Our Children's Circle
Annual Scholarships

$50 awards are available for day camps, which could include Parks & Rec classes, sport camps, equestrian classes, art classes, social skills camps, ARC camps, Camp PEACE, etc.

Click here for a compilation of national, regional, and local sports activities and camps, recommended by the MISD Adaptive Physical Education Department

Four $25 awards are available annually. Disbursements are approved for Region 10 workshops, F.O.C.U.S workshops, National ASA Conventions, and Asperger's Super Conferences.

Scholarship Information

• Campers seeking scholarships must be enrolled in MISD and be identified (per ARD assessment) as a special needs student within the STC program OR be identified as a special needs student who receives services related to a diagnosis of PDD, Autism, or other Autism Spectrum Disorder.

• Parents seeking scholarships must be residents of McKinney and have children enrolled in the MISD Autism program or receiving related services due to a primary diagnosis of autism or other spectrum disorder. If applicant lives outside of McKinney, but pays tuition for a student to attend MISD, proof of enrollment must be provided.

• Scholarships are awarded without regard to merit or financial need. Applications must be completed accurately and in full or will not be considered.

• Awards are made payable to the camp, day program, or workshop/conference designated on the application. Verification of pending enrollment is necessary.

• Camp application forms will be available January 6, 2008
• Camp applications must be received no later than May 1, 2008.
• Recipients will be notified by mail no later than May 16, 2008.
• Awards will be chosen randomly in May, with one recipient per family

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• Parent Education Applications are available on-line. See link below.
• Education awards are disbursed on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are depleted.

• All completed forms must be mailed to the address below:

• Download camp instructions
• Download camp application

• Download parent scholarship instructions
• Download parent scholarship application