Applications are now open for WSJ Leaders.
Isle of Wight Scouts have joined up with Hampshire Scouts for all aspects of the 2027 WSJ, and are therefore running a joint application, selection and management process.
The great news is that we have been awarded 4 units of 4 patrols, so we are looking for 16 leaders altogether (4 unit leaders, 4 deputy leaders and 8 assistant leaders).
The minimum age of a leader is 18 as of 27th June 2025 (i.e. born on or before 27th June 2007).
HQ have made some changes to the process this time round. Leaders will need to apply using a HQ Smartsheet, using the link below.
**** HQ Application Form - Click Here ****
**** Applications will close on 24th May 2025 for Hampshire and Isle of Wight ****
Before applying, please make sure that you have read the following two documents.
| Question and Answers Document - Important Read | |
| Leader Roll Descriptions |
Timescales
| Date | Action |
| 1st May 25 | Applications open via HQ Smartsheet |
| You should receive an invite to join OSM, to complete additional details via a typeform, and details of how to apply for a County leaders grant. We will also request details of your personal referee. We aim to do this within 72hrs of receiving the application from HQ. However, it may be sometime between you applying, and us receiving the application (we may not receive any until Wednesday 14th May). | |
| 24th May 25 | Applications close for WSJ Leaders for Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| 7th June 25 | Confirmation of invite to selection weekend (or alternative process), or notice that we are not taking your application forward. |
| 27-29th June 25 | Leader Selection Weekend |
| 5th July 2025 | Provisional Notification of selection result (this is an aim for date) |
| 19th July 2025 | Acceptance of Leader Role, and payment of deposit by |
| 20th July 2025 | Provisional meet up of WSJ Leader teams (provisionally Basingstoke) |
| 12-14th Sept 2025 | Participant Selection Weekend (all selected leaders to attend) at Fernycrofts. |
| Dec 2025 / Jan 2026 | First Unit meet up's. |
What if I can not attend the leader selection Weekend?
Still apply. If you genuinely cannot attend the selection weekend, we will look at alternative arrangements. We reserve the right to choose leaders that have not attended the selection weekend.
After the Selection Weekend
After the selection Weekend, the provisional selections will need to be approved by the appropriate CLV's of Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Once this is completed, we will send out offers to the selected leaders, who will need to confirm their acceptance, along with a deposit payment.
Looking to apply as a participant, IST, Project 27 leader?
Applications for these roles have not opened yet, but to pre-register, please visit -
hampshirescouts.typeform.com/to/gp2pzrgk
Additional Links
Poland 2027 Website - https://www.jamboree2027.org/discover-explore-connect/
UK Contingent Website - https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-your-section/programme-guidance/international-scouts-and-events/international-events/wsj/
Think big. Dream wild. Act together.
We have now launched the applications for places in the Hampshire Scouts 25th World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) units for South Korea in the Summer of 2023.
The World Scout Jamboree is an International Camp for around 40,000 Scouts across the whole world, where Scouts from virtually every Country and Territory in the World, come together to have fun and make friends. Like the Olympics, it is held every 4 years, and moves around the World.
Hampshire County Scouts have been given 16 Patrols, which is 144 participants and 16 Leader places for the 25th World Scout Jamboree.
The last World Scout Jamboree was held in 2019 in West Virginia, in the USA. A short video from one of the Hampshire units can be found here. This will help to show you what the Jamboree experience is like.
To help assist applications from those that normally would not be able to afford to attend, the Hampshire Scouts Board of Trustee's have set up a WSJ Grant Fund.
The WSJ Grant fund is managed by the Hampshire Scouts Grant Committee, completely separate from the WSJ Management Team. Applying for a grant has no impact on your application for a place on the Jamboree. Grants are available for up to 50% of the cost for participants and leaders.
Grant decisions will be made by late October 21.
For selected leaders, you will be notified of the grant decision in November 2021.
Most Groups and Districts make grants to those attending the Jamboree. Please ask your leaders who you should contact to find out further information on the policies for your Group / District.
Participant Applications have now closed. The information below is retained for reference purposes.
Leader Applications have now closed. The information below is retained for reference purposes.
This information will be coming later (expected around November 21).
Hampshire County Scouts will be running an International expedition for participants that apply to the Jamboree, but do not gain a place on the Jamboree. This has a working title of Project 23.
Project 23 will be based on a 3 week expedition, undertaking loads of activities and having fun on different campsites around Europe.
Participants can not apply directly for Project 23, they must apply for the World Scout Jamboree. Once the WSJ places have been offered and accepted, all other WSJ applicants will be offered a place on Project 23. This is expected to occur around late November 21.
We are also very pleased to confirm that the County Board of Trustees have also set up a Project 23 Grant fund (similar to the WSJ Grant fund), which will enable grants of up to 50% to participants and leaders on Project 23.
We will be opening Leader applications for Project 23 around mid-September 21 (i.e. after the completion of the Jamboree Leader Application process).
Project 23 follows on from Project 19, which was run similarly for the last WSJ in 2019, and was a 3 week expedition to the USA. Click Here to see a video from Project 19.
If you have any questions, please READ the Q&A documents first, as there are a lot of things in there.
After this, please E-mail us at [email protected]
Jools Sore - Hampshire ACC International
Mark Duffy - Hampshire WSJ Manager
We have now launched the Leader and Participant Applications.
Please see our updated article.
Hampshire County Scouts is in the early days of working on its participation of the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea in August 2023.
As previous, we are also in the early days of the alternative expedition that Hampshire Scouts runs alongside of the World Scout Jamboree, which currently has the working title of "Project 23".
We have had a number of people inquire about these, so we have set up a form to capture "Expressions of Interest" as either a participant, or as an Adult. This includes just receiving information, to enable you to pass on to others.
If you were born on 1st August 2005 or before, then you can register an interest to apply as
An IST (International Service Team) member for the 25th WSJ
A Leader for Project 23
As information then emerges over the next few months, and application process open, we will then automatically send you the information directly.
Click here to enter your Expression of Interest
If you have any questions, please send to [email protected]
