Youth Leadership Academy

Financial Aid and Scholarship Information

In order to minimize financial barriers to participation, the registration fee for the Youth Leadership Academy will be $100 USD.

A limited amount of financial aid and three scholarship opportunities are available for attendees who are unable to cover the registration fee.

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Financial aid

A request for financial aid will not affect your application. However, we do ask that you only request enough aid to cover the cost of our academy that is too much for you or your family’s financial resources.

Any questions about the costs of the YLA or financial aid should be directed to yla@planusa.org.

Scholarship opportunities

Scholarship opportunities are available for: 1) one individual who is interested in blogging about their YLA experience before, during, and after the YLA.

Income Definitions for the Financial Aid Form

Actual Gross Household Income

This is the amount reported on the tax return of the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the student applicant, or your own for tax year 2020. You can use the following information: the amount reported on line 37 of Form 1040; the amount reported on line 21 of Form 1040A; or the amount reported on line 4 of Form 1040EZ. If you request and are awarded financial assistance, you agree to supply us upon our request with the page of your tax return supporting the income reported here. Failure to supply us with documentation to support your request for financial assistance will result in a revocation of that assistance.

Estimated Gross Household Income

This is the amount you expect to report on your 2020 tax return. We understand this is an estimate. We request this information to assess whether your request is based on anticipated changes to income. Describe any material change in the Special Circumstances section.