community service tactics. Please also include short descriptions of all programming [what is it, how often does it occur, and what is its goal?]. Indicate whether programming is academic, political, cultural, social, or community service oriented.
* A letter of support from an organizational advisor
* A list of members [defined as your organization or constitution provides]
* A copy of your constitution
* Some form of visual documentation (i.e. scrapbook in hard copy or on CD)