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We are committed to ensuring that no child is denied a Jewish summer experience at URJ Eisner Camp.

Eisner Camp is committed to working in conjunction with families and their home congregations to make a summer camp experience possible for URJ families in need of assistance. A child must be enrolled in camp for the scholarship application to be processed and considered, and scholarship assistance is provided as a credit on camp fees. The amount of scholarship awarded to each family will be based on the number of applicants and level of need.

We encourage you to explore all scholarship options.

One source of scholarship funds can be your local synagogue. Many synagogues provide assistance on behalf of their member families for camp programs. Financial assistance may also be available from the Jewish Federation in your community. Many local Federations sponsor needs-based camp scholarships.

Scholarship applications can be found in your camper’s CampInTouch account under the “Forms and Documents” section and are due January 31st.  Additional components such as Temple Forms and Tax Documents may be requested and are due by January 31st.

Please email our office or call 201-722-0400 with any questions about the financial aid available to your family.

SCHOLARSHIP FAQS

HOW DO I APPLY FOR A NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIP AND WHERE DO I FIND THE NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIP FORM?

A child must have a camper application submitted to apply for need-based scholarship and enrolled for the scholarship application to be considered. Scholarship applications can be found in your camper’s CampInTouch account under the “Forms and Documents” section and are due by January 31st. Additional components such as Temple Forms and Tax Documents may be requested and are due by February 15th.

HOW MUCH SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE SHOULD MY FAMILY EXPECT TO RECEIVE?

The amount of scholarship awarded to each family will be based on the number of applicants and level of need. Our goal is to help get as many campers as possible to camp, with that in mind our scholarship awards are given based on one session.

HOW ARE THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS DISBURSED?

Scholarship assistance is provided as a credit on camp fees and is posted in the Financial Management section of your CampInTouch Account by early April.

HOW DO MY SYNAGOGUE AND CAMP WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A SCHOLARSHIP?

We are so grateful to our Synagogue partners for their generosity and for helping support our scholarship efforts. On the scholarship application, we ask that you provide the amount of scholarship you are requesting from your Synagogue, along with contact information for a representative from the Synagogue. We will send a form to that representative to fill out and return. Once that is completed the Synagogue scholarship amount is posted in the Financial Management section of your CampInTouch Account.

ONE HAPPY CAMPER Grants

Your first-time camper may be eligible for a One Happy Camper grant of up to $1000!