Scholarship applications are closed for the season. Updated information for the 2025 season will be available in the fall. 

Full and partial scholarships to attend Hog Island programs may be available from your local Audubon chapter, bird club, school or other sponsoring institution. Some scholarship offerings are listed below, though many other organizations may offer scholarships if you ask. You can find your local Audubon Chapter by entering your zip code here.

If you are unsure you will be awarded a full scholarship from a sponsoring group, you may want to reserve your place (with the $100 deposit) and then piece together funding from various sources. If you are later awarded a full scholarship by a group that has also paid the deposit, you will be refunded your deposit.

Current Scholarship Listings:

National Audubon Society BIPOC Scholarships
Eligibility: Open to any BIPOC people to attend any session BUT the Costa Rica Teen Birding Camp. Must be willing to be a Hog Island Ambassador upon returning home from camp and write a review of their week at Hog Island for the Hog Island marketing efforts.
To Apply: Apply Online
Deadline: February 1, 2024
Sessions: Currently available for all sessions
For more information: Email hogisland@audubon.org

Connecticut BIPOC Educator Scholarships
Eligibility: Seeking educators of color from the state of Connecticut.
To Apply: Apply Online 
Deadline: February 1, 2024
Session available: Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week
For more information: Email hogisland@audubon.org

Derrick Jackson Educators of Color Scholarships
Eligibility: Seeking educators of color to apply for a scholarship to ANY session.  
To Apply:  Apply Online 
Deadline:  February 1, 2024
Sessions: Currently available for all sessions
For more information: Email hogisland@audubon.org

National Audubon Society Ambassador Scholarships
Eligibility: Open to any session BUT the Costa Rica Teen Camp. Must be willing to be a Hog Island Ambassador upon returning home from camp and perform one public presentation and one in-print publication (which could be hard-copy or digital such as Audubon chapter newsletter article, local newspaper article, online blog post, etc.).  These are for partial scholarship amounts.
To Apply: Apply Online
Deadline: February 1, 2024
Sessions: Currently available for all sessions
For more information: Email hogisland@audubon.org

We thank the following organizations and chapters for sponsoring Hog Island Audubon Camp scholarships:

• Appalachian Audubon Society
• Atlanta Audubon Society
• Black River Audubon Society
• Black Swamp Bird Observatory
• Brookline Bird Club
• Cape Cod Bird Club
• City Gardens Club of New York
• Columbia Audubon Society
• Connecticut Ornithological Society
• Daviess County Audubon Society
• DC Audubon
• Downeast Audubon
• Friends of Hog Island
• Georgia Ornithological Society
• Kentucky Audubon Council
• Maryland Ornithological Society
• Menunkatuck Audubon Society
• Merrymeeting Audubon Society
• Monadnock Garden Club
• Northeast PA Audubon Society
• Northern Virginia Audubon
• Onondaga Audubon Society
• Otter Creek Audubon Society
• Red Rock Audubon Society
• Wyncote Audubon Society
• York County Audubon

As we learn of Audubon Chapters and other groups offering scholarships, they will be added to the list.

Is your organization interested in sponsoring a camper?  See the page on sponsoring a camper for information on reserving places in our programs for scholarships recipients. 

All participants must agree to the COVID-19 Camp Guidelines - please read before registering.

NOTE: Audubon reserves the right to alter itineraries, instructors and particular arrangements, or to substitute similar itineraries or arrangements, at no penalty. If Audubon cancels a session, it will issue full refunds of all deposits or payments to the paid participants.