Academic All-American is a title reserved for college student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and in the classroom. The all-time list of 44,000+ Academic All-Americans includes major sports stars and some of the world’s most accomplished individuals in medicine, business, science and the arts. Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports Communicators, Academic All-America is the longest running and premier award for athletic and academic success across championship college sports at all NCAA levels, the NAIA, two-year colleges and Canadian institutions. Teams are announced year round and amplified by CSC member colleges, universities, and conferences on a wide local, regional, national, and even international scope.

Logging in
Click the CSC Member Login button to begin. Current CSC members should log in using the same email address and password used for your CSC membership profile. Do NOT use the Admin Login link. You must be a current dues-paying 2025-26 CSC member to log in and access the programs listed below. To purchase or renew membership, click here.

To start a nomination or voting vallot
Once logged in, click the Dashboard link in the top right of this webpage next to your name to begin a nomination or access a voting ballot for currently available programs.

Academic All-America resources

• 2025-26 Important Dates & Deadlines (PDF)
• Nomination criteria
• Voting criteria and awards distribution
• Download program logos

Click here to learn more about the Academic All-America Hall of Fame® program

Warning!
It is highly advised to not wait until the last minute to start your nominations as they can not be accepted once the deadline is passed. It can take up to 1-2 hours or more for the system to recognize a new membership purchase. If you wait to purchase membership until the deadline you are very unlikely to have the opportunity to nominate.

CSC Special Awards

Click here to begin your nomination.

Each year, we solicit nominations for the College Sports Communicators Special Awards program as we honor those in the membership and outside the membership with recognition for distinguished service, work and achievement. Our Special Awards are presented annually at luncheons during our annual conventions. Nominations for 2026 Special Awards are currently open and the deadline to submit a nominee is Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern.

Nominations are open to CURRENT dues-paying members ONLY. Those nominated must be current dues-paying CSC members (for the membership awards ONLY); this does not apply if you are nominating someone in the Hall of Fame Veterans (retired/deceased/left profession), Keth Jackson Eternal Flame Award, Jake Wade Award (media award) categories.

Refer to the information here which outlines all of our awards and the criteria for each award.

SELF-NOMINATIONS are welcome for the 25-Year Awards and the Lifetime Achievement Awards. Please review the criteria and make sure you are recognized!

Full-Time Definition

For the purposes of the Special Awards program, full-time employment is defined as:

• Someone who is considered a full-time employee by the institutions, conferences or organizations where employed over career
• This may include post-graduate internships and post-graduate assistantships
• Must have maintained membership in College Sports Communicators for the majority of their career

Details about the the contests for 2025-26 will be announced later this fall.

All submissions for the 2025-26 contest must have original publication dates between January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.

Current dues-paying (2025-26) CSC members ONLY may submit entries. Please note: You can only submit entries for yourself if you are a 2025-26 CSC member. You CANNOT submit entries for anyone else (this includes other CSC current members and any non-members).

Each CSC member may only enter ONE SUBMISSION PER CATEGORY. If you submit more than one submission per category, all your submissions will be deleted from that category. The categories are: Athlete Profile (current); Coach/Administrator Profile (current); Event Coverage (current); General Feature/Blog; Historical Feature; Season Recap/Preview; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice work; Undergraduate Student Writing Category.

Student members may submit writings on any of the topics listed 1-7; a student is limited to ONE ENTRY per category, with the potential to submit 7 total entries (ex: student can submit only one season recap/preview; can submit only one athlete feature, etc).

Click here to learn more about the Fred Stabley Writing Contest!

2025-26 CSC Creative & Digital Design Contest Information

Details about the contests for 2025-26 will be announced later this fall. Click here to view information about the 2024-25 contests.

Each year, CSC recognizes outstanding work by the membership in the area of creative and digital design.

Contests are open EXCLUSIVELY for current 2025-26 dues-paying CSC members. Members MAY NOT submit entries on behalf of non-CSC members. 

If you have staff members that ARE NOT members of CSC or student workers that are not CSC members, you may add them to your school’s account if you are the custodian of an All-In Membership so that they may submit their own entries under their name. Individuals. For membership questions, please contact Beau White at beau@cscommunicators.com.

Direct any questions to the contest coordinator or CSC Committee Chair Patrick Murphy (pmurphy@mines.edu) or Vice Chair Malloreigh Yingling (mvy5326@psu.edu). Additional questions can be directed to CSC staff liaison Beau White (beau@cscommunicators.com).

Process

1. LOG IN with your CSC profile information.

2. CREATE an online nomination by going to the DASHBOARD link next to your name (link is upper right on this page).

3. SAVE AS DRAFT: During the nomination windows, you can save your nomination as a DRAFT until all required information is complete and attachments are uploaded. As each section is completed, you will see a  appear in the category tab when the nomination is saved. At any time, you can download and print your nomination by clicking on the icon in the Nomination Summary section.

4. SUBMIT AS FINAL: On completion, save your Nomination as FINAL. Download and print a copy of your nomination for your records by clicking on the icon in the Nomination Summary section in the right column. Note: If an update is required prior to the Call for Nominations period, you can make the update and resave as FINAL.

If you require assistance or additional information, please email info@cscommunicators.com or aaa@cscommunicators.com.