2026 Sessions
Session 1:
June 24 – July 5
Grades 9 – 12 (Central Camp)
Grades 7 – 8 (Camp Bernstein)
Session 2:
July 8 – July 19
Grades 9 – 12 (Central Camp)
Grades 7 – 8 (Camp Bernstein)
Session 3:
July 22 – August 2
Grades 7 – 9 (Central Camp)
Grades 5 – 7 (Camp Bernstein)
Session 4:
August 5 – August 16
Grades 7 – 9 (Central Camp)
Grades 5 – 7 (Camp Bernstein)
Earn a scholarship to help with camp tuition!
Our scholarship programs provide financial assistance toward camp tuition to students who qualify through application. Scholarships are limited and awarded based on audition/portfolio, arts instructor recommendations, and in some cases, financial need. Students receive notification of any scholarship award within two weeks. Only one Blue Lake scholarship is permitted per student per camp session, but students may replace any lesser scholarship with a greater scholarship earned.
A scholarship award does not guarantee or reserve enrollment for a student. An application must be confirmed by the admissions office in order to be enrolled. The application may be submitted prior to or after you receive notification of a scholarship. Blue Lake enrollment is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Our scholarships for this season are now closed. Please check back in the late fall for the openings of our scholarships for next year.
Merit Scholarship
Blue Lake’s Merit Scholarship Program offers general scholarships for all arts disciplines to students who qualify by application and audition/portfolio review. There is no deadline for Merit Scholarship applications. However, camp enrollment is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Merit Scholarship
Blue Lake’s Merit Scholarship Program offers general scholarships for all arts disciplines to students who qualify by application and audition/portfolio review. There is no deadline for Merit Scholarship applications. However, camp enrollment is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Financial Need
Blue Lake’s Financial Need Scholarship Program offers need based scholarships for students who qualify by application and audition/portfolio review. Scholarships may vary depending on family need and availability of funding. There is no deadline for Financial Need Scholarship applications.
Financial Need
Blue Lake’s Financial Need Scholarship Program offers need based scholarships for students who qualify by application and audition/portfolio review. Scholarships may vary depending on family need and availability of funding. There is no deadline for Financial Need Scholarship applications.
Advanced Strings:
The Blue Lake Camerata
The Advanced Scholarship Program includes significant scholarship assistance for advanced string students who qualify for the Blue Lake Camerata in sessions 1 and 2 (entering grades 9 – 12). Visit our Orchestra page for more information. Student violins, violas, celli, and basses are selected via video audition, with preferred placement auditions due by February 28th, and second round auditions due by March 28th.
Advanced Program Scholarships
Membership in the Camerata Strings, Percussion Ensemble, or Masterworks Winds & Percussion is awarded through this scholarship application. These programs are offered in Sessions 1 and 2 only, grades 9 – 12. Significant scholarship awards are available for those who qualify for membership. Video auditions are due February 28th, and second round auditions are due March 28th.
Advanced Strings:
The Blue Lake Camerata
The Advanced Scholarship Program includes significant scholarship assistance for advanced string students who qualify for the Blue Lake Camerata in sessions 1 and 2 (entering grades 9 – 12). Visit our Orchestra page for more information. Student violins, violas, celli, and basses are selected via video audition, with preferred placement auditions due by February 28th, and second round auditions due by March 28th.
Advanced Winds and Percussion: The Masterworks Winds & Percussion Section
The Advanced Scholarship Program includes significant scholarship assistance for advanced winds and percussion students who qualify for the Blue Lake Masterworks Orchestra in sessions 1 and 2 (entering grades 9 – 12). Visit our Orchestra page for more information. Student winds and percussion are selected via video audition, with preferred placement auditions due by February 28th, and second round auditions due by March 28th.
Advanced Winds and Percussion: The Masterworks Winds & Percussion Section
The Advanced Scholarship Program includes significant scholarship assistance for advanced winds and percussion students who qualify for the Blue Lake Masterworks Orchestra in sessions 1 and 2 (entering grades 9 – 12). Visit our Orchestra page for more information. Student winds and percussion are selected via video audition, with preferred placement auditions due by February 28th, and second round auditions due by March 28th.
Advanced Percussion: The Percussion Ensemble
The Advanced Scholarship Program includes significant scholarship assistance for advanced percussionists who qualify for the Percussion Ensemble in sessions 1 and 2 (entering grades 9 – 12). Visit our Band page for more information. Student percussionists are selected via video audition, with preferred placement auditions due by February 28th, and second round auditions due by March 28th.
Advanced Percussion: The Percussion Ensemble
The Advanced Scholarship Program includes significant scholarship assistance for advanced percussionists who qualify for the Percussion Ensemble in sessions 1 and 2 (entering grades 9 – 12). Visit our Band page for more information. Student percussionists are selected via video audition, with preferred placement auditions due by February 28th, and second round auditions due by March 28th.
Advanced Theater:
The Shakespeare Scholarship
The Advanced Scholarship Program includes significant scholarship assistance for students who exhibit enthusiasm and interest in furthering their studies of the works of William Shakespeare at Blue Lake. Visit our Theater page for more information. Students are selected via video audition, with preferred placement auditions due by February 28th, and second round auditions due by March 28th.
Advanced Theater:
The Shakespeare Scholarship
The Advanced Scholarship Program includes significant scholarship assistance for students who exhibit enthusiasm and interest in furthering their studies of the works of William Shakespeare at Blue Lake. Visit our Theater page for more information. Students are selected via video audition, with preferred placement auditions due by February 28th, and second round auditions due by March 28th.
Honors Scholarship
The Honors Scholarship Program awards camp tuition assistance to students who have achieved membership in their home state’s All-State or Honors Ensembles. There is no deadline for Honors Scholarship applications.
Honors Scholarship
The Honors Scholarship Program awards camp tuition assistance to students who have achieved membership in their home state’s All-State or Honors Ensembles. There is no deadline for Honors Scholarship applications.
Fritz Stansell Scholarship
Honoring Blue Lake’s founder, this merit-based scholarship aims to identify and encourage highly motivated young artists to further pursue studies in their artistic field by means of a full tuition scholarship* to attend a summer session at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Applications are due March 28th.
* This scholarship covers basic tuition, excluding the deposit and additional expenses.
