Dear ICAE Parent

Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

Application for ICAE Class Awards (Due May 21, 2017) Date: All students are expected to submit the application for ICAE class awards. One student from each class will be recognized as the class award winner. The top three students in each class will be considered for the advancement in the Fall term. The applicants will also be considered for the Scholar Awards and also the Grade Awards. We must receive the completed application by the due date for any award considerations.

High School Classes (Grades 9 –11) Middle School Classes (Grades 6-8) Elementary School Classes (Grades 2-5)

Name : Gender Mailing Address : Email Address : Phone Number : Home School : Grade :

Name 2 home school teachers who will be willing to provide character references:

1. 2. Name and address of a peer or colleague who will be willing to provide a recommendation:

Name of Peer : Email : Address :

ICAE Classes Attended in last three years (Fill in the class names for each term): Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

Term Fall Winter Spring 2016- 2017 2015- 2016 2014- 2015

Please type a short essay below (50-100 words) on either one or both of the following themes:

 How has ICAE helped in achieving academic excellence?

 What improvements to the ICAE program will further promote academic excellence?

Attach a list of honors and awards you have received in the last 3 years. If you took the contest at ICAE and do not remember the score, you can leave it blank. However, if you took a contest at your home school, please mention (along with your scores) it in the following list. (Please indicate stature of each award/recognition i.e. regional, state, national or international) Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

List of Eligible Academic Activities (Indicate your score, rank, etc.) Elementary School Activities

 MOEMS (Math Olympiad for Elementary & Middle Students)  Michigan Math League, Continental Math League  AMC8 (American Math Competition of Grade 8 or below)  AMC10 (American Math Competition of Grade 10 or below)  Gauss-7 (Canadian Math Competition for Grade 7)  Pascal (Canadian Math Competition for Grade 9)  Purple Comet Math Meet  Fryer (Canadian Math Competition for Grade 9)

 NUMATS (Midwest Academic Talent Search: SAT, ACT, or Explore)  Mock Math Counts  Science Olympiads or Science Fair  Other Academic Achievements Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

Middle School Activities

 MOEMS (Math Olympiad for Elementary & Middle Students)  Mock Math Counts  Math Counts: Chapter State National  DCDS Invitational  Michigan Math Prize Competition: Part-1 Part-2  Michigan Math League, Continental Math League  Tournament of Towns

 AMC8 (American Math Competition of Grade 8 or below)  AMC10 or AMC12 (American Math Competition for High School)  AIME USA(J)MO  Purple Comet Math Meet  ARML Power Contest  ARML Local Contest  Gauss-7 or Gauss 8 (Canadian Math Competition for Grade 7 or 8)  Pascal (Canadian Math Competition for Grade 9)  Fryer (Canadian Math Contest for Grade 9)  Euclid (Canadian Math Contest for Grade 12)  COMC (Canadian Open Math Challenge) CMO  CTMC (Canadian Team Math Competition)  MATS (Midwest Academic Talent Search: SAT, ACT, or Explore)  Science Olympiads or Science Fair Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

 Other Academic Achievements Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

High School Activities

 Michigan Math Prize Competition: Part-1 Part-2  Michigan Math League  Tournament of Towns USAMTS  AMC10 or AMC12 (American Math Competition for High School)  AIME USAMO  ARML Power Contest  ARML Local Contest  Purple Comet Math Meet  Pascal/Cayley/Fermat (Canadian Math Competitions)  Fryer/Galois/Hypatia (Canadian Math Competitions)  Euclid (Canadian Math Contest for Grade 12)  CTMC (Canadian Team Math Competition)  COMC (Canadian Open Math Challenge) CMO  ACT Scores English : Math : Science :  PSAT/NMSQT Reading : Math : Writing :  SAT I Scores Reading : Math : Writing :  SAT II Scores (list each exam taken)  AP Scores (list each exam taken) :  Science Olympiads: Chemistry Physics Biology  Computer Olympiad  Science Fairs Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

