Youth Scholarships

The Hatch Community Youth Fund’s Youth Scholarships are awarded to year-round pre-school to high school age youth residing in Brooksville, Castine, or Penobscot to help underwrite participation in athletic and recreational activities through the seasons.

Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis—after researching a desired athletic or recreational program with physical activity, from summer camps to traveling teams, families may submit an application at any time using the appropriate form below!

Submission of financial documentation including tax forms is not required at any step in the HCYF scholarship application process.

Equity

In order to ensure access, mitigate financial hardship in our communities, and meet the demands of a growing number of applicants each year, awards may be limited per child.

Families and friends who share our vision are invited to help us close the gap to access and inspire a lifetime of health and well-being in our communities with a commensurate tax deductible donation.

Application Process & General Information

Applicants and their parents, guardians or counselors are strongly encouraged to work together to complete the appropriate application form below and to begin this process with a conversation. Discuss interests and options, time, transportation, and your family’s capacity for personal and financial commitment.

1. FInd a program you wish to participate in or select one you have already committed to! If you are searching for ideas, check out the programs list with many of the activities HCYF scholarship recipients have participated in over the years and talk with friends or classmates who have participated in them!

2. Please submit one application per activity per child.

3. Please note that the application form does ask you to provide the program committee with an idea of your activity planning and budgeting through the seasons in the calendar year so that we may best serve you.

4. The Hatch Community Youth Fund does not operate programs. Since its inception as a charitable foundation, the “Hatch Fund” has helped underwrite many youth scholarships and program grants to two popular local organizations serving our historically linked communities: Castine Golf Club (summer junior golf, tennis & sailing programs) and Castine Kayak Adventures Kids Kayak Camps! Applicants seeking awards to help underwrite participation in these programs should first register for the desired program on their respective websites and then return here to complete the HCYF scholarship form below tailored to accompany the selected organization’s registration process.

5. At the end of each season of activity, scholarship recipients will be asked to complete and submit a scholarship report and feedback form (a link to this form will be sent to the contact email address on the application) and, if possible, to share photos and/or original artwork communicating the experience. This step is an essential component of the experience, as our organization continues to seek ways to better serve and strengthen impact throughout our communities.

6. The HCYF scholarships are supported by the immense generosity of our donors and with each year by select foundations, all eager to spark local health and wellness initiatives and support community members most in need.

Thank you for helping us get to know you & serve our communities!