Form PC-2178 2024-25 Campus Ambassador Application

OMB Control Number: 0420-0565

Expiration Date: **/**/****

Campus Ambassador Application

Audience: Individuals between the ages of 18-25 years old

Timeframe for application release: 3-6 months before Campus Ambassadors Program start

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Thank you for your interest in the Peace Corps Campus Ambassador program!

Here are a few key points to understand before submitting this application:

-- This is a two-semester experience, spanning from the Fall through the Spring semesters (or the quarters/blocks therein).

-- Serving as a Campus Ambassador will not guarantee that you will be accepted as a Peace Corps Volunteer if you choose to apply.

-- Being affiliated with the Peace Corps in any way may adversely impact your ability to pursue an internship or career with an U.S. intelligence agency (e.g., FBI, CIA, etc.). This policy is founded on the premise that it is crucial to the Peace Corps in carrying out its mission that there is a complete and total separation of Peace Corps operations from the intelligence activities of the United States government, both in reality and appearance.

-- This is a peer-to-peer outreach position, so -- among other activities -- you will need to give short presentations about the Peace Corps to various student groups on campus and post about Peace Corps on your personal social media.

I agree

If you need a paper form, please contact The Office of University Programs, Peace Corps, 1275 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20526, or email: ambassadors@peacecorps.gov

General Information

• Full Legal Name (first and last)

• Email (the one you will be checking regularly, including during the summer/school breaks)

• Phone Number

• Are you a current Peace Corps Campus Ambassador? Y/N

College and University Information

• College or University Name

• Major

• What is your anticipated graduation month and year?

• Do you plan to study abroad or otherwise be off-campus at any point next year?

  • If so, when and to where?

• From September through May, how many hours per week are you available to work as a Campus Ambassador?

• Please list all the campus groups and activities you are involved in. Please include any positions you hold in these campus groups or activities.

Experience and Motivation

• Please highlight any experience you have in marketing, outreach, or event planning.

• List all your public social media accounts and handles and how often you post on each per week. For example - @YourHandle on Instagram - 6 posts per week; @YourHandle on X - 3 tweets per week.

• Why are you interested in international service, including the work that Peace Corps Volunteers do?

• Who would you collaborate with on campus to get the word out about the Peace Corps? e.g. Academic and/or social clubs, partnering with college offices or departments, sports team, etc.

• Service is one of the pillars of the Peace Corps. With that in mind, what community service projects are you are currently involved in?

• What service project(s) do you plan on participating in next year?

• One of Peace Corps’ strategic objectives is to make its volunteer corps reflective of the rich diversity of the United States. As a Campus Ambassador, how would you share Peace Corps with diverse populations on campus? Our definition of diversity includes racial/ethnic minorities, Sexual Orientation Gender Identity (SOGI), first generation (to college), New Americans (naturalized U.S. citizens), people with disabilities, veterans, Older Americans (50+), Pell Grant-eligible students, and faith-based groups.

Finishing Touches

• What does your ideal relationship with your supervisor look like?

• Anything else you'd like us to know about you?

• What is the primary way you heard about the Campus Ambassador Program? Multiple choice:

  • A Peace Corps Recruiter

  • A current Campus Ambassador

  • Career Center at my school

  • A poster or flyer at my school

  • Peace Corps website

  • Other: ____________

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I agree to post content about the Peace Corps on my personal social media accounts a few times per month as requested by my Peace Corps supervisor.

I agree

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Privacy Act Statement

The Peace Corps, an agency of the federal government, is required by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) to advise you of the following information regarding this application. The Privacy Act addresses the federal government’s use of certain personal information in agency files.

A. This application is authorized by the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) as amended.

B. The information you provide will be used to evaluate your suitability and qualifications to serve as a Peace Corps Campus Ambassador.

C. The information may be used for the routine uses described in the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and the Peace Corps' published Routine Uses, summarized in Peace Corps' System of Records.

D. The completion of this application is voluntary. However, failure to complete the application will result in the Peace Corps being unable to assess your qualifications and may to preclude your consideration for the Peace Corps.

E. The Peace Corps estimates that it will take 20 minutes to complete this application. The Peace Corps may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Paperwork Reduction Notice

Public reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to average 20 minutes. This includes the time for reviewing instructions and completing the information. This is voluntary information collection. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and persons are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: FOIA Officer, Peace Corps, 1275 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20526 or: pcfr@peacecorps.gov