Financial Aid Opportunities
At Tavor, we strive to create an affordable and accessible enriching summer camp experience, but we know that scholarships, financial aid, and grants are critical to maintaining that accessibility. We’ve compiled a variety of resources, national, regional, and local, that we hope will help you plan for your child's summer at camp.
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Payment plans are available by request and can be coordinated with our office manager Kit Colarado (office@camptavor.org) after completing registration.
Families registering online have three payment options:
Pay in full at the time of registration and receive a 3% discount
Pay in equal monthly installments (the 2nd Friday of the month) from the date of registration, with the final payment on May 16th.
If applying for scholarship assistance, pay $300 per month per camper, starting in January, until the camp scholarship is awarded. Once the award is applied to the camp balance, the remaining balance will be paid in equal monthly installments on the 2nd Friday of the month, with the final payment on May 16th.
If applying for scholarship assistance you will be charged a regular monthly rate until you complete the scholarship form. Once the form is complete, you will be contacted by Kit Colorado to determine an agreed-upon monthly payment until the camp scholarship is awarded. Once the award is applied to the camp balance, the remaining balance will be paid in equal monthly installments on the 2nd Friday of the month, with the final payment on May 16th.
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We never want money to be a reason you can not come to camp! Camp Tavor will work with all families to assist you however we can with all options available to us. While we welcome all scholarship applicants, we know we can not meet every request. Applying is not a guarantee of receiving a scholarship.
To ensure that we are responsible stewards of our limited available scholarship funds, we ask applicants to:
Reflect on whether receiving scholarship funds is the determining factor in whether or not attending camp is possible for your child
Request the amount you need to make camp financially viable for your family
Consider your financial priorities and where machaneh (camp) lies among them
Commit to applying for all other eligible community scholarships (scroll down in this e-mail for more information)
Our Scholarship Committee will make scholarship determinations based on the funds available to us and the information supplied in each application, including the following variables:
Household income and family size
Demonstrated financial need
Special circumstances
Community involvement
Camp Tavor strives to be the least expensive Jewish camp in the Midwest, the tuition that we charge only partially reflects the true cost of running our summer camp and year-round programming. As a result, we already subsidize the cost for every camper who attends Machaneh Tavor by around 25%. Please also consider this as you live into our shared value of kupa (giving what you can, taking what you need) by asking for what you need in your scholarship application, or by giving what you can to grow our scholarship fund and donating here now.
How to Apply
Applications for Tavor Scholarships are due by Friday, February 13, 2026. Any late applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but funding may run out so please apply early.
To apply for a Tavor Scholarship, please follow these directions:
You must be registered for camp to apply for financial aid. If you’re not yet registered for Summer 2026, register HERE!
Once registered, log in to your camp account here.
Click on “Forms & Documents”
Find and complete the “Scholarship Form”
Finally, upload the required IRS forms through the Parent 1/Parent 2 “Scholarship IRS document upload” form
Remember to apply for all other eligible community scholarships
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Jewish Camp Scholarships
The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor is committed to providing children, teens, and their families with the opportunity to experience the transformative power of Jewish summer camp. Through our needs-based camp scholarship fund administered by Jewish Family Services, Washtenaw County families can apply for financial assistance to attend Jewish day and overnight camps.
Applications for Summer 2026 coming soon
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CHICAGO Families can also apply for The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's summer camp scholarship. Application Link: TBA
Key Requirements:
You must be registered for a 2026 summer session to apply.
Camp sessions must be 19 days or longer.
Campers must be entering grades 3-11 in Fall 2026.
Family must live in the 6-county JUF service area: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties.
Must demonstrate financial need: families making in excess of $130,000 (including all sources—salary, parsonage, kollel, etc.) should NOT apply and will be withdrawn.
Important Notes:
Applications, including all required questions and tax documents, are usually due by February 15th.
For divorced families, each parent must submit a separate application in FACTS if both are applying.
Questions?
For JUF guidelines: jewishcamp@juf.org
For FACTS support: 866-412-4637
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First-time campers may be eligible for up to $1000 off camp tuition! Local program providers define eligibility requirements in coordination with the Foundation for Jewish Camp.
To be eligible for this grant, first-time campers must be registered for a camp session of 19 consecutive days or longer. Some exceptions may apply. To learn more about this excellent funding opportunity and to apply, visit http://www.jewishcamp.org/one-happy-camper. Please apply for the One Happy Camper grant as soon as possible as many federations have limited funds to grant.
In the summer of 2022, we were happy to announce that the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor is now a community partner for the One Happy Grants. They also offer a need-based camp scholarship program for campers attending a Jewish overnight summer camp. Learn more at jewishannarbor.org/engagement/jewish-camp-scholarships/
PJ Library is also a provider of One Happy Camper Grants through PJ Goes to Camp. Head over to their website to learn more!
**Please Note: When using the One Happy Camper camp directory, you will find Camp Tavor listed alphabetically as Habonim Dror Camp Tavor.
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Through spreading the love and sharing the word about Camp Tavor and successfully recruiting new campers, you can receive tuition discounts!
If you successfully recruit one new camper, you and they will both receive a $180 credit toward tuition!
If you refer four new campers, and they come to camp, your family will earn credit for a free session of camp!
You can click here to refer a friend online or email info@camptavor.org for more information.
Email Randy@camptavor.org to learn more about our Camp Tavor Ambassador program.
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Michigan families may be eligible for no-interest loans to support summer camp tuition through Hebrew Free Loan. Call Cheryl Berlin, Hebrew Free Loan Program Manager, at 248-723-8184 or visit the Michigan Hebrew Free Loan website to learn about the eligibility requirements.