Working on the Scholarship merit badge provides Scouts with a great chance to become more successful in school. They will learn how to enhance their skills in the classroom, develop good study habits, and master techniques for writing reports and taking tests.
Scholarship Merit Badge Review
Merit-based scholarships help students who excel in academics, athletics, and other academic subjects.
Scholarships can be obtained through extracurricular activities, community service, and civic engagement.
In summary, students who achieve high academic standing and participate in extracurricular activities are more likely to be competitive candidates for college scholarships.
Financial aid applicants who want to stand out can benefit from returning to entry points provided by organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the United States.
Becoming a member of scouting groups shows scholarship managers that you are committed to school and that you are devoted to greatness.
Scholarship Merit Badge Requirements
- (a) Demonstrate that your school grades have been an average of B or higher (80 percent or higher) for one term or semester.
- (b) Demonstrate that for one term or semester, you have improved your school grades over the previous period.
- (a) Make a list of educational establishments located where you live (other than schools). Visit one, and report on how you used the place for self-education.
- (b) With your counselor’s and your parent or guardian’s approval, interview two professionals (other than teachers or other professionals at your academy) with established careers. Discover where they were educated, what training they received, and how their education and training have helped prepare them for the career they have chosen. Discover how they continue to educate themselves. Discuss what you find out with your counselor.
- (c) Using a daily planner, display to your counselor how you keep track of assignments and activities, and discuss how you manage your time.
- (d) Share the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods of research available to you for school assignments, such as the library, books and periodicals, and the Internet.
- (a) Demonstrate that you have taken part in an extracurricular school activity, and discuss with your counselor the benefits of participation and what you learned about the importance of teamwork.
- (b) Share your participation in a school project during the past semester where you were a part of a team. Speak about the positive contributions you have made to the team and the project.
- (a) File a report of 250 to 300 words about how the education you receive in school will be of value to you in the future and how you will continue to educate yourself in the future.
- (b) File a report of 250 to 300 words about two careers that interest you and how specific classes and good scholarship in general will help you achieve your career goals.