Summer Camp Bursary Program

🌞 Summer Camp Bursary Program

Nanaimo Science is committed to making our summer camps accessible to as many families as possible. We recognize that financial barriers may prevent some children from participating in our programs, and we want to help.

About the Bursary

To support families experiencing financial hardship, Nanaimo Science offers a Summer Camp Bursary that covers 75% of the camp fees for one week of summer camp per child.

Families will be responsible for 25% of the camp fee ($87.50 per week per child), payable at the time of registration.
Families may apply for multiple children within the same application.
If a camp registration is cancelled, only the family-paid portion will be refunded.

To apply, families must provide proof of financial need by submitting one of the following:

Proof of receiving income assistance
Proof that the child is a Child/Youth in Care (CYIC)
Proof of recent refugee status (e.g. emergency travel documents)
Proof of household income below a threshold set by our Bursary Committee (based on metrics like the City of Nanaimo’s LEAP program)
Proof of qualification for another subsidy program (e.g. LEAP, Canadian Tire Jumpstart)

Selection Process

A subcommittee of the Nanaimo Science Board of Directors will review applications.
Bursaries will be awarded through a random lottery of eligible applications.
Four (4) bursaries are available for the 2025 summer camp season.
The committee’s deliberations are private and decisions are final and not subject to appeal.
All application materials will be destroyed after review. Only the outcome will be retained for administrative purposes.
Questions? Contact the Executive Director at info@nanaimoscience.org

👉 Please read the information above carefully before completing the bursary application form below:

Nanaimo Science Summer Camp Bursary

Nanaimo Science Summer Camp Bursary 2025

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE COMPLETING THE NANAIMO SCIENCE BURSARY APPLICATION Nanaimo Science recognizes that certain families have financial positions which would make it difficult for them to access Nanaimo Science programs, specifically week-long summer camps, but who would benefit from their child(ren) being enrolled in these programs. To support the needs of these families, Nanaimo Science has created the following bursary program: Families seeking financial support for summer camps can apply for bursaries to fund 75% of their camp fees for one week of camp. A family can apply for multiple children in the same application. Families will be responsible for the remaining 25% of camp fees ($87.50 per week per child) payable at the time of registration (April 1, 2025). If a family cancels their camp after registration, only the family-paid portion of the camp fee will be refunded. Families will be asked to attest to financial hardship/provide proof of financial need, through the means of either: Proof of currently receiving income assistance Proof of the children who will be attending camp being in care (CYIC). Proof of recent refugee (emergency travel papers) Household income below a threshold set by the Financial Needs Bursary Committee (a value that will be reviewed annually and indexed to a poverty line metric, such as the City of Nanaimo LEAP program values); or, Proof of currently qualifying for a similar subsidy program such as the City of Nanaimo’s LEAP program or the Canadian Tire Jumpstart program as examples. Applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee from the Nanaimo Science Board of Directors. The subcommittee will allocate the bursaries in a random lottery of eligible applications. For 2025, a total of four (4) bursaries are available. The subcommittee’s adjudication meeting is private. All applications will be destroyed after each adjudication and only decision regarding bursaries allocated will be recorded for administrative use. The subcommittee’s decisions are final and cannot be appealed. Please direct all questions regarding this application form to the Executive Director - info@nanaimoscience.org All communication for the bursary will be conducted by email.

Caregiver(s) Name(Required)

First Last

Your Email Address(Required)

Email Address Confirm Email Address

Full name and age of child(ren) in your household who would be attending Nanaimo Science Camp:

e.g. Safya Doe (7), Robert Doe (9)

Please include a brief statement explaining why financial assistance is requested.(Required)

Families may also provide proof of financial need by attesting that their family qualifies for one of the additional services below (please select any that apply)(Required)

Primary parent/guardian currently receives income assistance

Child(ren) attending camp are in care (CYIC)

Family are recent refugees (emergency travel papers)

Household income is below a threshold (**please see chart below**) Source - City of Nanaimo LEAP pass

Family or child(ren) in family qualify for a similar program (Canadian Tire Jumpstart Program, LEAP)

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Confirmation - Nanaimo Science Camps - Themes, locations & dates; Additional policies

Please note that Nanaimo Science offers camps only to children ages 6-12, with exceptions for 5-year old children who have completed kindergarten, and children above the age of 12 for specific camps. All Nanaimo Science camps are day camps, with camps running from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Transportation is not provided. All policies regarding our school break camps apply to all attendees in camps To see our full list of camp themes, locations and dates, please visit our registration website: Amilia > Nanaimo Science > Summer Camps

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