2025 Impact York Current Student Application

The Impact York scholarship program invites students to make a difference in the York region as ongoing volunteers. Each Impact York student is part of the Changemakers Community, which provides them with resources and support as they brings students and community members together to raise awareness and support for issues that impact their campus and their local community.

This application is for current York College Rising Sophomores (current first-year students who will be sophomores during the 2025-2026 academic year). If you are not a rising sophomore at YCP, please do not complete this application. Please reach out to Daphney Adams, Director of Volunteer Engagement, at dadams21@ycp.edu if you have any questions.

Program Benefits:
The Impact York program has many benefits for the participants of program. These include:

Receiving an annual scholarship of $1,500 (for up to 4 years).
Participants will also be part of the Changemakers community, a network of York College student volunteers and service-based student groups.
Students will participate in team-based community service each semester.
Students will have the opportunity to live on York's campus in our Be the Change Living-Learning Community.
Students will participate in an Impact York summer orientation session specifically designed for our incoming cohort.
Students will enroll and attend the Be the Change First-Year Seminar, a course created to advance their skills as a dynamic volunteer.

Program Requirements:
In order to maintain eligibility for the Impact York scholarship, students will need to:

Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher and remain in good standing.
Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student.
Live on-campus.
Upon enrollment, complete all documents required to begin team-based community service.

Priority will be given to applications received by March 15, 2025.

Interaction

Contact Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Pronouns

Please list your pronouns:

Email Address

Mobile Phone

Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Have you lived in Pennsylvania for the last 10+ years?

Yes

Applicant Information

Are you currently a Sophomore at York College?

Yes

Academic Major (or Undeclared):

Do you plan to live on campus during the upcoming academic year?

Yes

Please list up to 3 examples of community-based service in which you have participated in..

Example #1

Example #2

Example #3

Please list up to 3 interests you have related to community-based service.

Interest #1

Interest #2

Interest #3

If you have participated in any community service activities during high school, we would love to hear about them. Please tell us more.

I acknowledge that if I am selected for Impact York, I will be required to participate in 20 or more hours of community-based service each academic year.

I acknowledge that if I am selected for Impact York, I will be required to take the Be the Change First-Year Seminar (FYS) during the fall semester of my first year at YCP.

I acknowledge that if I am selected for Impact York, I will need to complete all forms and documents required by York College for long-term student volunteers, including standard clearances and a consent & release form. These forms will be shared with me in the summer or early fall by the Center for Community Engagement.

In place of your signature, please type your full legal name

Date

For questions, contact Daphney Adams, Director of Volunteer Engagement, at dadams21@ycp.edu.