SAE: Supervised Agricultural Experience
- Select an Award Program:
SAE Survey http://www.ffa.org/saesurvey
Please take the SAE Suvey (link above) By taking the survey you will assist us in obtaining sponsorship, promoting awards and recognition programs and gathering statistics to promote agricultural education.
Grant Applications & Information
- 2009 Application - grants will be subject to sponsorship.
- Special Needs Request
- SAE Alphabetical Listing
- SAE Ideas (new resource to assist in both SAE ideas and what award area a student should apply in for Proficiency awards)
Online SAE Resources
Teachers Resources (Powerpoints)
- Introduction to Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) (.zip)
- Introduction to American Degree awards (.zip)
- Introduction to Agricultural Proficiency awards (.zip)
- Introduction to Agri-Entrepreneurship awards (.zip)
Current Award Winners
A Component of Agricultural Education
An SAE program is a planned practical agricultural activity which supports skill and competency development, career success and application of specific agricultural and academic skills a student has learned through classroom instruction in agricultural education.
A SAE program is the actual, hands-on application of concepts and principles learned in the agricultural education classroom. Students are supervised by agricultural education teachers in cooperation with parents, employers and other adults who assist them in the development and achievement of their educational and career goals.
FFA provides support materials to local teachers who implement effective SAE programs, along with motivational activities and award incentives available through funds raised by the National FFA Foundation.
The three components of Agricultural Education working in combination - Supervised Agricultural Experience, Agricultural Education and FFA - provide FFA members with an advantage in the job market, in attaining scholarships and college enrollments, in starting their own business and in developing a plan for success in life.
The National FFA Organization does not select, control or supervise the student's SAE activities.
SAE Program Areas
Exploratory
Learn about the 'big picture' of agriculture and its many related careers.
Research/Experimentation and Analysis
Conduct research or analyze information to discover new knowledge.
Ownership/Entrepreneurship
Plan and operate an agriculture-related business.
Placement
Work for someone else either for pay or for the experience.
Unsure what proficiency award area you should apply in? Check out the new alphabetical SAE listing. NOTE: This listing is not all inclusive. SAE Alphabetical Listing
Program News & Updates
2009 SAE CAREER PATHWAY GRANTS
2009 grants will be made available subject to sponsorship.
Are you looking for a great way to get money for your SAE?
Look at the Agri-Entrepreneurship award program. There are 3 ways you can get money for your SAE through this program:
- Up to $150 at the chapter level.
- $250 at the state level.
- If named the national winner, you can win $1000 and be recognized at the national convention.
Check out the Agri-Entrepreneurship award program information for more details.