Financial Aid Application
Thank you for inquiring about financial aid to attend a Star Island conference this summer. To help the financial aid committee make the awards as fair as possible, please complete the items below. Return this form by email to the committee chair at , or print it, complete it and mail it to Sharon Kennedy, 66 South Elliott Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217. All information will be kept in confidence by the committee.
Applicant Name: / Mailing Address:Email Address:
Conference registered for (you must have already registered for a conference):
Please list the names of each person in your party below / Relationship to primary applicant / Date of Birth
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Conference start Date / Application Due / Date to notify us whether accepting financial aid
June 11-July 13 / May 1 / June 1
July 14-August 24 / June 1 / July 1
After August 25 / July 1 / August 1
You may not receive a scholarship from both an individual conference and Star Island Corporation.
Please note awards are always partial, are based on the “Double room rate” ($815/adult for a 7-night conference – includes boat fare) and depend on the number of applications received. A decision on your application will be made as soon as possible after the deadline.
Calculate your Room & Board costs (from the Blue Book or www.starisland.org):
Number of Adults: / x Double room rate: $ / = $Number of Children (6-11 yrs) / x 6-11 room rate: $ / = $
Number of Children (12-17 yrs) / x 12-17 room rate: S / = $
(No Room & Board under 6) / Your total cost of Room & Board / = $
You must answer every question below in order for your form to be considered complete:
If you are conference staff, how much, if any, of your costs will be paid by the conference?
What portion of the balance can you pay yourself?
Will you receive any other financial aid or expense reimbursement from any source? If so, what amount?
Have you applied for and/or received a conference scholarship for this year? If so, which conference?
Have you applied for and/or received financial aid from Star in the past 2 years? When and how much did you receive?"
Are you applying to attend another Star Island conference this year? If so, which conference?
Have you ever attended a Star Island conference before? If so, when and which conference?
Please provide a paragraph describing the circumstances that make it necessary to apply for financial aid: