ILF Youth Leadership Academy (YLA)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Other requirements
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Demonstrated community service involvement
- Leadership experience required
- Interest in public service, entrepreneurship, and/or business
Overview
Program Overview: The Youth Leadership Academy is a summer program designed to cultivate the next generation of young civic leaders through intensive seminars, lectures, hands-on projects, and a community impact project.
Geographic Scope: National program, virtual and local community-based components
Target Audience:
- High school students
- Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Focus Areas:
- Public policy
- Leadership development
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Civic engagement
- Democracy and civic participation
- Social impact projects
- Community service
Program Components:
- 1-Week Intensive Seminar: Virtual seminar covering foundational topics (typically June-July)
- Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Entrepreneurs Meet Civic Engagement
- Fireside Chat on Leadership
- Sessions with podcast hosts and civic experts
- Speakers from government, business, and nonprofit sectors
- 6-Week Summer Impact Project: Students secure volunteer, shadowing, or internship opportunities with local organizations
- Local government placements
- Nonprofit organizations
- Community service projects
- Real-world application of classroom learning
- Mid-Summer and End-of-Summer Check-ins: Progress evaluations
Eligibility Requirements:
- Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Demonstrated community service involvement
- Leadership experience required
- Interest in public service, entrepreneurship, and/or business
What is Provided:
- Leadership skills training
- Understanding of public policy
- Entrepreneurial thinking framework
- Mentorship opportunities
- Peer collaboration across the country
- Professional development
- Skills for civic engagement and community action
Contact Information:
- Email: ilf@ileader.org
- Contact person: Amy Cheng Tarnoviski
- Phone: 202-351-0575
- Email: amy.tarnoviski@ileader.org
- Address: Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW #700, Washington DC 20004
Organization Background:
- Administered by the International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
- Mission: Cultivate civic-minded future AAPI leaders
- Promotes civic engagement, leadership, empowerment, and economic prosperity
- Has provided scholarships and educational programs to over 10,000 AAPI students
How to Apply
Application Process
Application Requirements:
- Completed application form
- Evidence of 3.0+ GPA
- Demonstration of community service involvement
- Evidence of leadership experience
- Essay or personal statement (specific prompts not provided in source material)
Submission Details:
- Applications submitted online
- Application portal: www.ilfnational.org/youth-leadership-academy
Contact for Questions:
- Email: ilf@ileader.org
- Contact: Amy Cheng Tarnoviski
- Phone: 202-351-0575
- Email: amy.tarnoviski@ileader.org
What International Leadership Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 5
- Total given
- $20K
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Range
- $300–$9,000
- By dollars: District of Columbia 45%, Maryland 28%, California 27%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Santa Ana, CA; Rockville, MD.
Example grants
Coalition of Asian American Busines · Washington, DC
$9,000
Bowers Museum · Santa Ana, CA
$5,000
Taiwanese American Citizens League · Rockville, MD
$3,000
Yumi Cares Foundation · Ellicott City, MD
$2,500
Parents Association of Troop 228 · San Gabriel, CA
$300
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth leadership
- Education
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