What is available?

Epsilon Camp offers the following avenues of financial aid:

  • Up to ten (10) need-based full and partial financial aid awards

Who is eligible?

Students who have been admitted to Epsilon Camp are eligible to receive assistance based upon adjusted gross income (AGI) of up to $150,000. Up to ten (10) students will receive financial awards. Financial aid is awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis, and priority will be given to applicants who have not received Epsilon Camp financial aid in the past. Please note that applications for financial aid do not have any impact on admission decisions.

At this time financial aid is only available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

For AGI, please see Form 1040, line 11.

How much does the financial aid cover? 

Full cost of attendance to Epsilon Camp 2024 for one camper and one parent in shared housing is $5,316. Financial aid is awarded to income-qualified families, up to full cost of attendance, which includes tuition, accommodations and meals for the student and one parent/guardian. Awards do not cover costs for travel to and from camp, nor the cost of optional weekend field trips. Families who prefer private housing will be responsible for the additional cost, as financial aid does not provide assistance for private accommodations.

The formula used for need-based financial assistance is:

Aided cost of attendance= −336 + 0.049*(G − 29000 − 7000*t), where G is the AGI in USD, and t is the number of family dependents, with a maximum award of $5316, and no financial assistance for AGI above $150,000.

Families with AGI below $50,000 adjusted gross income are awarded full cost of our summer program for the student and one parent/guardian (not including travel costs). The award decreases linearly for adjusted gross incomes $50,000 to $150,000 according to our financial aid formula.

The table below indicates what you can expect to pay to attend Epsilon Camp after financial aid, for one camper and one parent, based upon your adjusted gross income (AGI) and the number of dependents in your family.

Aided cost of attendance based upon Adjusted Gross Income (G) 1
 # dependents (t)     $50,000      $60,000      $70,000      $80,000      $90,000      $110,000      $130,000      $150,000  
1     $350     $840     $1,330     $1,820     $2,310     $3,290     $4,270     $5,250  
2     $7     $497     $987     $1,477     $1,967     $2,947     $3,927     $4,907  
3     $0     $154     $644     $1,134     $1,624     $2,604     $3,584     $4,564  

¹ Based upon shared housing, room and board for one camper and one parent

How do I apply and what are the deadlines?

To qualify for financial aid, you need to do four things:

  1. On the Admissions Inquiry Form, check the box indicating "I would like to be considered for financial assistance" and fill in the adjacent space with your estimated 2023 AGI.

  2. Complete all application materials (Except items #3 and #4 below, which should be done only upon admission to Epsilon Camp) as soon as possible.

  3. By March 15, 2024, email us to confirm your estimated 2023 AGI.

  4. By April 20, 2024, submit a copy of the page from your official 2023 IRS tax return that shows your AGI.

Other than the four steps above, no further action is required.