Application for 2025-2026 Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania (Sept 2025 - May 2026)

 
 

The Young Ambassador of Pennsylvania Program seeks to inspire and empower youth to keep our communities clean and beautiful by providing them with resources to:

  • Educate on the importance of litter prevention and other environmental efforts.
  • Spread awareness of litter and illegal dumping prevention, and organize community improvement efforts in their local communities.
  • Network with like-minded community members and leaders to build stewardship in their communities.
  • Become leaders and capacity builders (what is capacity building?) in their communities.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and PennDOT invite 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students to help us keep Pennsylvania beautiful. Applicants should be passionate about the environment and committed to making Pennsylvania the best place to live, work and play through volunteerism and leadership. Applications are being accepted April 1 through June 10, 2025. If you have any questions, please email Kylie McCutcheon at kmccutcheon@keeppabeautiful.org.

Preview the application (pdf). This is a preview only, and all applications must be submitted through the online form.

If you are not able to complete the application in one session, click the “Save and Continue Later” link at the bottom of the page. You will receive a unique link to continue later, which will only be valid for 30 days. Please note we are only able to review completed applications submitted.

General Information

Name(Required)
What pronouns do you use?(Required)

Can these pronouns can be used publicly?(Required)
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Grade level in 25-26 school year(Required)
Please select the racial category or categories with which you most closely identify.(Required)
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Are You Hispanic or Latino/a/x?(Required)
What is your T-shirt size?(Required)

 

Student Contact Info

Mailing Address(Required)
Email Address(Required)
This is the address that we'll use to notify you of acceptance or denial to the program.
Did you apply to be a Young Ambassador last year?(Required)

 

Session Information, Accessibility and Availability

All required sessions will be virtual; your community engagement events will be in person and local to you. Do you have reliable access to the internet and other technology resources?(Required)
Google Classroom will be the primary interface during this program; have you used this platform before?(Required)
Google Classrooms requires a personal Google/Gmail account to log-in. If you are accepted into the program and currently don't have an account, you'll need to make a free account. You can create one here. Please reach out to Kylie McCutcheon if you have any questions or concerns!
Are you currently using social media?(Required)
We encourage Young Ambassadors to promote KPB's mission and your involvement in the program in your community or on tools like social media.

 

Short Answer Questions

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Please note that other commitments will not disqualify you from consideration.
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Your response to question 5 may be used for promotional materials.
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Please upload the following

  • Encouraged but not required: One Letter of Recommendation from someone other than an immediate family member (upload as a .pdf)
  • Required: One photo of yourself that can be shared on social media and in program promotions (upload as a .png or .jpg/.jpeg)*

Please include your name in both file names so we can match it with your application (ex: J_Smith photo.jpeg and J_Smith-LOR.pdf)

*Upload a clear and recent picture of yourself that if accepted, can be used to promote your participation in the program. This picture should be something similar to what you would use as a profile picture on social media. See photos from last year's participants as examples.

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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 128 MB.
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    Accepted file types: png, jpg, jpeg, Max. file size: 128 MB.
      Photo sharing permission(Required)

      By uploading a photo, I give Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful permission to share my photo on their website, social media and/or other promotional materials, if selected.

      Parent/Guardian permission to participate(Required)
      By checking here, I acknowledge that if selected to participate in this program, a parent’s or guardian’s permission will be required.
      How did you hear about this opportunity?(Required)

      I certify that all information in my application is accurate and true.(Required)

      *Note that you will ONLY be emailed your accepted or denied letter. Please regularly check your email, including junk and spam folders. The letter will be emailed between July 25th and August 9th. If accepted there will be things that must be done immediately to confirm your acceptance.

      This serves as your official e-signature and authorizes your application.

      Please type your name how you want it to appear on our website and other acknowledgements if accepted.

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      Next Steps

      • Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and PennDOT will review applications and score each based on the criteria below.
      • All applicants will receive confirmation of their application and will be notified no later than August 9th of their acceptance to the program.
      • Virtual Orientation will be held in the beginning of September or mid-September.

      Please feel free to reach out to Kylie McCutcheon kmccutcheon@keeppabeautiful.org with any questions before, during or after filling out the application!

      Young Ambassadors 24-25 application scoring rubric

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