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Summer Camp Scholarship Eligibility
  • Student must be between 6-18 years old.
  • Application must be submitted by parent/guardian (parental consent will be verified on winning entries).
  • Winning applicants must submit a photo of student at the camp and a brief paragraph describing their camp experience within 2 weeks of completing the camp. The We Build Foundation will request your consent prior to sharing any photos online and on our social media.
Application Requirements
  • Applicants understand that there are far more applicants than scholarships available.
  • Applicants understand that scholarships are chosen by We Build Foundation.
  • Only 1 application is allowed per student, per year.
  • Scholarship winners must attend a camp that is currently listed at the time the scholarship is awarded.
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Scholarship Terms
  • We will try to hold the campers spot at the camp; however, decisions after the deadline cannot guarantee space will be available in the camp of your choice. In the event that no spaces are available, winner must be willing to choose another date or camp or they will forfeit the scholarship.
  • Scholarship must be used within 1 year from the date it is awarded.
  • Scholarship winner must respond and accept the scholarship within 2 weeks of receiving notice.
  • Scholarship is not redeemable for cash.
Encouraging Life Quotes
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I do know one thing about me I don’t measure myself by others expectations or let others define my worth.

PeleBrazilian Professional Football (Soccer) Player
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Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.

Booker T. WashingtonAfrican American author, educator, and founder of the Tuskegee Institute
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I do know one thing about me I don’t measure myself by others expectations or let others define my worth.

Sonia SotomayorFirst Latina to serve on the Supreme Court
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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Maya AngelouAfrican American Poet, Author and Activist
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Never be limited by others people limited imaginations.

Dr. Mae JemmisonFirst African American Female Astronaut
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Don't listen to those who say YOU CAN'T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.

Shirley ChisholmFirst African American Woman elected to the United States Congress
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Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.

Frida KahloMexican Painter and Activist