Summer Internship | YLP Summer Internship Applications for Summer 2025 are now open!
APPLY HERE: YLPSI 2025 Application Form
INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTIONS: YLPSI 2025 Position Descriptions
DEADLINE: Sunday, March 2nd at 11:59PM!
Each summer, the Yosemite Leadership Program(YLP) provides UC Merced undergraduates the opportunity to live and work in a national park during a 12-week residential summer internship experience. Any UC Merced student is welcome to apply whether or not you have been involved in a campus YLP cohort. As a component of students' professional development, the summer internship has a separate, rigorous application process.
For questions please contact Connie Lau at at connie_lau@nps.gov
Two-Year Program | Applications for 2025-2026 Academic Year will open Fall 2025.
Each fall, the Yosemite Leadership Program accepts a new cohort of participants into the campus-based, co-curricular leadership development program. These groups are kept small intentionally to provide participants with a personal, high-quality experience in leadership development.
Cohort meetings for first-year students occur on Wednesday evenings from 4:30pm - 6:00pm. Wilderness and team-building activities occur on weekends roughly once a month throughout the academic year.
For questions, please contact us at lead@ucmerced.edu!
Applications are now closed!
**Please note that Yosemite Leadership Program (YLP) and YLP Summer Internship (YLPSI) are two separate programs with separate applications and deadlines. Admission into one program does not guarantee admission into the other. Students may choose to apply to one of these programs or both.
