Group Financial Assistance

Note:

This page is for groups, not individual financial assistance. For more information on individual scholarships for membership or course fees, please click here.

GUIDELINES

Please read the following guidelines, which are in place so that we can serve as many people as possible with the funds we receive from our generous donors.

• Eligibility: Anyone may apply for Financial Assistance. The Mountaineers use a sliding-fee scale guideline; and approval of the application is made on a case by case basis. If you are a school group, we base our decision in part on the percent of students who receive free or reduced price lunch at your school. If your program is not affiliated with a school and you cannot attain such statistics, please include the number of participants in your group that receive aid to participate in your program. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are dedicated to providing quality programming to all those that are interested.
  
  
• 30% to 70%: The Mountaineers typically awards scholarships of 30–70% of the program cost, based on need. In certain cases, we may be able to provide more than 70%, but this is rare. In order for us to serve as many people as possible, we ask programs to ask for only what they need in order to participate.
  
  
• Transportation: Transportation can be part of your financial assistance request.
  
  
• Apply at least 2–4 weeks before your program start date. We will not be able to refund the difference if you receive a scholarship after paying for the course in full.
  
  

First Come First Served: While we do our best to provide scholarships throughout the year, in the event that we receive an unusually high number of requests, we may need to stop awarding financial assistance until the October course season starts for the next year.

To apply for financial assistance for your youth program please click the button below:

Financial Assistance Request Form

For specific questions regarding your application, please contact your Branch Outreach Manager:

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