Class of 2012-2013

CLICK HERE to apply online here now! Make sure to give your teachers and guidance counselors the link below too to fill out for a complete application!

Note: Applicants have been selected for the year and a half program of 2012-2013 in the U.S (NY and Boston). If you are a youth from France, please see our online application HERE. If you are a youth from YouthBuild or BBYO who wants to become involved with Global Potential, please fill out the below application before January 31, 2011, for leadership opportunities with Global Potential in Boston as well as internationally.

CLICK HERE to send the link by email/Facebook/Twitter to your teacher, social worker and guidance counselor (you will need 2 recommendations!)

CLICK HERE to download form and submit it to the address below if you wish to send a hard copy of your application.

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HOW TO APPLY IN 5 STEPS **It can take you up to an hour to complete this online form if you take the time and reflection to fill it out. *** This application is divided up into 3 sections:

I. Basic Information, II. Ten Questions with Short Answers, III. Two Questions with Creative Answers
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1. TELL your parent/guardian about Global Potential!! You will need their permission to apply: they need to sign the form on page 5 no matter what even if you submit this online. If you are accepted for an interview with Global Potential, they will need to come to a mandatory parent meeting before your final acceptance!
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2. ASK 1) a teacher and 2) a guidance counselor or social worker to nominate you and have them EACH fill out a recommendation form! (online or hard copy)
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3. FILL out the application above online and click SUBMIT!
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4. SEND US If you have by mail (see below for our addresses) a photocopy of your passport (+ Green Card if you have). If you do not have your passport yet, you will need to go to the U.S. Post Office to get an application and submit it. You can then photocopy the application that you submitted so you can show us that you have applied.

****NOTE: Global Potential can help you if you need the help of a lawyer or an organization to get correct paperwork done. Even if you will be traveling during the summer of 2012, it is not too early to start now! So please take this point seriously. We have had to turn away some students from traveling in the past even if they had completed successfully phase 1 of Global Potential, just because they did not have their passports on time!
——————————————————————————————————————————- 5. AWAIT FOR AN INVITATION if you are selected to Global Potential based on your application. You will be asked for 1) an individual and 2) a Group interview in December 2011.

***NOTE: even If you are accepted, this is still not final to guarantee your summer cultural exchange in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua or Israel! Your commitment during the first phase of GP (January-June) will indicate whether you can travel with us summer of 2012, and of course, as noted in point 4, if you have all your paperwork! Remember: the first step to SOCIAL CHANGE is COMMITTING TO IT.

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ADDRESS in Boston Global Potential, c/o 33 Harrison Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA, 02111
ADDRESS in New York Global Potential, c/o Demos, 220 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor, NY, NY, 10001
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If your teachers, guidance counselors, social workers, parents or families have specific questions about Global Potential, please don’t hesitate to tell them to contact GP staff. We will get back to them asap. Thank You!

Global Potential Team