The application for Franciscan L.E.A.D. is a two-part online process. All youth applying for Franciscan L.E.A.D. will need an adult that knows them to serve as their reference. We prefer the referral person to be their youth minister, but in the event that the youth does not have a youth minister, it can be another adult that knows them well enough to answer questions about their faith life. The youth's parent cannot be the referral person. All applications and referrals must be submitted through the online process. If you have any questions, please email centraloffice@steubenvillesouth.com or franciscanlead@franciscan.edu.

How to apply for Franciscan L.E.A.D.:
1. Before beginning the online application process, the youth applicant:
- Must be registered for a Steubenville Youth Conference for summer 2012;
- Must have spoken with their youth minister/group leader and decided together that the youth is ready to take this step of applying to participate in Franciscan L.E.A.D.. If you are a youth who is interested in Franciscan L.E.A.D., please contact youth youth minister/group leader to discuss this opportunity before continuing with the application process.
- Must have the following: A valid email address for themselves; A recent digital photo of themselves to upload to the application; The name and email address of the adult who will be serving as their reference; The youth minister's name, email address, and phone number (if reference is someone other than the youth minister); The name of the Parish/Diocese/Group the youth is registered under for the youth conference weekend; The name of the Group Leader that their Parish/Diocese/Group is registered under for the youth conference (if it is someone other than their youth minister).

2. Once the requirements of Step 1 have been met, the applicant will then click the link below and follow the online application process. Once the application is started, the youth may save the application to come back and complete it at a later time.

3. When the youth applicant submits their completed application, the adult who is submitting the referral will automatically be sent an email that will contain a link to the online referral form as well as a copy of the completed youth application. Please note: the youth must submit their application before the referral form can be completed.

4. The final step will be the adult reference completing and submitting the online referral form. Once this is done, the application process is complete.

5. A completed youth application and adult referral is necessary to be considered for the Franciscan L.E.A.D. program. The youth application will not be reviewed until a completed referral is submitted.

6. Notice of Acceptance: An email will be sent to the youth and referral detailing whether or not the youth is accepted. No payment for Franciscan L.E.A.D. is received until after the applicant is accepted. Once the applicant is accepted, all travel and payment information will be emailed to both the youth and referral.

BEGIN YOUR L.E.A.D APPLICATION!