2025 Honors Program Application

The York College Honors Program is designed for students eager to make a meaningful impact from day one. This vibrant community offers a wealth of educational opportunities, fostering a strong, supportive network where members uplift one another. Among its many advantages, the chance to collaborate with driven and creative peers, alongside a dedicated and passionate faculty, stands out as a key element of our Honors Program's success. Each group of scholars and fellows receive specific benefits, but all members of the Honors Program share:

A desire to enhance their education through “real-world” and experiential education
Empathy toward working with and learning from diverse groups
An interest in engaging with the York community.

Please note the Honors Program application is only open to admitted students. If you have not yet been admitted to York College and are interested in learning more about our Honors Programs, please contact our Admissions Office at 717.849.1600 admissions@ycp.edu

The priority deadline for submitting your application to any of the Honors Program opportunities is February 1, 2025.

Are you a new incoming first-year student? This application is not for current York College students.

Yes

No

Since you are not an incoming first-year student, please do not continue with this application. DO NOT HIT SUBMIT. Please Contact Admissions for more clarification.

Contact Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Mobile Phone

Email Address

Pronouns

Please list your pronouns

Which Honors Community Program(s) are you applying for?

Eisenhart Community Scholars

Gordon Leadership Scholars

Graham Collaborative Innovation Fellows

Presidential Research Fellows

If you are not selected for the program(s) for which you applied, are you open to being considered for another Honors Community program?

Yes

No

Honors Program Questions

The Honors Program at York College consists of diverse and interdisciplinary programs that bring together a vast array of talents, skills, and abilities. Students in this community emerge with more than an academic degree; they emerge with the record of leadership and proven success that all employers seek. The Honors Program relies on the implementation of practical skills both here and with opportunities abroad to increase intercultural knowledge and handle nuances and complexities within the working world.

As a potential participant in this community, we would like you to answer the following question. Your answer must be between 200 and 300 words (about 10 sentences).

Identify three traits or characteristics that best describe you. How do you see these traits/characteristics serving you in your academic and professional endeavors?

Project Submission

If you are applying for the Gordon Leadership Scholars:

Explain how your Jewish identity and understanding of what it means to be Jewish will help inform your leadership development as a contributor to Jewish life at YCP.

If you are applying for the Presidential Research Fellows:

Please share with us a document, visual, video, or other artifact that represents the product of past research–and your approach to research. Remember that the products of research take many forms, so it could be an academic paper, a creative project, community work, etc., as long as it involves primary or secondary research, or both.

You have two options for submitting your project:

You can submit a Microsoft Word Document, PDF, or PowerPoint that tells your story.
You could send us a URL link that will allow us to access something you have created on YouTube or other media sites. If sharing a google drive, please adjust the sharing permissions so the review committee can access your work.

Tell us about your submission(s). How does it relate to the specific Honors Program for which you are applying? If you submitted a previously credited video or piece of art, tell us why you chose it.

Gordon Leadership Scholars
Please choose one or two options:

Submit a Microsoft Word Document, PDF, or PowerPoint

Send a URL link

If your file exceeds the maximum size, please indicate this in the text box for "About You - Web URL" below and then email your file to admissions@ycp.edu to complete your application.

About You - Web URL:
If you wish to submit a digital product (video, website, etc), type the web address (URL) to a YouTube video, image, or another resource. Copy and paste the URL, and be sure the link is correct.

Presidential Research Fellows
Please choose one or two options:

Submit a Microsoft Word Document, PDF, or PowerPoint

Send a URL link

If your file exceeds the maximum size, please indicate this in the text box for "About You - Web URL" below and then email your file to admissions@ycp.edu to complete your application.

About You - Web URL:
If you wish to submit a digital product (video, website, etc), type the web address (URL) to a YouTube video, image, or another resource. Copy and paste the URL, and be sure the link is correct.

If you are applying for the Graham Collaborative Innovation Fellows:

We are interested in learning more about you and your entrepreneurial spirit. Being entrepreneurial does not mean you necessarily want to start your own business. That is not the goal of the Graham Fellows. Rather, this program focuses on harnessing creativity, curiosity, resilience, collaboration, and action across all disciplines and careers.

Please upload a 5-minute video responding to the following questions.

What interests you about the Graham Fellow Program?
Describe a time you had to deal with unexpected circumstances and how you handled it.
Describe a time when you came up with a solution to a problem that others had not thought of or when you went against the norm.
What kind of leader do you admire, and what kind of leader would you like to be?

If you are applying for the Eisenhart Community Scholars:

Create a video that tells us about a time you saw a community need and worked with others to address that need. Describe how this experience conveys how you see yourself as a campus and community leader at YCP?
Please send us a URL link that allows us to access your submission on either YouTube or Vimeo.

Tell us about your submission(s). How does it relate to the specific Honors Program for which you are applying?

Graham Collaborative Innovation Fellows
Video link or web URL:
Paste your URL in the space below, and be sure the link address is correct.

Eisenhart Community Scholars
Video link or web URL:
Paste your URL in the space below, and be sure the link address is correct.