City of Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Program
The mission of the scholarship program is to assist in reducing financial barriers of entry to the Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Program and provide youth with access to build their ocean skills, physical fitness, and beach safety awareness.
2025 Scholarship information coming soon!
2024 Eligibility Requirements:
Income Eligibility:
Youth applicant may qualify for free tuition if ANY of the following criteria are met:
- Parent/guardian of applicant is currently receiving benefits from CalFresh.
- Parent/guardian of applicant is currently receiving benefits from CalWorks.
- If applicant is a foster child who is the legal responsibility of the welfare agency or court.
- The household income is at or below the limits set forth in the Income Eligibility table below:
2024 SCHOLARSHIP INCOME ELIGIBILITY SCALE HOUSEHOLD SIZE YEAR MONTH WEEK 1 $29,160 $2,430 $561 2 $39,440 $3,287 $758 3 $49,720 $4,143 $956 4 $60,000 $5,000 $1,154 5 $70,280 $5,857 $1,352 6 $80,560 $6,713 $1,549 7 $90,840 $7,570 $1,747 8 $101,120 $8,427 $1,945 Each Additional Family Member $10,280 $857 $198
Additional Eligibility Requirements
Youth applicant must:
- Be age-eligible for the 2024 NBJG Program.
- Take and pass one of the 2024 March Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Swim Tests.
- Be a legal dependent of the guardian listed on this application.
- Be a year-round resident of the State of California.
- Attend at least 4 of the 7 weeks of the Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Program.
- Comply with all other Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Program rules.
Award of Funds:
A qualifying application does not guarantee a scholarship award. Scholarships are based on availability of funds and apply for one summer of the program. If the number of qualified applicants exceeds the amount of available funds, scholarships will be awarded via a randomized lottery system.
No personal information about scholarship applicants/recipients will be shared.
Scholarship Deadline: Applications for the 2024 NBJG Scholarship are now closed.
Applications submitted by the March 19, 2024 deadline are currently being reviewed. Applicants will be updated on their scholarship status by April 3, 2024.
For scholarship questions please email NewportJG@nbfd.net
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