1.  A high school teen must have finished 9^th grade before giving a summer.

2.  An ECYD member – needs to know about ECYD and what it is and be in sync with the ECYD Spirit. 

3.  A convinced, educated, and practicing Roman Catholic who lives a sound moral life.

4.  Complete the official application process (via https://ecyd.org/missionaries) and be officially accepted into the program. 

5.  Each missionary must arrive on the arrival date, depart on the departure date, and stay for the whole program duration. 

6.  ECYD Mission Corps is an international program; therefore, an applicant could go abroad or stay in the USA. To foster a more fruitful and enriching experience, it is required that the teen be sufficiently fluent in the language of the country they want to serve.

7.  Must attend a Future ECYD Missionary Training Weekend.