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Camp Lakers Scholarship

Regularly ranked as one of America’s top 5 hospitals, UCLA Health provides the best healthcare to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world. UCLA Health also provides game day health care for our Lakers players!

This summer, UCLA Health presents Camp Lakers where it teams up with the Lakers to provide young basketball players with the ultimate Lakers experience. For more information on the exciting camp visit lakers.com/camplakers.

UCLA Health extends its commitment to young Lakers fans this year by offering three full scholarships to Camp Lakers! One scholarship will be awarded to one student in each of camp’s three age divisions (NCAA 9-11; G-League 11-13; NBA 14-17).

Scholarships will be awarded based on an essay contest, where a panel of camp staff will select the top essay from each age group and award the writer with a scholarship to attend Camp Lakers this summer. This essay contest is open to all boys and girls ages 9-17. In the event that you have already paid and registered for Camp Lakers, you can still enter the contest and if you win your registration fee will be refunded to you.

Essay contest prompt:

The Lakers are committed to coaching young basketball players the fundamentals of the game and UCLA Health is dedicated to teaching youngsters the fundamentals of living and staying healthy.In 500 words or less describe why staying healthy is important, and detail how you practice healthy habits.

Submit Below!