Registration Information

Online Registration

To register, click the button below to choose a conference from the list on this page:

Conference Listings

Paper Registration

Registering by mail is also an option. Click here to download and then print our paper registration form. Mailing instructions are on the form.

Registration Costs

When you register you are required to submit a deposit which includes the entire program fee for your chosen program and a room and board deposit. The room and board deposit is $200 per person 6 years or older attending a program of 5 or more nights and $100 per person 6 years or older attending a program 4 or fewer nights. The remaining balance is paid on island by the end of your stay.

Minor Medical Release Form

If youth under the age of eighteen are attending a program on Star Island without their parents or legal guardians, a minor medical release form is required. Click here to submit a minor medical release form.

Questions?

If you have questions about registering, please email registrar@starisland.org for more information.

 

Pricing

Rates are found on each individual conference listing. Standard rooms have a shared half-bathroom. Motel units have an en-suite half-bathroom. Room and board rates do not include conference program fees, which are unique to each conference and are set by the leadership of individual conferences.
To help you figure out the cost of a visit to Star Island, we have developed a Star Island Cost Calculator:

Cost Calculator

What does Room and Board pay for?

Room and board only covers two-thirds of our annual operating costs. In addition to expected expenses (food, payroll, linens, maintenance) there are also “off grid” expenses required to host conferences in our beautiful, rugged, and remote location, such as generating electricity and treating wastewater.

 

Our Commitment to Financial Accessibility

We don’t want the price of the Star Island experience to prevent people from coming to Star Island. We encourage people who are on the fence about coming to apply for a financial grant.

Star is a nonprofit organization, and we rely on tax deductible charitable donations. Donations to the Annual Fund help to fund our Financial Grants Program, and we encourage those who can comfortably pay full room and board fees to also consider an extra donation as a way of paying it forward.

Financial Grant Information

  • Financial grants typically cover a portion of room and board, not the full amount.
  • Grants do not cover the conference program fees.
  • If you are registering for a conference with their own financial aid program, your grant applications will be considered by both Star Island's and the conference's grant programs. You may be awarded a grant from both the conference and SIC based on your need.
  • There is no limit on how many years you can apply to the program.
  • Applications to the Star Island Financial Grants Program are held in strict confidence and reviewed only by the Island Registrar and the Conference's Financial Aid Committee (with your permission).

Application deadlines are as follows:

Conference Start Date Application Due Decisions Emailed By
Before August 30, 2026 April 15 May 15
On or after August 30, 2026 July 1 July 15

Financial Grant Application

Because many conferences fill up quickly, applicants should register for the conference they wish to attend before applying for a grant. If doing so presents a financial hardship, contact the Island Registrar at registrar@starisland.org.

Financial Grant Application

Other Grant Programs

Equity Grant

The goal of the Equity Grant is to support our Star Island community in becoming more diverse. This grant is open to any individual who self-identifies as part of a traditionally marginalized racial and/or ethnic community. This includes – but is not limited to – individuals of African, Asian or Latin American decent, or members of an Indigenous community. The Equity Grant is not a need-based grant and a four-year commitment from the grantee is expected. The grant covers 100% of room and board for the first two years and covers 50% of room and board for the last two years. Family members of the Equity Grant recipients qualify for need-based financial aid if attending a Star Island conference poses financial hardship for them.

Apply for the 2026 Equity Grant Program here: Equity Grant Application

Questions? Please contact Rev. Christana Wille McKnight at cmcknight@starisland.org.

ISAUU Grants to UU Religious Professionals

Financial grants are available through the Isles of Shoals Association Unitarian Universalist (ISAUU) for Unitarian Universalist Religious Professionals who have never attended a Star Island conference. Apply through the financial grant application. More information about the ISAUU’s Religious Professionals Grant Program can be found at www.shoals.org/clergy-grants.