Cross & Anchor Leadership Summit 2026

Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM until Friday, June 19, 2026 at 12:00 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00

Holy Cross College
54515 State Road 933 North
Notre Dame, IN 46556
United States

Application Deadline: April 15, 2026 (11:59 PM ET)
Decisions Released: April 22, 2026
Program Dates: June 14-19, 2026

The Cross & Anchor Leadership Summit is a one-week, pre-college program that provides a session of 20 Indiana high school students each year the opportunity to:

Live on a college campus—and benefit from the peer mentorship of select Holy Cross College students
Participate in lively seminar discussions guided by faculty from Holy Cross College and the University of Notre Dame
Learn leadership skills from professionals
Explore community organizations related to business, education, sports, and visual arts
Participate in team building and leadership exercises with students from Indiana
Formulate a community project plan they can realistically lead
Learn how accessible post-secondary education can be to help accomplish their goals.
Master the college admission process
Become the leaders their community needs!

If you're ready for a week that will change your life, apply using our form below:

Student Information

First Name*

Middle Name

Last Name*

Suffix

Preferred First Name (for name tag)*

Birthdate*

Gender*

T-Shirt Size*

High School Graduation Year*

High School Name*

High School CEEB

Are you a first generation college student (neither parent has earned a 4-year degree)?

Yes

Are you a member of Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars Program?

Yes

How did you hear about Cross & Anchor?*

If you selected "Other", please describe how you discovered Cross & Anchor:

(If applicable) Who referred you?

Student Contact Information

Student Email Address*

Confirm Email Address*

Home Phone

Cell Phone (if available)

Do you give Holy Cross College permission to send text messages to this phone number?*

Yes

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Race/Ethnicity Information

Race

Are you Hispanic/Latinx?

Yes

Application Essay Questions

Please write a brief response (100-200 words) on the following prompt:*

What is leadership? Who is your role model that best exemplifies leadership skills?

Please write a response (100-400 words) on the following prompt:*
Please describe why you want to attend the Cross & Anchor Leadership Summit.
What personal skills do you want to improve? How are you looking to improve your community?

Family/Guardian Emergency Contact Information

Emergency Contact Relationship*

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

Cell Phone Number*

Secondary Phone Number (if available)

Secondary Emergency Contact Information

Emergency Contact Relationship*

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

Cell Phone Number*

Secondary Phone Number (if available)

Program Notifications

Program notifications will be sent directly to the student. If program notifications should also be sent to another individual (e.g. parent) via email and/or text message, please provide contact information below:

Notification Email

🛑 The notification email should not be the same as the student email.

Notification Cell Phone (for text messages)

Waiver and Health Form

Participation in the Cross & Anchor Summit requires the submission of a waiver and completed health form. These forms require written signatures; electronic signatures are not accepted.

Completed forms can be scanned and uploaded as one PDF document here on the registration form (preferred), or you can send completed forms via email to Cross & Anchor (crossanchor@hcc-nd.edu). Links to the waiver and health form will be included in your confirmation email after submitting this form.

Please complete and submit these forms if you will be 17 years of age or younger during your visit to Holy Cross College

Please complete and submit these forms if you will be 18 years of age or older during your visit to Holy Cross College

Click "chose file" to upload and submit a completed set of Waiver and Health Forms

Accommodations

Do you have dietary needs or need any other accomodations?