For the 2026 season, MBS will award:

• One scholarship for Camp Colorado (Allenspark, Colorado — August 2–8, 2026)

• One scholarship for Camp Delaware (Bay Coastal Delaware & Cape May, New Jersey — August 6–12, 2026)

The scholarship application period opens Monday, December 29, 2025.
Beginning that day, application forms and full details will be available on the MBS website: https://mobirds.org/MBS/Scholarship.aspx

Application deadline: Sunday, February 15, 2026
Important: MBS has already reserved spots for Missouri youth at both camps.

Applicants should not register directly with ABA.
Selected scholarship recipients will complete their ABA registration only after being chosen by MBS.

• Camp Colorado: Explore shortgrass prairies, aspen groves, and the alpine tundra of Rocky Mountain National Park—an amazing variety of habitats and birdlife.

• Camp Delaware Bay: Experience beaches, marshes, and woodlands across Delaware and Cape May, NJ, during peak fall shorebird migration.

More detailed information about the camps is at https://www.aba.org/camps/ 

2023 Camp Scholarship awardee Eliza Lohman’s account of her Camp Colorado adventures in the December 2023 issue of The Bluebird, and Zita Roberton’s 2024 Camp Colorado report is in the September 2024 issue.  These may be found at https://mobirds.org/Bluebird/.

MBS Youth Scholarships are made possible through silent auction proceeds and generous donations.

If you’d like to support future young birders, you can donate to the Youth Scholarship Fund on the MBS website: https://mobirds.org/MBS/Donate.aspx (please select “Youth Scholarship Fund”).