Scholarships

BRC offers scholarships for Summer Nature Camps at the Myrick Conservation Center in West Chester, the Chandler Mill Nature Preserve in Avondale and Saalbach Farm in Coatesville!

Thanks to very generous donors, a limited number of scholarships are available for families in need of financial assistance. Scholarships are awarded on a case-by-case basis. Applications are reviewed in the order in which they are received. Criteria include but are not limited to household income, number of family members and special individual/family circumstances.

BRC offers two scholarship options. Both applications are PDF fillable.  Please download the form and use the “fill and sign” feature in Adobe Acrobat Reader to complete the form. You will need to save your changes and email the form back to us. The form can also be printed and completed manually and scanned back to us.

Myrick Conservation Center and Chandler Mill Nature Preserve Camps- Scholarship Application

  • Myrick Conservation Center held at: 1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road, West Chester, PA 19382 (for ages 4-15)
  • Chandler Mill Nature Preserve held at : 541 Chandler Mill Road, Avondale, PA 19311 (for ages 5-10)
  • Camp hours 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
  • Complimentary before and after care. Before care offered from 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. and after care offered from 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  • Offers offsite trips to campers 6 and older
  • Weekly camps held 6/24-8/16
  • Limited number of slots held each week held for scholarship recipients and are awarded on a first come, first served basis
  • Parents/guardians are asked to pay what they can afford, and scholarship monies will cover the remaining amount
  • No transportation provided

Saalbach Farm Camp- Scholarship Application

Campers must live in Coatesville Area School District but need not attend district schools

  • Held at BRC’s rustic 250-acre Saalbach Farm property located between Route 30 and King’s Highway in West Caln Township at: 233 S. Bonsall Road, Coatesville, PA 19320
  • Held July 29th- August 2nd
  • For ages 6-12
  • Complimentary before and after care. Before care offered from 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. and after care offered from 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  • Camp hours 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
  • Offers offsite tubing trip to campers 8 and older
  • Limited availability, scholarships awarded on a first come, first served basis
  • Fully compensated camp
  • Campers must live in Coatesville Area School District but need not attend district schools
  • No transportation provided