2025 Application Form
Leadership & Debate Training Program

HOSTED AT HUNTER COLLEGE MAIN CAMPUS

Cohort 1: June 31st - July 11th, 2025

Cohort 2: July 14th - July 25th, 2025

Cohort 3: July 28th - August 8th, 2025

Program Hours are 9:30AM-3:30PM

* $stipends will be provided to all students attending

* Deadline to apply is May 5th 2025

BALi’s mission is to inspire youth, including youth from underrepresented groups, such as female-identifying, LGBTQI and gender-expansive individuals, to become effective, dynamic and visionary 21st century leaders as well as active and creative participants in civic, political, corporate and community life. This program provides the skills set and the social-emotional learning needed by the current generation of young women, men and gender-expansive youth, to gain the knowledge and the confidence needed to become leaders in all circles of life.

*Our summer program is open to all youth, ages 13-21 years old, residing in or from NYC metropolitan area. There are no academic or skills criteria, however there is an application and a short interview that follows as part of the selecting process. Priority is given to youth coming from underserved neighborhoods and or schools.

Please select which cohort you are applying for

Cohort 1

Cohort 2

Cohort 3

Name

First Name

Last Name

Your Gender/Pronouns

She / Her / Hers

He/ Him/ His

They/ Them/ Theirs

Age

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Home Phone

Cell Phone

School Name

Please provide both the Middle School you are currently in and the High School you will be attending in the Fall if currently in 8th grade

School Grade

Grade you are currently in or just completed as of June 2025

Date of Birth

Ethnicity

ESL Student

Yes

Emergency Contact Name

Phone

Relationship

Parent / Gardian Name

MUST BE PROVIDED FOR APPLICANTS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE

Section 2 - Short Answers

Candidates will be selected for the phone interview based on their responses to the short answer portion of this application.

1. Why are you interested in the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute (BALI)?

2. Please tell us about yourself. (You may include: family life, educational achievements, and volunteer/work experience).

3. What do you hope to gain from participating in BALI’s Summer Intensive Leadership and Debate Training Program?

4. Are you passionate about any women/girls issues or any social justice issues? If so, what are they and what fuels your passion?

5. Do you have any prior debate experience? If so, when and what style of debate have you participated in?

6. How did you learn about the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute’s Summer Intensive Leadership and Debate Training Program?

Consent

I do hereby consent to the use of my picture, words, activities and images by the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, its agents and its designates, in its future promotional and publicity efforts.

2025 Application FormLeadership & Debate Training Program