Boy Scout Awards
There are many additional awards scouts can earn for extra activities in addition to the traditional scouting awards and rank advancements. Some recognition can be earned by any rank scout while others are only available to specific ranks. These awards can be used to recognize extra effort by a scout in an area of interest. Some awards are presented through the Boy Scouts of America while others are from different organizations.
For service, training, recognition, and personal achievement awards that include a square knot to be worn on the scout uniform, please see our
Boy Scout Award Knots page.
Please remember that the award is a recognition of an accomplishment - the award should normally not be the main reason for doing a task or project. Find something interesting to do, reach your goals, and then use the award as recognition.
Awards for: Tigers
Wolfs
Bears
Webelos
Boy Scouts
Eagle Scouts
Venturers
The top scouting accomplishment for youth in the BSA is the eagle scout award and takes a tremendous effort over many years to reach. Cub scouts and boy scouts can earn many different kinds of recognition for performing special services or completing projects. Some awards, such as the world conservation award, can be earned at different levels of scouting requiring different effort based on the scout's level. The boy scout religious award is significant and often overlooked.
Comments: Jan 25, 2013 - Sharon bowmanTo Lanore Miller -- Look at the Heritage Award. The Scouts have to do the flag/national anthem requirements anyway, and the service project fits well within the guidelines.
Jun 19, 2013 - Amie Eto lanore miller-- You might have a look at Messengers of Peace, too. Especially if boys across your whole unit participated.
Nov 30, 2013 - Joshua C.can an eagle palm that was earned be worn on the Eagle Scout square knot as an adult
Nov 30, 2013 - Yukon Jack@ Joshua C. Yes, in fact, that's the idea (unless you're like me and hate wearing the devices on the knots).
Mar 01, 2017 - Chris R.I'm having a hard time finding out the correct placement of my
Climb On, Paddle Craft Safety, and Swimmer and Water Rescue
trainer patches. If I have accomplished all 3 of those training
courses, what is the correct placement of them on the Venture
uniform? My Climb On patch used to be on the right pocket of my
Boy Scout uniform before I moved up to Venture scouts. I will
soon have all 3 trainings completed and don't know where to put
them.
Thanks.
Mar 01, 2017 - Scouter Paul@Chris - They are "temporary" patches so any one of them at a time
can be displayed centered on the right pocket.
Jan 04, 2018 - TerranMy name is Terran. I am a scout from Stockton, Ut. It is cool to see so many scouts all over the
world. I saw scout troops from Guatemala, Australia and the UK. Scouts is a good program to
teach us how to help others in our community and all over the world.
May 14, 2019 - Phylllis Grovesis there any scout fabric that I can buy for a quilt? I have a nephew who has won more awards and is now on some advisory committee in scouting. and he has 4 children who have earned maybe all of the awards in scouting. All Ideas, suggestions wanted. Phyllis
May 15, 2019 - Scouter PaulApr 05, 2020 - Thomas PeelI know the sports and academic pins are no longer avilable but why
were the requirements removed because some kids may still want to
do them even they don't get creit. Where were they removed to?
Apr 05, 2020 - Scouter Paul

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