The JACL is accepting applications for its second annual JACL Collegiate Leadership Conference to be held on June 10-13, 2010 in Washington DC.  The program is limited to Asian American college students who are in their freshman, sophomore or junior year in school. 

JACL Collegiate Leadership Conference
When: June 10-13
Where: Washington DC
Funding: The JACL will cover airfare, lodging, and meals from a UPS sponsorship
DEADLINE: Friday, May 7, 2010

 
The three-day program is designed to give Asian American student leaders an inside glimpse of national policy-making arena in Washington, DC.  The conference is structured to provide a broad overview of the decision-making process at the federal level, including meetings with key policy-makers, agency officials and advocacy organizations.  The conference will also offer leadership training and issues workshops.
 
The conference is being funded through a grant from the UPS Foundation, which will cover airfare, lodging and meals for 12 participants who will be selected through an application process.  Applicants must be full-time Asian Pacific American undergraduate freshman, sophomore or junior class students attending an accredited college or university.
 
Click here to download an application.  Click here for a conference description.  The deadline for applications is May 7, 2010.  For information, contact Bill Yoshino at 773.728.7170 or Midwest@jacl.org

The JACL is the nation's oldest and largest Asian American Civil Right organization.