An Affordable Summer Camp Experience
While Anokijig is already very competitively priced against other private camps, we also offer a number of ways to make a week at camp easier on the pocketbook. Anokijig offers several opportunities for full and partial camperships (camper scholarships). Read below for details and application information!
General Camperships (Financial Assistance) - OPEN
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Ages 7-16
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Awarded based on immediate financial need
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Fill out application form provided by Anokijig main office
For more details and application 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 (SouthEast Wisconsin) - On Hold
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.
- Applicants must be 8-12 years old
- Live in South Eastern Wisconsin
- Fill out application form and email to philbinkscampership@gmail.com
Knighthood Essay Contest (Racine area) - Open
- Must live in and/or go to school in Racine County
- Ages 7-16
- Submit an essay based on one of the provided prompts
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.
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Applicants must be going into grades 2-10 in the Fall
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Live in and/or go to school in Milwaukee County
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Submit essay based on one of the provided prompts
ESS Cares (BIPOC Youth) - 2024 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.
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Applicants must be 13-16 years old
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Race falls under the BIPOC umbrella
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No restrictions on location
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Fill out online application form, including a short essay answer to the question "Why do you want to go to camp?"
Zack Baun/Johnsonville Camper Program (Wisconsin)
Zack Baun (NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints) and 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.
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Must live in Wisconsin
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Ages 7-16