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Camp Scholarship

Camp Scholarships

Congregation Olam Tikvah has established guidelines for requesting need-based financial assistance for Jewish summer programs. Through generous donations to the Brissman/Miller/Samuels College & Youth Fund, limited financial assistance is available to Olam Tikvah youth whose parents are members in good standing, current with synagogue fees, or who have made prior arrangements regarding payments or waiver of fees.

To apply for financial aid, please complete the attached form and return it via email or hard copy to Olam Tikvah, Attn: Rochelle Goldberg by December 26. Notifications will be made around January 16. All requests for financial aid and all decisions will remain completely confidential.
Consideration for assistance for a summer program will be given if 1) it is an overnight program; 2) Shabbat is observed; and 3) kashrut is observed. This includes but is not limited to programs of the Conservative movement as well as Jewish camps that satisfy the above conditions.

Click here to download the application

Additional scholarship opportunities

 

One Happy Camper is NOW OPEN for the summer of 2026! Federation is proud to partner and support this initiative with the Foundation for Jewish Camp. This year, Federation is offering an early bird special with larger grant amounts to those who apply by December 31. Children in your community may be eligible for up to $1,500 this fall and up to $1,000 in the spring! This option is perfect for children who do not attend a Jewish day school!  

We cannot wait to see more children and teens experience the impact of Jewish summer camp. At Jewish camp, kids are free to have amazing adventures, try out new skills, and explore who they are—and who they want to become—in a nurturing, fun-filled place. For more information, please go to https://shalomdc.org/get-involved/families-with-children/camp/, or contact Lily London at Lily.London@ShalomDC.org 

Jewish day school families who receive PJ Library or PJ Our Way books may be eligible for a PJ Library Camp Grant.

Israel Quest Scholarships for summer 2026 teen travel to Israel: Teens can receive up to $3,000 of tuition assistance for an upcoming peer Israel experience with their Summer Camp, Youth Group, study abroad program, and more. This year, we have loosened restrictions so that more teens are able to take advantage of this amazing program. For more information, please visit https://shalomdc.org/get-involved/teens-youth/israel-quest/, or contact Udi Eitan at Udi.Eitan@ShalomDC.org. 

 

 We are proud to run and support these programs for our community’s teens and youth and ask that you please share this information with your teens, youth, and families. We thank you for your leadership in partnership in promoting these amazing opportunities! 
Mon, December 8 2025 18 Kislev 5786