Two-Year Program | Applications for 2023-24 Academic Year are now closed.
Application for 2024-2025 Academic Year will open August 2024.
Each fall, the Yosemite Leadership Program accepts a new cohort of participants into the campus-based, co-curricular leadership development program. These groups are kept small intentionally to provide participants with a personal, high-quality experience in leadership development.
Cohort meetings for first-year students occur on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9:00pm. Wilderness and team-building activities occur on weekends roughly once a month throughout the semester.
Due Date: August 28th 11:59PM
Online: Apply Online
Summer Internship | YLPSI applications are now closed! Summer Internship Applications for Summer 2025 will open in Spring 2025.
Each summer, the YLP provides UC Merced undergraduates the opportunity to live and work in a national park during a 12-week residential summer internship experience. Any UC Merced student is welcome to apply whether or not you have been involved in a campus YLP cohort. As a component of students' professional development, the summer internship has a separate, rigorous application process. So please follow the directions carefully.
To apply: 1 letter of reference is recommended and a valid driver's license is required so do not delay on these items if you are serious about this opportunity!
2024 interships and materials:
2024 Internship Application: 2024_ylpsi_application-1.doc
2024 Internship Overview: 2024_ylpsi_overview.pdf
2024 Position Descriptions: ylpsi_position_descriptions_2024.docx
For any questions contact Sophia Basswerner at sophia_basswerner@nps.gov!
