The Nebraska 4‑H Achievement Application is a standard application form used for the selection of county and state award winners. Revised applications for 2026 now available!
The Achievement Application has two versions: junior for ages 8–14 (county only) and senior for ages 15–18 (county and state).
The Nebraska 4‑H Achievement Application form may be used by 4‑H’ers ages 8–18 as a record of significant accomplishments in four areas; 4‑H Experiences, Leadership Experiences, Community Involvement/Service Learning Experiences and Career Spark.
Lancaster County 4‑H’ers who complete an Achievement Application and submit it to lancaster4H@unl.edu by Saturday, Jan. 3 will be recognized at the Lancaster County 4‑H Achievement Celebration on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 and receive a $30 Activity Certificate.
State‑level senior Nebraska 4‑H Achievement Applications must be emailed to 4HAchieves@unl.edu by Monday, Jan. 5. Nebraska 4‑H utilizes the senior application to select delegates for National 4‑H Conference and National 4‑H Congress, as well as Nebraska 4‑H Foundation scholarship award recipients. Lancaster County 4-H state-level senior applicants have the option to submit their applications to kristin.geisert@unl.edu by Dec. 29 or sooner, so Kristin can review, give feedback and 4‑H'ers can make changes prior to sending them on to the state competition by Monday, Jan. 5. This process makes applications much more competitive.
More information and forms are at https://4h.unl.edu/achievement-application.
If you have questions, contact Kristin Geisert at 402‑441‑7180 or kristin.geisert@unl.edu.