Thank you so much for your interest in the Israeli American Overnight Camp Grant program. Applications for summer 2024 are now closed, and applications for summer 2025 will open no later than November 2024.
Please complete this interest form, and you will receive a direct email with the application link as soon as it's live. You can also verify your eligibility below.
Best,
Foundation for Jewish Camp
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Powered by the One Happy Camper® camp incentive program, FJC provides unique grants for Israeli Americans living in key geographic areas. In 2024, this program served campers in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington state with at least one Israeli-born parent.
First-time overnight campers may receive an incentive grant of $1,000 for 12-18 days of camp or $1,500 for up to 19+ days of camp. This incentive is in lieu of traditional One Happy Camper grants, and families may still be eligible for additional financial assistance from their camps. Families of first time campers should
not apply for this grant
and One Happy Camper, they are mutually exclusive.
Second-time overnight campers may also receive an incentive grant for their second summer at camp: $700 for 12-18 days of camp or $1,000 for 19+ days.
ELIGIBLITY:
- Family must live in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon or Washington state and choose an overnight camp in these states (check back here when applications for summer 2025 open as we may have added new locations)
- At least one parent of the camper is Israeli (or the camper themselves is Israeli-born)
- First-time incentive:
- Camper must not have attended any Jewish overnight camp for more than 10 days prior to summer 2024
- Camper must not have previously received and used a One Happy Camper grant
- Second-time incentive:
- Campers who are spending their second summer at camp (minimum 12 days) are eligible for grants and ideally were at camp in Summer 2024.
- Multiple children per family may be eligible; we ask for a complete application per child
- Families will be asked to complete the pre-summer survey (as part of this form) and a post summer survey