Apply to be a State Captain

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Students for Life Action (SFLAction) State Captains are Students for Life leaders who focus on public policy in their states. They are the main leaders on the ground that work with SFLAction staff to abolish abortion in their states. If you are a politically minded college student who is interested in taking a more active role in advancing Life in law in your state, the SFLAction State Captain Fellowship is for you!

The SFLAction State Captain Fellowship trains the next generation of pro-life public policy leaders by preparing student pro-life activists to battle with the political class and win. This means passing pro-life legislation, defeating pro-abortion candidates, and testing your skills out in student government. Students in this fellowship are trained to make an impact at a local, state, and federal level. Student Government too!

The Program

Every SFLAction State Captain will be trained in at least five key duties of an SFLAction State Captain but participate in activism specific to your state needs:

1. Social Media: State Captains engage regularly in sharing politically relevant content on their social media.
2. Educational Door Knocking/Lit Dropping: State Captains organize and lead door knocking efforts appropriate legislative and electoral battles in their state.
3. Lobbying: State Captains participate in lobby days for their state through petitions, testifying, and mobilizing others to sign petitions and testify and be a presence during legislative battles.
4. Mobilizing on Campus: State Captains participate in voter registration drives, rallies, dorm knocking, and tabling at nearby or campus polling.
5. Leadership/Mindset: Every State Captain will be trained in the Real Nature of Politics by reading Confrontational Politics.

During the 2026-2027 school year, State Captains receive...

1. A FREE trip for the kickoff of the program: State Captains are invited to Washington D.C. for the National Leaders Collective kickoff weekend.
2. Resources and training in leadership: State Captains commit to 5 hours per month of leadership development through their program. This is accomplished through reviewing various books and publications, participating in bi-monthly or monthly webcasts for discussion, and hearing from guest speaker lectures during these webcasts.
3. Political advocacy and Student Government experience: State Captains commit to completing the key duties of a State Captain that apply to their state.
4. Exclusive opportunities to further the pro-life mission: State Captains regularly assist SFLA and SFLAction by volunteering in strategic activism to further the mission of abolishing abortion. There are no financial stipends associated with this program.

Special notes about the kickoff weekend

All SFLAction State Captains selected by April 2026 will be flown to Washington, D.C. for the National Leaders Collective, a kickoff weekend of training from Thursday, June 18th – Monday, June 22nd. Round-trip flights, housing, and meals will be covered by SFLA within the specified dates to accepted leaders. Any additional meals or expenses in the airport or beyond what is provided are the leader’s responsibility.

*Food stipends, housing, and flight arrangements are determined based on current prices and regulations, with student needs in mind, so what is provided per student is typically sufficient to cover the weekend’s activities.

Who is Eligible to Apply?

• College leaders who have shown an interest in pro-life advocacy through lobbying, elections, or student government.
• Must be able to attend the National Leaders Collective Kickoff Weekend in June 2026.

All applications are due by Thursday, March 5th, 2026. Apply HERE!