BSA is rolling them out as soon as content is converted. Do TWO of the following: Requirements for the Scholarship merit badge: Do ONE of the following: Show that your school grades have been an average of B or higher (80 percent or higher) for one term or semester. Show that for one term or semester you have improved your school grades over the previous period. Before doing requirements 7 and 8, complete the aerobic fitness, flexibility, and muscular strength tests, along with the body composition evaluation as described in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet. Refer to the latest Scouts BSA Requirements book for merit badge requirements updates. The University of Evansville has teamed up with America’s Scouting organizations to create the UE Scouting Scholarship – stacking on top of an admitted student’s substantial academic scholarship, this $2,000, four-year award is reserved for recipients of the Eagle Scout Award, Quartermaster Award, or the Summit/Silver Award. Note: The PSAT 10 and PSAT 8/9 will not be considered for entry to the National Merit Scholarship Program. Merit Badge Pamphlets in hard copy format are available from the Scout Shop National Supply and some pamphlets are now offered on Amazon, too. Newest merit badges to date: Search and Rescue (SAR) Merit Badge, Kayaking Merit Badge, Welding Merit Badge. Not all requirements can be done on the same day so some merit badges will have prerequisites/out of class items; To prepare for the class, it is recommended to read the merit badge book ahead of time. Record your results and identify those areas where you feel you need to improve. Becoming a Merit Badge Counselor / Changes to a Counselor record / Annual Renewals; Directory and Online Application; Forms Merit Badge Counselor Application 2020 (click to open a downloadable PDF in a new browser tab) Supernova Mentor Application (click to open a fillable PDF in a new browser tab) Guide for Merit Badge Counseling The PSAT/NMSQT is the official route of entry to the National Merit Scholarship Program. Quicky look up the latest merit badge requirements for all 138 merit badges by name or category. Do ONE of the following: a. As of mid-May 113 pamphlets are now available. Discuss with your counselor how the library is organized and what resources and/or services are offered in the library. This Merit Badge is Required to earn the Eagle Scout Rank Note: The meals prepared for Cooking merit badge requirements 4, 5, and 6 will count only toward fulfilling those requirements and will not count toward rank advancement. Student Entry Requirements Note: For the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program, the PSAT/NMSQT will be administered in October 2020 and January 2021. Learn how to search a library's card catalog or computerized catalog by author, title, and subject. As of April 21, 2020 a number of Merit Badge Pamphlets are already available for download on Amazon. BSA advancement #100 with Pamphlet #35946 categorized under Personal Development the Scholarship merit badge requirements were last updated in 2005. Scouts must choose only one of the merit badges listed in categories h, i, and k. Any additional merit badge(s) earned in those categories may be counted as one of the eight optional merit badges used to make a total of 21. January, 2020 Requirements for the Reading merit badge: Do EACH of the following: Take a tour of a library. MERIT BADGE REQUIREMENTS: source: 2020 Scouts BSA Requirements : 1.