An Affordable Summer Camp Experience
General Camperships (Financial Assistance) - Open
Each year, many of Anokijig's supporters choose to support Camperships through donations for the Scholarship Fund. These funds are used to help send as many children as possible to a week at summer resident camp. Anyone can apply for financial support through Anokijig's Scholarship Fund. Both full and partial camperships may be awarded based on financial need
Applicant Requirements
-Ages 7-16
-Awarded based on immediate financial need
-Fill out application form provided by Anokijig main office
For more details and information, call 1-800-741-6931, email anokijig@anokijig.net, or write/mail the Anokijig office at: Campership, Camp Anokijig, W5639 Anokijig Lane, Plymouth, WI 53073.
Other Campership Opportunities
Phil Binks Camperships - Open!
In memory of Phil Binks, a longtime Anokijig supporter and alumnus, the Binks family chooses several children to receive full week scholarships, and $100 in the campers' Trading Post account.
Applicant Requirements
- Applicants must be 8-12 years old
- Fill out application form and email to philbinkscampership@gmail.com
Click here for the Application Form
For questions, email philbinkscampership@gmail.com.
Knighthood Essay Contest (Racine area)- Open!
Annually, the Camp Anokijig Knighthood Campership Fund supports an essay contest to send between 8-10 children to Camp. The essay prompts and deadline change yearly, but submissions are usually due in early February.
Applicant Requirements
- Must live in and/or go to school in Racine County
- Ages 7-16
- Submit an essay based on one of the provided prompts
Essay Prompts (Pick One):
- Service to Community: What are your biggest strengths (skills/qualities you are really good at)? How can you use those strengths to help your community (your neighborhood, school, family, clubs, teams, etc.)?
- Service to Self: Before we can care for others, we must first care for ourselves. What do you do to take care of yourself, so that you can be the best version of you (healthy, self-confident, proud of yourself, etc.)?
- Service to Others: Think of a time when you could have helped someone, and you didn’t. Looking back, what would you have done differently? What lessons did you learn from your inaction? How do you plan on applying those lessons in the future?
2025 Deadline: March 15!
Email Submissions to: Lilyp@anokjig.net
Please Include:
- Student’s name, age, sex, and current grade level
- Parent/guardian’s name, address, email, and phone number
(This information is required to reserve a spot for our winners)
Curtis D. Neal Foundation, Essay Contest (Milwaukee area) - On Hold
The Curtis Neal Foundation, in memory of an Anokijig alumnus who worked to bring groups of children to Anokijig, offers several camperships each summer based on an essay contest.
Applicant Requirements
- Applicants must be going into grades 2-10 in the Fall
- Live in and/or go to school in Milwaukee County
- Submit essay based on one of the provided prompts
Questions? Reach out to the foundation at neallisa@sbcglobal.net.
Zack Baun/Johnsonville Camper Program (Wisconsin)
2024 All Pro NFL Linebacker Zack Baun for The Philadelphia Eagles and Camp Anokijig alumni, in partnership with the Johnsonville fund children from Wisconsin to come to Anokijig on full week scholarships, including $50 in each campers' Trading Post and a package of camping essentials.
Requirements
- Must live in Wisconsin
- Ages 7-16
At this point in time, there is no open application for these camperships. Interested? Reach out to Lilyp@anokijig.net.
ESS Cares (BIPOC Youth) - 2025 Application Available Soon
The ESS Summer Camp Scholarship Program was specifically designed to support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) youth ages 13-16. The program is available for 10 summer camps across the country, including Camp Anokijig. Includes a full week of summer camp.
Applicant Requirements
- Applicants must be 13-16 years old
- Race falls under the BIPOC umbrella
- No restrictions on location
- Fill out online application form, including a short essay answer to the question “Why do you want to go to camp?”
To apply, fill out the online application form on the ESS website. Make sure to select “Camp Anokijig” when it asks which camp you want to attend! If selected, ESS will cover the cost for a full week of summer camp.
