Every year the Camp Kintail Board receives applications and rewards the Reach Higher Staff Scholarship. This scholarship was created by the Camp Kintail Board to encourage excellence and celebrate personal development amongst staff members. It annually recognizes staff members’ significant contributions to Christian camping ministry.
Application Deadline: Friday October 21st, 2022
To Submit: Email completed applications with the filename as your full name to [email protected].
Scholarship Guidelines
- The number and amount of awards is to be determined and may depend on available funding and the quality of applications
- Previous recipients may apply again
- A selection committee will determine recipients and may consult with the Camp Directors
- The names of applicants will be kept confidential, but the names of successful recipients may be published
Eligibility
- Registered at a college or university in the 2020/21 and/or 2021/22 academic year
- Worked as Camp Kintail staff member in Summer 2021
- Not a member of the Camp Kintail Board or the Selection Committee, nor has an immediate family member on the Board or Selection Committee
Selection Criteria
- Quality of answers to the application questions which demonstrate personal reflection and a thorough effort
- The staff member has demonstrated a commitment to Camp Kintail’s core values:
- Safety
- Play, fun, and joy
- Inclusion
- Growth and Learning
- Excellence
- Stewardship
- Financial need may be considered in determining amount of the award, but this is not a primary selection
Previous Recipients

2021 – Jonathan “Noble” Corbett

2021 – Cameron “Sound” Aerts
2020
- No recipients due to COVID-19
2019
- Cameron “Sound” Aerts
2018
- Maddie “Chickadee” Krusto
- Sydney “Jabiru” O’Brien
- Chris “Meerkat” Zeigler
- Kyla “Hibou” Reinsoo
2017
- Jessie “Aqua” Hooker
- Erin “Lobster” Huston
- Jeremy “Chasm” Ernest
2016
- Lauren “Pika” Holden
- Darryl “Stork” Sherk
- Maddie “Chickadee” Krusto
2015
- Samantha “Meridian” Molinaro
- Aaron “Talus” Holden
- Lauren “Pika” Holden
2014
- Anita “Moringa” Young
- Lauren “Pika” Holden
- Holly “Zucchini” Boyne
2013
- Holly “Zucchini” Boyne
- Sarah “Zabrini” Boyne
- Kelsey “Nile” Espensen
- Aaron “Talus” Holden