• 2025 National Transgender Leadership Summit Application

  • The National Transgender Leadership Council (NTLC) is excited to invite new and developing transgender leaders to apply to attend the first National Transgender Leadership Summit in person, hosted on the campus of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts from October 4-6, 2025.

  • The Summit will include workshops, a service project, community meals and bonding activities, and a keynote speech by Janetta Johnson, a leading abolitionist advocate and the CEO of the TGI Justice Project. The Summit is free to attend for all participants who register upon invitation as a result of this application process. Your free registration will include access to all Summit programming and a meal for each morning, afternoon, and evening of the Summit. Registration does not include travel or lodging, but scholarships will be available. You are encouraged to apply regardless of your level of financial need and to indicate that need in your application for a scholarship, if applicable. The NTLC will make every effort to raise funds for scholarships that support your needs.

  • Open-Ended Responses

    You may respond to each question with a short essay (no more than 250 words), an art piece (painting, illustration, collage, photography, comic, song, etc), a video or audio recording (no more than 3 minutes per question), or another form of self expression (small website, etc). However you best express yourself will be accepted; please let us know if you need additional accommodation or have a question regarding what you'd like to submit.
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