The Hilton Head Jazz Camp, founded in 2011, is a summer week-long day camp taking place this summer (July 8-13, 2024) immersing students daily in jazz through large ensembles, combos, improvisation, master classes, performances, elective courses, and many fun activities. The camp on the campus of Hilton Head Christian Academy, located at 3088 Bluffton Parkway in Bluffton, SC daily from 9am-4pm for all aspiring jazz students ages 14-20. All instrumental and vocal students from private, public, or homeschool programs are eligible to attend the camp.
Our sponsor, the Junior Jazz Foundation is offering scholarship awards for the Hilton Head Jazz Camp for students that meet the criteria below. Possible scholarship awards may vary in amount based on demand, availability and the number of applicants. Both local and out-of-town students may apply for scholarship awards. Scholarship awards are applied towards tuition only, not lodging. Please note that automatic discounts of $50 each are already given to students who have been accepted into a region or all-state band, have attended the jazz camp before, or are registering with their sibling. Please indicate whether this scholarship application is need or merit-based.
Any student applying for a merit-based scholarship should include a link of your best playing and/or include a music director’s recommendation. Students must also register online prior to being considered for a scholarship. Camp registration is available online @
THIS link.
In addition to the general need-based and merit-based scholarship awards, we have special scholarship awards available for vocal jazz and jazz strings students. These scholarship programs, limited to a highly select group of students, will have the opportunity to work with our specialized vocal jazz & jazz strings faculty in special sessions, separate from the large ensemble rehearsals.
Overall Criteria:
- A music student ages 14-20 who plays in a public, private, homeschool or studio music program.
- Must have have 3+ years experience on their instrument, a positive attitude and GPA of at least 3.25
- Must be able to attend the full camp week held at Hilton Head Christian Academy (9am-4pm daily) July 8-13
- This scholarship is applicable to camp tuition only. (The lodging fee is a separate amount)
Scholarship Notification:
- Beginning in March, we will send out scholarship notifications on a rolling basis. If you are awarded a scholarship, you will be given a scholarship voucher code to use on our registration page
@ THIS link for the discount to be applied. Thank you so much for applying for this scholarship program, generously sponsored by the Junior Jazz Foundation!
