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Camp Māk-A-Dream

Travel Scholarships · About this organization

What you get

If your child is going to camp for the first time, you can get a limited travel scholarship toward the trip to Missoula. They don't say how much they give.

How to start

After your camper is accepted, fill in the travel scholarship form linked on the Apply page at least 30 days before camp.

Good to know

  • A returning participant with financial need may be considered only one additional time.
  • Application is due at least 30 days before camp.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

Limited travel scholarships for first-time Camp Māk-A-Dream participants traveling to Missoula; a financially needy returning participant may be considered once more, with first-time applicants prioritized. The application must be completed at least 30 days before the camp session.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Travel And Transportation

Limited travel scholarship

Program-determined financial assistance toward travel to and from Missoula for an eligible camp session.

Amount decided by the program

Can cover

  • travel to Missoula for camp
  • Published amount and covered travel categories are not stated.
  • First-time participants may receive assistance; a financially needy returning participant may be considered one additional time.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A B-ALL patient or qualifying family member accepted to an eligible Camp Māk-A-Dream program can meet the participant rule.

Age

No numeric age limit is published.

  • Age follows the accepted camp session.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship

  • Treatment eligibility follows the underlying camp session.
  • First-time participants have priority; a returning participant demonstrating financial need may be considered one additional time.

Financial need is required.

  • No income threshold is published outside the inaccessible form.
  • First-time participants receive priority.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: Camp participants come from throughout the United States.; Camp participants also come from Canada..

  • Applicant must be an eligible Camp Māk-A-Dream participant traveling to Missoula.

Where your child is treated

Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Missoula / Camp Māk-A-Dream — Scholarship travel destination; not a residence restriction. — Travel destination in Montana

How to get started

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Web Form · Open form or page — The official Microsoft Forms route redirected and could not be safely reviewed; confirm the current link from the Apply page.

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceLimited
Application windowEvent Specific
Last checkedSep 29, 2026
  • All 2026 applications have closed; the 2027 calendar and application dates are to be posted toward the end of 2026.
  • Submit at least 30 days before the camp session; scholarships are limited.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Limited scholarships prioritize first-time participants.
  • A returning participant with financial need may be considered only one additional time.
  • Application is due at least 30 days before camp.
  • Current form content and award amount are not publicly reviewable.
  • Confirm the current scholarship form contents and award amount.
  • GPT Pro run55 (2026-09-25): Is the linked scholarship form still accepting requests for the next season?
  • GPT Pro run55 (2026-09-25): Does the lifetime limit of two awards still apply? The current travel page does not state a repeat-use cap.
  • GPT Pro run55 (2026-09-25): Is the award paid as a stipend, reimbursement or purchased transportation?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program