Engineering Camp 2022

Dates

Sunday, June 26, to Thursday, June 30, 2022

New This Year: Design Day Friday

Bucknell Engineering Camp is excited to offer an additional day of engineering exploration for campers who have completed grade 9, 10 or 11. Design Day Friday includes:

• Overnight stay Thursday, June 30, through Friday, July 1
• Lunch and dinner on Thursday, June 30, and breakfast on Friday, July 1
• Special engineering design sessions Thursday afternoon and Friday morning

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

• COVID-19 vaccinations are required for all Bucknell University Engineering Camp participants.
• Campers must have completed their vaccine sequence at least two weeks before the start of camp. Students can email a photo or pdf of their updated vaccination card to engineering.camp@bucknell.edu.
• Students with an approved medical exemption are required to submit evidence of a negative COVID-19 test within three days of arrival to camp. For more information about applying for a medical exemption, please email engineering.camp@bucknell.edu.
• If you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home. Campers who have paid for camp in full and then test positive for COVID-19 will receive a refund.
• Updates involving COVID-19 related decisions will be posted on this website and communicated to the Engineering Camp community through email as they are available.
• If you have any questions about the COVID-19 vaccine requirements, please contact engineering.camp@bucknell.edu

For more information about Bucknell University's COVID-19 policy for visitors and guests, click here.

Eligibility

Engineering Camp welcomes students who will have completed grades 7 through 11 by the summer of the camp. Campers are placed in age-appropriate sections. Acceptance is subject to a review of teacher and guidance counselor recommendations.

How to Apply

Step 1: Complete the online Application form.

Step 2: Download the Teacher Recommendation and Counselor Approval forms and have one teacher and your guidance counselor complete them.

Step 3: Email the completed Recommendation and Approval forms to engineering.camp@bucknell.edu.

View the application

Tuition & Aid

Tuition for a single residential student: $1,000.

Tuition includes instruction and related course materials, laboratory and classroom supplies, housing and all meals.

Need-based financial assistance is available for those who qualify. Contact engineering.camp@bucknell.edu for more information about financial aid.

Housing

Students are housed in residence halls on the Bucknell campus with 24/7 supervision by residential assistants. Meals are provided by Bucknell Dining Services.

Schedule

During camp, you will live in a typical first-year residence hall room with a roommate. If you know someone else coming to camp, you can elect to room with them. You will eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in the all-you-can-eat cafeteria. A typical day is as follows:

• 7:30 a.m.: Students are responsible for getting up and ready, eating and getting to class on time
• 8:30 a.m.–noon: Morning instruction, involving lectures, demonstrations and/or laboratory experiences, typically divided into several shorter periods
• Noon–12:50 p.m.: Lunch. Students are escorted to lunch and given free time after eating. Students are responsible for returning to class on time
• 1 p.m.–4:15 p.m.: Afternoon instruction, involving lectures, demonstrations and/or laboratory experiences, typically divided into several shorter periods
• 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Activity. Students can participate in a number of athletic or other activities accompanied by an RA
• 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m.: Dinner. Students return to housing accompanied by an RA
• 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.: Evening instruction and enriching activities (arts and humanities)
• 9 p.m.: Free time in halls
• 10:30 p.m.: Quiet time
• 11 p.m.: Lights out

For More Information Contact: 

Professor Erin Jablonski
Camp Director 
570-577-2380
engineering.camp@bucknell.edu

Stacy Woodley
Administrative Assistant, Dean's Office & Engineering Corporate Relations
engineering.camp@bucknell.edu