Kristen,
When I was working with the Museum Association of Waco's summer camp, we developed a scholarship form that you might find useful. I'm not sure who are the currently officers but if you contact Tina Brumm (Collections Assistant) at Ranger Museum she can probably help with locating the form. If not, I may have a copy here.
It had a three parts to the form: basic camper contact information, a short answer question for the camper asking why they are interested in this camp, and a parents section that asked parents for their range of income (these were broad) and a place for them to tell us why they needed the scholarship. In our case, we also asked if they needed a full or partial scholarship (1/4, ½, ¾). We felt strongly that if they parents paid something even just the deposit of $25 they were more likely to make sure their kids came to camp every day and it allowed us to give a few more scholarships away. We never heard of any parents bulking and the combination of income levels and essay allowed for parents to tell us if they were having temporary difficulties, etc. I thought it went very well.
Hope this helps
Tracie Evans
Curator of Collections
Sauder Village
22611 St. Rt. 2
Archbold OH 43502
Phone: 419/446-2541
FAX: 419/445-5251
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Summer Camp scholarships
We recently received a donation to sponsor 4 children for our summer camp. I was wondering how other museums handle their scholarships for summer camps. Is it on a first-come, first-served basis? Or is it offered to lower-income families, and if so, how do you determine who is most deserving? I would imagine the families would need to fill out a form if they are interested in applying for a scholarship, is it ok to ask for their income on this form? I don't want to offend anyone, but I do want to give the scholarship to those families who truly need it. Any advice is appreciated, and you can contact me off-list at [log in to unmask]
Thank you,
Kristen Reichert
Program Coordinator
Bell County Museum
201 N. Main St.
P.O. Box 1381
Belton, TX 76513
(254) 933-5243
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