Scholarships & Assistance
Payment Options
A deposit of $500 is due at the time of registration. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and payments by check. Full payments of all charges are due by June 1st. Alternative payment plans are available. Please contact the office to arrange a deposit or payment schedule that fits your family budget.
***In partnership with local communities, we are committed to helping all camp families who are in need of financial assistance.
Scholarships
JCC Scholarship
The Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC is committed to making Camp Interlaken accessible to all families. Parents and guardians of registered campers are eligible to apply for the JCC’s need-based scholarship program, funded through the generosity of our caring community of donors and supporters. Scholarship applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with determinations beginning closer to Thanksgiving. If the cost of camp feels prohibitive or out of reach, we warmly encourage you to apply for scholarship assistance.
Scholarship applications are available upon request from our office and can be found on your forms dashboard after registration. Please note that all JCC scholarship applications must be accompanied by a camp registration and a deposit. If the scholarship amount that you’re awarded doesn’t allow you to attend Camp, you will be refunded your deposit.
For more information about scholarship, please email Lynn Falender, Scholarship Administrator, or call (414) 967-8180.
Milwaukee Jewish Federation”
The Milwaukee Jewish Federation also provides need-based scholarships. Visit Milwaukee Jewish Federation Scholarship for more information. They can be reached at 414-390-5700.
Live outside the Milwaukee area? Contact your local Federation for more information.
Operation Summer Camp
Operation Summer Camp: Supporting Military Families provides scholarship support for Jewish children from military families to attend participating JCC overnight camps. Rising 3rd through 8th graders with a parent currently serving on active duty, or discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces within the last five years, may be eligible. Funding may cover up to four weeks of camp for at least two summers. Camp Interlaken is a participating camp.
For more information, email Dassie at h.nitzan@jcca.org.
Synagogues
Many synagogues offer financial assistance for camp tuition. Call yours to find out if they can help.
JCRS
Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS) is the oldest existing Jewish children’s social services organization in America providing camp scholarships to campers throughout the south for over 150 years. If you live in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, or Texas, you may be eligible to receive the scholarship. Go to www.jcrs.org for more information.
Incentive Grants
One Happy Camper
Our friends at the Foundation for Jewish Camp are proud to offer the One Happy Camper Incentive Grant for first-time overnight campers. To be eligible, your child must be a first-time camper. Other states with Campership grants: WI, FL, IL, MA, MO, NY, OH, PA, TX and more. Go to www.onehappycamper.org to see the complete list and see if you qualify. Rules vary in each community.
PJ Goes to Camp
Our partners at the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and JCamp180 are happy to offer Incentive Grants for PJ Library subscribers or alumni who are looking for their first Jewish Summer Camping experience. Incentives of up to $1,000 are available for first time campers. Your camper must be an alumnus of PJ Library, active member or a sibling of an active member registered with the PJ Library program.To apply or to see if your camper is eligible, go to https://pjlibrary.org/beyond-books/pj-goes-to-camp.
Other Ways to Save
Host a Camp Party at your house and receive $300 off camp! A parlor meeting is a 1-hour meeting that you host in your home. You provide the potential families and the refreshments. One of our Interlaken Directors will come and discuss camp and answer any and every question a new parent might have. Know some families that have potential Interlaken campers? For every new family that registers for camp because of your party, you will receive $100 off your tuition! Contact us to schedule yours!
Refer a friend who registers for camp and you will receive $200 off of camp tuition.