First Time Campers

Your first-time camper may be eligible for a One Happy Camper grant of up to $1000! The Incentive may be applied toward any of Jacobs Camp’s 24-day-or-longer sessions (Garin, Maskilim, Talmidim, Chalutzim). $700 is available to those enrolled in Olim. 

Eligibility Requirements: (a) Applicants must reside in the sponsoring community’s metropolitan area. (b) Grants are not based on financial need. (c) Both parents need not be Jewish.

Apply online

Jewish Children’s Regional Service

The Jewish Children’s Regional Service, based in New Orleans, provides partial need-based scholarships to qualifying families.

Eligibility Requirements: (a) Children must reside in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee or Texas. (b) They should be within the ages of 9 and 16, as of the end of the summer.

Find the application and more information here

To receive priority consideration, completed applications must be received no later than February 28, 2025. A completed application will not be entered until all requested information is received.

Jackson
Congregation B’nai Israel member-families should contact the Temple office: 731-427-6141, bnai.israel.jackson@gmail.com
Memphis

Memphis Jewish Federation is pleased to help strengthen Jewish identity and engagement by providing Jewish Camp Scholarships to eligible Memphis families.

Funded from Federation’s Annual Community Campaign, Jewish Camp Scholarships are available to rising 4th grade through 12th grade students attending a Jewish overnight camp under Jewish auspices.

Due to limited funds, camp scholarships are awarded solely on the basis of financial need. An anonymous scholarship committee reviews all applications and all information is strictly confidential.

Scholarship awards are paid directly to the camps, which then credit the camper’s account accordingly.

For more information, contact Carolyn Pruitt at cpruitt@jcpmemphis.org or 901-767-7100.

Click here to apply for a 2025 Camp Scholarship

Nashville
In celebration of our recruiting in Nashville, we will be offering each first-time Jacobs camper from the Nashville Jewish community a grant of $1,000 for any of our multi-night sessions. For first-time Jewish camp campers, this could mean $1,000 off of Olim; or, when combined with a OneHappyCamper grant, $2,000 off of Garin, Maskilim, Talmidim or Chalutzim.

To request information on additional Nashville scholarship opportunities, please contact Becky Gunn at the Jewish Federation office, 615-356-1624, or by email, becky@jewishnashville.org.  All inquiries are confidential. Click below to apply for additional scholarship.

https://www.jewishnashville.org/resources/youth-opportunities/need-based-camp-scholarships