High School
High School ICDC-Qualifying Prepared Event Submissions Open
March 25, 2026
The following competitive events contain a prepared component that must be uploaded by the deadline.
- Business Growth Plan EBG
- Business Services Operations Research BOR
- Business Solutions Project PMBS
- Buying and Merchandising Operations Research BMOR
- Career Development Project PMCD
- Community Awareness Project PMCA
- Community Giving Project PMCG
- Finance Operations Research FOR
- Financial Literacy Project PMFL
- Franchise Business Plan EFB
- Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research HTOR
- Independent Business Plan EIB
- Innovation Plan EIP
- Integrated Marketing Campaign–Event IMCE
- Integrated Marketing Campaign–Product IMCP
- Integrated Marketing Campaign–Service IMCS
- International Business Plan IBP
- Sales Project PMSP
- Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research SEOR
- Start-Up Business Plan ESB
- Stock Market Game SMG
For competitors in prepared events, the submission window will open at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Prepared entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. of your respective time zone on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. DECA advisors must also log in to verify submissions prior to the deadline.
Click here to download the complete instructions.
- All participants and prepared entries must be approved and authorized for entering competition by their chartered association through official competitive events registration forms.
- All participants and prepared entries must meet the specifications set forth for each activity.
- All entry forms and creative entries must be submitted by the chartered association advisor or designee according to announced deadlines.
- A prepared entry may not be entered in more than one ICDC competitive event during a given year.
- Once a prepared entry is entered in ICDC competition, the identical content material may not be entered in ICDC competition again.
- All prepared entries must include a signed copy of DECA’s Prepared Event Statement of Assurances and Academic Integrity
View complete guidelines for each event will be available in the DECA Guide.
