Scouts BSA offers over 40 awards that individual Scouts can earn. These awards provide Scouts diverse opportunities to: learn and demonstrate additional skills (such as in aquatics and STEM), participate in unique outdoor activities, contribute to conservation efforts, and contribute to your unit and the community.
The council advancement committee wants to encourage Scouts to seek out these opportunities as part of their personal growth through the Scouting Program. What you learn and gain from these experiences is most important, with the earning of some recognition as a side benefit.
Poster of individual awards. The Council Advancement Committee has created a quick reference listing with information to assist Scouts and adult leaders in learning about the individual awards available for a Scout to earn. To view or download the poster – click here.
Units are encouraged to post a copy of this poster in the troop’s meeting area.
Award information [Please read both resources provided below]
The information to learn about each award, including the requirements for most awards, is available through National BSA’s Award Central on Scouting.org. To access that information, click here.
The essential information to understand the process for submission and recording completion of each award is available in the council’s Advancement Policies and Procedures (P&P), section 6. The P&P includes: 1) clarification of the requirement to earn the award, if needed; 2) how a counselor is approved, if required; 3) the approval authority for the award; 4) the required forms; and 5) how to record completion. To access that information, click here.
Forms to track and record completion of requirements [for awards without a form provided by National] To access and download the form click on the link to the form.
National Outdoor Awards
NOVA Awards To be published
The completed record of completion must be turned in or kept on file as prescribed in the P&P.
Forms to request approval as a counselor [for awards without a form provided by National] To access and download the form click on the link to the form.
Aquatics
Stand Up Paddleboarding BSA Award
Supernova.
Supernova mentors must record the completion of requirements for a Supernova award using the council’s award checklist for the respective award, like recording completion of requirements in a Scout Handbook. The completed checklist must be submitted with the application for the award for review and approval by the council. The checklists are available at these links.
Cub Scouts
Dr. Luis W. Alvarez Supernova Award
Dr. Charles H. Townes Supernova Award
Scouts BSA
Dr. Bernard Harris Supernova Award
Thomas Alva Edison Supernova Award
Dr. Albert Einstein Supernova Award
