Requirements for All Applicants:
• No audition or fee is required
• Students must attend Berks County schools and reside in Berks County
• Previous recipients are encouraged to reapply, except for a Jensen Fellowship
• The Scholarship Committee may prefer applicants enrolled in programs not devoted primarily to marching band instruction
• Students with financial need will be preferred over students with no apparent need (teachers should mention family financial need in their recommendations)
• The Foundation will award the cost of the camp up to $500
• Other summer camp opportunities beyond the specific programs described below are available. Students of all music genres are encouraged to apply.

Peter J. Brye Cello & Harp Fund
• One award is given annually to cellists and/or harpists in grades 7-11
• Camp program will feature any combination of orchestra or chamber ensembles for cello or harp.

Irvin & Lois E. Cohen Vocal Summer Camp Program
• At least one award is given annually to vocalists in grades 7-11
• Camp program will feature any combination of vocal music: classical, semi-classical, or music theater

James E. Fegley Orchestral String Scholarship Fund
• At least one award is given annually to string students in grades 7-11
• Camp program will feature any combination of orchestra, string ensemble, chamber music or jazz ensemble

Gladys & Carl Jensen Summer Camp Fellowship Program
• Up to two awards are given annually
• Open to instrumentalists and vocalists in grades 7-11 who have not yet attended any summer music program
• Following camp, recipients must complete an activity of their choosing that promotes their camp experience and the benefits of music education (volunteering with his/her band director/performing at a nursing home, etc.). The proposed activity must be described in the applicant’s application.
• Camp program will feature any combination of chorus, orchestra, symphonic or concert band, jazz, ensemble and chamber music
• The student’s parent/guardian must commit to contribute $50 toward the camp fee

Music Educators of Berks County Summer Camp Program
• Up to three awards are given annually
• Open to instrumentalists and vocalists in grades 7-11 who have participated in any MEBC Junior or Senior High School Music Festival
• Camp program will feature any combination of chorus, orchestra, symphonic or concert band, jazz, ensemble and chamber music

Camp Operation Replay
• Multiple awards are given annually
• Open only to Operation Replay instrument recipients in grades 7-11
• Camp program will feature any combination of orchestra, symphonic or concert band, jazz, ensemble and chamber music

Willis M. Rapp Percussion Summer Music Camp Program
• One award is given annually to percussionists in grades 7-9
• Camp program will feature any combination of orchestra, chamber, solo or concert ensembles for percussion

Solomon Frank & Phyllis Ensher Peters Scholarship Fund
• One award is given annually to oboists or harpists in grades 7-11
• Camp program will provide an opportunity to perform in an ensemble or as soloist on oboe or harp.

Runyeon Piano Scholarship Fund
• At least one award is given annually to acoustic pianists in grades 7-9
• Camp program will feature piano study

Scheidt/Heslop Jazz Fund
• One award is available annually to instrumentalists or vocalists in grades K-12
• The camp program will focus primarily on jazz studies

Work Family Woodwind Fund
• Multiple awards are given annually to woodwind students in grades 7-11
• Camp program will feature any combination of orchestra, symphonic or concert band, wind or jazz ensemble and chamber music

Wyomissing Foundation Middle School Brass Program
• Multiple awards are available annually to brass students in grades 7-9
• Camp program will feature any combination of symphonic or concert band, brass ensemble, orchestra, jazz ensemble and chamber music