 Other Academic Achievements Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

List of ICAE Awards The following is the list of all the awards that may be handed out at the Annual Awards Ceremony. Scholarship Awards (Total of 5 Awards)

 Todi Senior Scholar ($400)

 Todi Junior Scholar ($200)

 Todi Elementary Scholar ($100)

 Scholars Giving Back ($100 each) Class Awards (Total of 27 Awards)

 Math levels IA1, IA2, IA3, IAB1, IAB2, IB1, IB2, & II (one each)

 Math levels IIA-Sat, IIA1-Sat, IIA1-Sun, IIA2-Sat, IIA2-Sun, IIAB1-Sat, IIAB1-Sun, (one each)

 Math Levels IIAB2-Sat IIAB2-Sun, IIAB3-Sat, IIB1-Sat, IIB1-Sun, IIB2-Sat, IIB2-Sun (one each)

 Math levels III-Sat, III-Sun, IIIA, IIIAB, IIIB & IV (one each)

 Writing, Physics Grade Awards (Total of 22 Awards)

 Outstanding Male/Female Students in Grades 2, 3, 4, and 5

 Outstanding Male/Female Students in Grades 6, 7, and 8

 Outstanding Male/Female Students in Grade 9, 10,11, &12

Same application form will be used for all of the awards. All applicants will first be considered for the appropriate Scholarship award, then for the class award, and finally for the grade award. The Scholarship committee may decide not to give one or more of the awards in any given year. Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

Eligibility Criteria for ICAE Scholar Recognition Program

Only ICAE students, registered any time during the current academic year, may apply for one of the ICAE scholarship awards. In addition, the following criteria must be complied with for specific scholarships, as indicated:

 ICAE Scholarship Program: Todi Senior Scholar

Home School status: continuing high school student

Minimum recognition: state level

 ICAE Scholarship Program: Todi Junior Scholar

Home School status: continuing middle school student

Minimum recognition: state level

 ICAE Scholarship Program: Todi Elementary Scholar

Home School status: continuing elementary school student

Minimum recognition: state level Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria mentioned above, each applicant is required to complete all parts of the application form). Please write your name on the upper right corner of each separate attachment. Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

Application Evaluation Criteria

1. Applicants will be awarded points for each of the eligible academic activities as following:

1* Regional level Activity Maximum of 5 points (e.g. – Chapter Mathcounts, DCDS Invitational, LTU Contest, Regional Science Olympiads)

2* State Level Activity Maximum of 10 points (e.g. – State Mathcounts, MMPC I & II, MTS, State Science Olympiads, MML)

3* National Level Activity Maximum of 20 points (e.g. – National Mathcounts, AMC>10 & 12, AIME, USAMO, USPho, AMC>8, National Science Olympiad, Canadian Math Contests, Mandelbrot, MOEMS)

4* International Level Activity Maximum of 40 points (e.g. – IMO, International Science Olympiads)

1. Additional bonus points for an activity will be awarded for placing high (i.e. top 3, gold pin/medal, etc.).

2. ICAE teacher recommendation will be based on the following point scale:

5* Class Performance Maximum of 20 points

6* Effort etc. Maximum of 20 points

3. The ICAE teachers will be asked to award the points to the applicants on the above two categories in their recommendation forms.

4. The sustained performance will be judged on the following basis:

7* All activity points for the current year.

8* One half of the total of the activity points for the previous year

9* One fourth of the total of the activity points for the year before previous year Indus Center for Academic Excellence 5225 Cameron Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 (248) 641-9815, Fax: (248) 641-3789 Cell: (248) 210-6292 www.icae.org

5. The home school and pier recommendations may be evaluated only to ensure that the contestant is of character consistent with ICAE objectives.

6. A committee will summarize the essays subsequent to the Awards Ceremony to identify the strengths of the ICAE programs and to develop a set of recommendations for further improvement.

7. Non-academic activities will be used only to differentiate the applicants with closely matching academic records.