Does one say:
Application for [name] program or Application to [name] program
in American English ?
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1Does this answer your question? word choice "apply for" or "apply to"– MarcInManhattanCommented Jul 31, 2023 at 0:52
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1What kind of program? At a college? Or a TV program? Or computer?– Stuart FCommented Jul 31, 2023 at 21:10
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You would apply for something you would get, like an internship or scholarship.
I'm applying for an internship at Universal Studios.
You would apply to something you would join or the entity that awards.
I'm applying to the Disney College Program.
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Your example "I'm applying the Disney College Program" is ungrammatical for this meaning, and both "applying for an internship" and "applying to an internship" are in common use.– BadZenCommented Jul 31, 2023 at 23:31
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@BadZen Sorry, no. I'm again 100% correct. Please stop, it's not a good look. From the DCP: support.disneyprograms.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015145732– DTRTCommented Jul 31, 2023 at 23:40
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@BadZen Perhaps this is a regionalism, but in the United States, no one says, "I am playing TO an internship". It is always, "I am applying FOR an internship". As Johns says, you apply "to" an organization. Like you might say, "I am applying to XYZ Corporation for an internship."– JayCommented Jul 31, 2023 at 23:49
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google.com/… (about 4,220,000 results) google.com/… (about 990,000 results)– BadZenCommented Aug 1, 2023 at 0:04
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1@BadZen Nope. You don't apply to an internship. They're also using it wrong. I quite confident I will not die, or even be slightly embarrassed on this hill.– DTRTCommented Aug 1, 2023 at 0:08