SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED BY:
              THE CHILDREN'S TRUST OF ALACHUA COUNTY

NEW FOR SUMMER 2025! Camp Makerie has been approved as a provider for scholarships funded by the Children's Trust of Alachua County (CTAC).  

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Eligibility requirements:
- Must be a resident of Alachua County (provide documentation)
AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING (documentation required)
- Family at or below 300% of 2025 federal poverty guidelines
- Family receiving SNAP benefits
- Child is in fostercare, voluntary formal kinship care, or under case management supervision

WHAT DOES IT COVER
The scholarship 100% all tuition fees for the camp session and any needed extended care times.  It does not cover any additional food options offered through Camp Makerie (optional lunch ordering and snack ordering).  Those are optional add ons and would have to be purchased separately or you can choose to have lunch/snacks sent from home.

HOW DO I APPLY?
Fill out the scholarship application, complete the CTAC waiver and send them to us with the required documentation.  Submit them to: magic@campmakerie.com / Subject: CHILDRENS TRUST 

Once we have your application and documentation, you will be sent a CODE to use in our registration system to reserve your camp weeks! 

Here are the documents you need to fill out and email to us with your documentation:
1. APPLICATION
2. CTAC WAIVER
EMAIL TO US AT : magic@campmakerie.com / Subject: CHILDRENS TRUST 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: In accepting this scholarship you are committing to attend all dates of your chosen camp session(s).  Scholarship campers that miss 3 or more days of a scheduled week of camp will be charged the full camp fee as you will be in violation of the terms of the Childrens Trust scholarship and it will no longer cover your camp fees. 

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
After you are registered you will start receiving our parent informational emails and updates.  We encourage you to download our summer handbook (located at the top of this page) to get prepared for camp! 

WHAT IF I ALREADY REGISTERED FOR CAMP MAKERIE AND AM ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
We are very aware of how poorly timed this announcement is in the camp registration season.  The approval process just completed (mid april) and we are announcing it as soon as we could.  Unfortunately that does mean there could be some eligible families that already signed up and paid for camp.  We are unable to switch past registrations with scholarship registrations this year, and we are very sorry if that effects any of our existing families.  This timing was not our preference and even considered waiting until next year because of the delay.  However, this does mean that you could add more camp to your campers 2025 summer schedule and use the scholarship for additional sessions.  Also, we have been approved for the next 3 summers, so for 2026/2027 the scholarship will be available from the beginning of registration in February.

GOT QUESTIONS?  NO PROBLEM!  Email us at magic@campmakerie.com!