Latin America Leadership Program

Application Process

The Global Competitiveness Leadership (GCL) program application can be accessed through an online process 

The application form consists of personal and academic information which must be provided by the candidates, along with essays and questions on the program they want to develop or scale throughout their 10-week GCL experience. Applicants must explain their reason for wanting to participate in the GCL program and answer a series of additional questions. The application form also consists of a written agreement to return to the candidate’s country of origin upon completion of the program for at least one year in order to apply lessons learned. Failure to comply with this agreement will result in full reimbursement of the GCL program scholarship by the participant.

Criteria

The GCL program selection committees take into consideration the following additional criteria:

• Leadership potential
• Relevance and feasibility of project (preference will be given to projects with a social impact component)
• Candidate’s ability to build networks, share knowledge, and become a catalyst for change and innovation
• Involvement in extracurricular and/or high-impact activities
• Reasons for participation in the GCL program are expressed in the application form
• Evaluation of answers to questions in the application form
• Other merits

Required Documentation

The application form should be submitted online through the GCL application website, along with the following supporting documents:

• Short video
• Current resume (curriculum vitae)
• Copy of university diploma
• Copy of university transcripts
• Copy of any post-graduate studies diploma (if applicable)
• Copy of any post-graduate studies transcripts (if applicable)
• Two letters of recommendation (one of the letters must be a professional letter of recommendation)
• Copy of a valid passport
• One of the following as proof of English competency (if completed):

1. TOEFL
2. Cambridge English Language Assessment
3. Certificate or other proof of advanced English language courses taken
4. Diploma from undergraduate or postgraduate studies in an English-speaking country
5. For others, please email us at lalp@georgetown.edu

Those applicants requesting a scholarship are required to indicate the level of scholarship requested and justify their reasons in the online application form.

Learn more about the GCL Application Process under the Frequently Asked Questions tab on our home page.

Selection Process

1.    Application Review (Georgetown University)

All applications and supporting documents are received and reviewed by Georgetown University. The university conducts an initial evaluation and identifies candidates for further consideration.

 2.    Parallel Interview Process

• Alumni Interviews (Local Interviews): Conducted by LALP alumni in applicants’ regions. These interviews are informal and intended to provide contextual insights into the applicant’s leadership experience, motivation, and project ideas. Alumni interviews are advisory in nature and do not constitute final admissions decisions.
• Georgetown University Interviews: Georgetown University may independently identify strong candidates and invite them to participate in a separate interview process.

 3.    Final Evaluation (Georgetown University)

 4.    Final Decision