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Spring Youth Forum 2015 -- Online Scholarship Application Now Available

The 2015 Spring Youth Forum online scholarship application is now available. While some information can be found below, please visit www.springyouthforum.org for full details. 

Teams must have a scholarship to attend the Spring Youth Forum, space is limited. 

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is March 16 by Noon.
Applications received after this date, as well as applications that are not complete, may not be accepted.
For questions, please contact CASAT toll-free at 877-922-6635 or by email at contactus@springyouthforum.org.

2015 Timeline

  • Week of February 23: Scholarship applications available
  • March 9: Questions about the application process?
    Join our 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Q&A conference call! (Conference Call Number: 360-407-3780 PIN 247001#)
  • March 16: Applications due by Noon
  • March 17 - March 20: Applications reviewed and scored
  • March 25: Email acceptance notification and registration instructions sent to the Team Adult Advisor
  • April 8: Scholarship registration deadline (If your team does NOT register, they may lose the scholarship!)
  • April 24: Cancelation/substitution deadline
  • May 11: Questions about your role as a chaperone or Team Adult Advisor? Join our 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Q&A conference call! (Conference Call Number: 360-407-3780 PIN 247001#)
  • May 13: Event check in and team arrival (Bring your permission forms for check-in!)
  • May 13: On-site chaperone meeting 7:00 – 8:00 pm
  • May 14: Spring Youth Forum

To be eligible for scholarship and participation, teams must:

  • Have an identified Team Adult Advisor who will lead and assist the youth team at the Spring Youth Forum.
  • Be limited to a maximum of up to 6 youth and 2 adult chaperones. The 3:1 ratio of youth to chaperone is required.
  • Have completed a prevention project that will be presented to others by May 2015. Projects can be long-term, ongoing projects or newly-developed projects. Presentations should be about specific youth-led projects and not programs in general. Only one project application per youth team is allowed. If your youth team has multiple projects they should select one project to present.
  • Plan to prepare an 8-minute presentation to share with other youth prevention groups at the Forum.
  • Be able to participate in the entire Spring Youth Forum, including voting throughout the event and attending final presentations. Teams not in attendance for the entire event will be ineligible for awards and prizes through disqualification. Read more about policies.
  • Submit a completed application by Noon. on March 16. Space will be limited.
  • Be of the required age. Youth must be 12-18 years of age; chaperones must be at least 19 and at least 3 years older than the youth they are chaperoning.