Roy Williams CampRoy Williams Basketball Camp Scholarship Information

Camp Dates: Undecided for 2021

The 2021 Basketball Camps are still being discussed, due to many unknowns regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic. For now, we are asking that all applicants hold off on submitting any applications until the decision on Summer 2021 camps has been made. We apologize for the late notice and hold on applications.

Who is Eligible?

Young men entering sixth, seventh or eighth grades are eligible for the Roy Williams' Carolina Basketball Camp Scholarship. Each winner will receive an all-expense-paid scholarship to attend the Roy Williams' Carolina Basketball Camp. Contestants are to write a brief (300 words or less) essay from one of the two topics provided. All applicants must have a parent/guardian’s signature under the Parental/Guardian Consent portion of this application in order to be eligible for the scholarship.

Contest Guidelines:

  • Male students who are rising sixth, seventh or eighth graders are eligible to apply. This scholarship is not applicable for students going into the ninth grade.
  • To find out if your school is eligible, please contact your local electric cooperative. Contact information for all 26 electric cooperatives in North Carolina and details about the Touchstone Energy sports camps can be found at http://ncelectriccooperatives.com/community/sportsCamps.htm
  • Criteria for the contest include:
    -Originality and accuracy of written essay—55 percent
    -Scholastic and extracurricular activities—40 percent
    -Short answer question—5 percent
  • Applications must be completed and submitted by March 31, 2021.

Please complete the following application online below.

NOTE: if you submit an application online please call Mitch Bearden at 828-452-2281 to verify that it was received.

Personal Information
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Scholastic Information
Extracurricular Activities
Essay Questions

Parental/Guardian Consent

I do hereby allow my child to attend the Roy Williams Carolina Basketball Camp, should he be chosen as a Touchstone Energy camper; I do hereby commit to provide transportation for my child to and from the Roy Williams Carolina Basketball Camp located in Chapel Hill, NC should my child be selected as a Touchstone Energy camper; I have checked our family's calendar and know that should my child win this scholarship, he will be available to attend the camp on the dates it is given; I understand that if my child cannot meet these commitments, he will not be eligible for the scholarship; The Roy Williams Carolina Basketball Camp requires that campers be able to safely participate in camp activities and that children with medical or mental conditions that interfere with safe participation are not eligible to attend. I will familiarize myself with the medical requirements stated in the camp application materials and certify by my application that my child is physically and mentally able to safely participate in the camp; I understand that available health care services at the camp do not include on-site care by a physician. Registered nurses and athletic trainers are on duty to oversee MINOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS only. The camp cannot accept students who cannot take part in normal camp routine and activities; I understand that the Roy Williams Carolina Basketball Camp management has right of refusal for any camper based on the above conditions and has the ability to terminate a camper's time at the camp due to an infraction of camp rules.

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