Youth Leadership Corps (YLC)

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JULY 19 - 30, 2025

Applications CLOSED for 2025. Look back in the fall for 2026

 

The Youth Leadership Corps (YLC) is an Outward Bound scholarship that has been developed to cultivate budding leaders through the unique challenge of a 12-day wilderness expedition. Students learn the skills that are critical to success and often not learned in the classroom– leadership styles, communication, critical thinking, and decision making. The ideal YLC applicant is a Maryland, DC, Virginia or West Virginia student who is 15-17 years old and shows natural leadership abilities.

HOW TO APPLY

  • Applications closed for 2025
  • Open to residents of Maryland, DC, Virginia, and West Virginia.
  • Please complete the following forms to apply:
  • Those selected to continue in the process will be contacted to schedule an interview. Decisions will be made after interviews are complete.
  • Those selected for the course will pay a $500 application fee for the program (limited $150 application fee with qualifying application form).

Push yourself or nominate someone you know for this unique scholarship-funded opportunity. If you have someone you’d like for us to send an application to, please email their name and contact info to scholarships@outwardboundchesapeake.org