Presidential Leadership Scholars Class of 2026 (Fully-funded) – YOA

Deadline: July 20, 2025

Applications are open for the Presidential Leadership Scholars Class of 2026. The Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) brings collectively daring and principled leaders who’re dedicated to dealing with crucial challenges and keen on exploring classes realized throughout the administrations of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson. They are on the lookout for individuals who have the will and capability to construct upon their strengths to enhance folks’s lives.

The PLS program challenges Scholars to develop their management abilities in an setting during which people’ experiences are seen as strengths and are revered, supported, and valued. Within this welcoming and inclusive local weather, Scholars are anticipated to do the next each out and in of this system:

• Engage in deep reflection about their private management growth, together with acknowledging habits of exclusion and creating new habits of inclusion.
• Commit to significant interactions with others whose life experiences and views are totally different than their very own, even when these interactions are uncomfortable.
• Include various views within the framing of challenges and consideration of responses.
• Work to make sure the total participation of others in influencing change.
• Seek understanding with others, particularly once they disagree.

Costs

• The 4 presidential facilities are dedicated to making sure that leaders throughout the nation can take part on this program without charge to the Scholars. Tuition, housing, meals, and journey throughout the classes within the host heart’s metropolis are absolutely funded by contributions from program supporters.

Eligibility

• All candidates should match one of the next standards relating to citizenship and nation of residence:
  • A citizen of the United States dwelling and dealing within the nation;
  • A citizen of the United States dwelling and dealing exterior of the nation, however who pays for all non-home prices related to touring to every module;
  • A authorized resident of the United States dwelling and dealing within the nation.
• The minimal age for contributors is 21. While there is no such thing as a most age, most Scholars have 10+ years of skilled expertise and are at a degree of their careers the place their participation and the teachings realized in PLS will be capable to be put into apply for a few years to come back.
• Exceptionally certified candidates with lower than 10 years of expertise will likely be thought-about for the Presidential Leadership Scholars program.

The program assembles a novel and various cohort of excessive-potential leaders from all sectors. Scholars most profitable in this system share sure traits:

• Civically minded: Acts to enhance society.
• Open to suggestions: Seeks, mindfully accepts, and actively responds to assessments of their habits and efficiency.
• Accepting of various factors of view: Welcomes alternatives to work together with and be taught from others with totally different backgrounds or views.
• Meaningful skilled expertise: Has breadth and depth of skilled expertise — sometimes 10+ years — and can construct on the PLS expertise for years to come back.
• Demonstrated management: Presents a longtime document of engagement and management. (PLS shouldn’t be an introductory course in management.)
• Influence: Is able to implement the change they want.
• Committed to this system: Can absolutely take part in a rigorous and intense six-month program.

Application

All application supplies, together with suggestions, should be submitted on-line by 11:59 PM CT Sunday, July 20, 2025. Following an intensive evaluation of every application, they may invite a gaggle of candidates to interview for remaining choice into this system.

Finalists will likely be notified by mid-September if they’ve been invited to take part within the interview course of. Interviews will likely be performed in early October, and remaining acceptance selections will likely be made in December 2025.

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For extra info, go to Presidential Leadership Scholars.