Hampshire County Scouts - WSJ 27 / Project 27

27/01/2025
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We will need a large number of volunteers for both the WSJ Leader and the Participant Selection weekends. You may volunteer to help as these events by completing - hampshirescouts.typeform.com/to/kGhmzJDo

WSJ Leader Selection Weekend - Dates unknown, likely to be late June / July 25
Please see https://international.hampshirescouts.org.uk/2025/04/28/wsj-leader-selection-weekend-helpers/

WSJ/P27 Young People Selection Weekend - 12th - 14th September 25
We will need around
150off Adult Scout Members


The 26th World Scout Jamboree is due to be held in August 2027, with the site located on Wyspa Sobieszewska within the borders of the city of Gdańsk, on the coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland.

The World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) is the largest Scouting event, where Scouts and Leaders from over 200 countries come together for 10 days. Total participants is usually in excess of 30,000 people. The WSJ is held every 4 years, with the last one in Korea in 2023, and previously in the USA in 2019.

It is currently very early in the WSJ 4 year cycle for Poland, but we are starting to be asked loads of questions, including "where and when can we sign up for it".

Any member of the Scout Association, that matches the age criteria, and completes the application and selection processes of the County they live in.

The WSJ 27 Jamboree date is 30th July to 8th August 2027. However, the UK Contingent is likely to be away for 3 weeks (some days before, and some days afterwards).

To be a participant, you need to be aged 14-17 (Born between 30 July 2009 and 30 July 2013)
To be a member of IST, you need to be 18 and over (Born before 30 July 2009)
To be a Leader, you will need to be born on or before 27th June 2007.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Scouts have been awarded 4 units (16 leaders and 144 participants).

What is the likely cost of the WSJ?

We are very pleased to be able to confirm that Hampshire County Scouts will be running a special WSJ grant scheme, with grants of between 10% - 50%, depending on financial circumstances. Grants will be applied for as part of the application process, and when place offers are issued, the result of any grant application will be included in the offer (so that a decision can be made knowing what grant is coming from Hampshire County Scouts). Grants will be open to Leaders and Participants.

There is usually a separate UK Contingent financial grant scheme, but we do not have any details as yet.

The WSJ IST is a team of 18 and over's, that support the WSJ in Poland. Hampshire Scouts do not have any direct input into the WSJ process, but, we will let you know as and when we hear about how to apply.

As per the last two WSJ's, there will be a Project 27.
The result of the WSJ participant selection process will be either an offer of a place on the WSJ27 or Project 27.
Both trips will be aimed at about 3 weeks, roughly at the same time, and are regarded as sister expeditions.
Previous Project alternative expeditions have been
Project 19 - USA (New York, Atlanta, and Florida) - 86 participants and 20 leaders
Project 23 - Austria, Czechia and Germany - 193 participants and 30 leaders

Project 27 location is currently being worked on.

Project 27 is currently costed at around £3,600 - £3,800, but is subject to change. With the budget being developed over 2 1/2 years in advance, costs will be refined. Leaders will have a 25% discount.

We are very pleased to be able to confirm that Hampshire County Scouts will be running a special Project 27 grant scheme, with grants of between 10% - 50%, depending on financial circumstances. Grants will be applied for as part of the WSJ application process. We are hoping to be able to confirm the result of any grant application with the offer of a place on Project 27 (so that a decision can be made knowing what grant is coming from Hampshire County Scouts). Grants will be open to Leaders and Participants.

Project 27 will initially be offered to those that apply and attend the WSJ selection, but are not offered a place on the WSJ. However, Project 27 is based on coaches, and therefore, there may be places available at a later date for people to join directly, subject to space availability to fill up a coach.

As Project 27 is a sister expedition to the WSJ, the age ranges will be the same as the WSJ.

Project 27 is designed around coaches, so we can in theory just keep adding coaches. However, this is subject to also having enough leaders to be able to support additional coaches, and the support team being able to work with the numbers.

We are anticipating numbers of around 60-240 participants.
We are anticipating needing around 10 - 40 leaders.
We are also looking for up to 4 leaders to become an Expedition Support Team, to assist the main leadership team (application essentially the same as a leader).

WSJ and Project 27 Application Process timescales

WSJ Leaders - We are hoping to launch the applications for the leaders of the Hampshire WSJ units on 1st May 25, with a selection weekend booked for 27th - 29th June 25 (at Sandy Acres).


WSJ/P27 Participants - We are hoping to launch the applications for Participants around June 25, with a compulsory selection weekend booked for 12th - 14th September 25 (at Fernycrofts).

P27 Leaders - We are hoping to launch the applications for P27 leaders around June 25, with selection events in September 25 (To Be Confirmed).



The above is about the limit of our knowledge at this time (especially on WSJ). We are largely waiting for UK HQ to release additional information, which may change any of the above information.


If you have any questions that can't wait until we have more information in a few months time, please E-mail [email protected]


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