Several awards are available at both the local and national levels. Please review the details for each award regarding nomination processes, due dates, and presentation events.

Scholarships

The Dan Beard Council (DBC) awards one or more scholarships to Eagle Scouts each year to recognize excellence in Scouting.

Submission Deadline: June 30th

Eagle Project of the Year

Outstanding Eagle Scout projects from the immediate past year are nominated for this prestigious award at the council, territory, and national levels.

Submission Deadline: January 21st

Dan Beard ESA Scoutmaster Award

The local Dan Beard ESA Scoutmaster Award recognizes Scoutmasters who mentor Scouts on the Eagle Trail.

Submission Deadline: June 30th

Outstanding Eagle Scout

The NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) is for Eagles who achieve significant service and notoriety at the local or regional level.

Submission Deadline: June 30th

Distinguished Eagle Scout

The NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA) is for Eagles who have achieved significant service and notoriety at the national or international level more than 25 years after their Eagle Board of Review.

Submission Deadline: June 30th

Spirit of the Eagle

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Spirit of the Eagle is a posthumous award to recognize the contributions of Scouting members who lost their lives in an untimely  accident or illness (under the age of 21).

Submission Deadline: Within 6 months of nominee’s death

Alumni Awards and Recognition

Several alumni awards are available at both the local and national levels. Please review the details for each award regarding nomination processes, due dates, and presentation events.

Scouting Alumni Service Commemoration

The BSA Alumni Association developed the commemoration medallion to celebrate 25, 50, and 75 years of service provided by Scouting alumni. This recognition represents and celebrates good deeds and contributions of the recipients to youth.

Submission Deadline: None/Ongoing

BSA Alumni Award

The Alumni Award encourages alumni to actively promote alumni activities within the DBC. It focuses on accomplishment in the areas of alumni service and development with emphasis on memories, marketing, mentoring, membership, manpower, and money.

Submission Deadline: None/Ongoing

Alumnus of the Year

The Boy Scouts of America Alumnus of the Year Award is BSA Alumni Association’s highest recognition. This award was established to recognize alumni of the BSA who, over a sustained period, have used the skills and values they learned through their association with scouting to make significant and long-lasting contributions to the scouting alumni movement, to scouting in general and their communities.

Submission Deadline: October 31st

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