{"id":45,"date":"2021-03-27T15:54:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T15:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:09:24","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO APPLY"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Applications for Summer 2026 are now open<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Apply today to experience a free college seminar over this summer and to gain a network of friends and mentors who could\u00a0 help shape your life for years come.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Title:\u00a0<\/strong> Knowledge for Freedom (KFF) seminar<br \/>\n<strong>Program dates:\u00a0 <\/strong>Sunday, July 12 through Friday, July 24, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong> Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA<br \/>\n<strong>Cost:\u00a0 <\/strong>Free (includes room, board, field trips, and supplies)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z_4KLeIXVxQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Using the history of abolition movements as a backdrop, rising seniors from low-income households will get a taste of college life in a program to be offered by Dickinson College over the next three summers.\u00a0 &#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/03\/2021-Sentinel-article-on-Teagle-grant.pdf\">FROM THE CARLISLE SENTINEL<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>When is the application deadline?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Applications must be received by midnight on SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is eligible to apply to the KFF seminar at Dickinson College?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any rising high school senior, but we give preference to students from south central Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>We also give preference to applicants from low-income families or for those who would be first-generation college students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-27-at-3.18.40-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-75\" src=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-27-at-3.18.40-PM-1024x780.png\" alt=\"Recruiting\" width=\"525\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-27-at-3.18.40-PM-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-27-at-3.18.40-PM-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-27-at-3.18.40-PM-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-27-at-3.18.40-PM.png 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>It&#8217;s very easy to apply to the 2026 Knowledge For Freedom (KFF) seminar at Dickinson.\u00a0 There&#8217;s only four steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Fill out the single-page form\u00a0and get a parental signature<\/li>\n<li>Write a brief personal essay\u00a0 (500 words or less)<\/li>\n<li>Have your school guidance office share a copy of your current transcript<\/li>\n<li>Have a teacher or school official send us a letter of recommendation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>SUBMIT BY EMAIL TO:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HDIVIDED@DICKINSON.EDU\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 1:\u00a0 SINGLE-PAGE FORM <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(APPLICANT)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download and print out the<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2026\/01\/2026-Student-Form.pdf\">single page form<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>The form asks for some basic contact information<\/li>\n<li>The form also asks you to explain if you qualify for preference as a low-income or first-generation college student.\u00a0 This information is kept confidential and self-verified only.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, the form requires signatures from BOTH the applicant and a parent or guardian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STEP 2:\u00a0 BRIEF ESSAY <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(APPLICANT)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please answer the following question in 500 words or less on a separate sheet or sheets of paper:\u00a0 <strong><em>Describe what you are like as a student, and which academic skills you are most determined to improve in college.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Begin your essay with a brief descriptive title and your name.<\/li>\n<li>We do prefer to see these essays typed and single-spaced, but handwritten documents are acceptable.<\/li>\n<li>Here is a <a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/03\/sample-essay.pdf\">sample essay<\/a> to help inspire some ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STEP 3:\u00a0 TRANSCRIPT <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(SCHOOL GUIDANCE OFFICE)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please ask your high school guidance office send us a copy of your most recent transcript either via email (hdivided@dickinson.edu) with subject line:\u00a0 KFF Seminar 2026 or by regular mail:\u00a0 ATTN: Matthew Pinsker,\u00a0 Dickinson College, PO Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013.\u00a0 We can also provide a secure fax number upon request.<\/li>\n<li>If you have any difficulties obtaining a copy of your transcript before our MAY 31 deadline, please contact us at hdivided@dickinson.edu and we will explore some alternative reporting options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STEP 4:\u00a0 RECOMMENDATION\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(TEACHER \/ OFFICIAL)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please ask a teacher, coach or school official who knows you well to write a brief letter of recommendation on your behalf.\u00a0 <strong>They should send us that recommendation (to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">hdivided@dickinson.edu<\/span>) from their own school email account no later than May 31, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please send your documents from Steps 1 &amp; 2\u00a0 as attachments to a single email to hdivided@dickinson.edu with the subject heading:\u00a0 KFF Seminar 2026.\u00a0 You can attach these documents as Word files, scanned PDFs, or even images (JPGs) taken from your phone.\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Just 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Title:\u00a0 Knowledge for Freedom (KFF) seminar Program dates:\u00a0 Sunday, July 12 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/how-to-apply\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;HOW TO APPLY&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":82,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3318,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/3318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}