Mountaineer Area Council

OPENS JANUARY 1, 2024
Campership Application Process
(due March 1, 2024)

 

IMPORTANT!

The purpose of the council campership program is to make summer camp available to deserving Scouts who could not otherwise afford the attendance fees.  The program is not intended to provide more than 1/2 of the camp fees.  Paying a Scout's way to camp is a joint effort of the unit (Pack, Troop), the unit's chartering organization, the Scout and their family, and the campership program.  Details of the application are confidential.

NEW FOR 2024:  One campership application may be submitted per unit, per camp.  Application must be submitted by a member of the unit's key 3 or unit camping chair.  It is assumed when Mountaineer Area Council receives the application that all Scouts have been identified by the unit to have a genuine financial need for assistance to attend camp.  It is also assumed that any assistance requested is taking into account funds provided by the family, the unit, or the chartering organization.

To be eligible, the following guidelines must be met by the youth included on the submission:

  • Scout must be currently registered within the Mountaineer Area Council and in good standing.
  • Scout must be planning to use any campership funds towards one of the following in the current year only:
    • Cub Scouts:  Cub Scout Day Camp and/or Resident Camp at Camp Mountaineer
    • Scouts BSA:  Resident Camp at Camp Mountaineer

General information:

  • Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • Campership allocation notification will be sent to the unit leader submitting the application.
  • All youth using council facilities, whether for short-term (weekend) or long-term (summer camp) periods are already subsidized in part by the Mountaineer Area Council's annual operating budget, which pays for permits, camp ranger, maintenance, insurance, utilities, etc.  The community, through United Way allocations, the Friends of Scouting (FOS) annual giving campaign, popcorn sales, investment fund income, sponsorships, Order of the Arrow, and campership fund donations helps pay this cost.
  • All applications are reviewed by the Council Campership Committee and kept confidential.  The committee is made up of volunteers.  The allocations made by the Campership Committee are final.
  • A campership is provided to an individual Scout and valid for a single camping season and cannot be transferred to another camping season or to another registered Scout.
  • A Scout who receives a campership, but does not attend camp, forfeits the campership.  The family and/or unit may still be responsible for any cancellation fees.
  • Camperships are not granted to adults.
  • The remainder of the camp fees must be paid prior to attending camp.
  • It is expected that some funds to support each Scout may also come from the Scout's family, their unit, or the chartering organization.
  • Camperships are only provided for Mountaineer Area Council camps and to Scouts registered in the Mountaineer Area Council.

Make sure you have ALL information at hand, because you will not be able to access this request if you leave before it is completed or once you click the SUBMIT button.

Please note that camperships are NOT guaranteed. You will receive notification from the Mountaineer Area Council no later than March 22, 2024.

2024 Camp Fees:  Cub Scout Day Camp - TBD, Cub Scout Resident Camp - $250 or $330, Scouts BSA Resident Camp - $425

If you have questions, contact the Mountaineer Area Council at 304-366-3940 or info@macbsa.org