Grand Canyon Council Virtual Merit Badge Class

Scholarship

Working on the Scholarship merit badge provides Scouts with a great opportunity to become more successful in school. They will learn how to improve their skills in the classroom, develop good study habits, and master techniques for writing reports and taking tests.

Dates: 

            Dec 18, 2025 - 6:30pm-8:30pm AZ time (note: Arizona does not use Daylight Savings Time, know when 6:30pm AZ time is where you are.) (We will be 2 hours behind ET on this date.)

Fee: $10

This is a very easy merit badge! The Scholarship merit badge is often considered one of the easier merit badges in the Scouting program because its requirements are straightforward and align with activities that many scouts are already doing as part of their regular schoolwork or personal development.  Make sure to read the Course Information Document on this page before signing up!

Important: Please see the course information document on this page and determine if you are willing to do the work before signing up. We will go over the requirements in class, however, the Scout will need to do all requirements outside of class.  All requirements for this badge will be due by Dec 15, 2025; so we can discuss them during the class.  Read all the requirements prior to class, and get started on them early.
You may hand in any requirements that require you talk with a teacher or principal after school starts again in the fall if you can't get it done before school ends this school year.

Before enrolling, Scouts should not be taking merit badge classes without their Scoutmaster's knowledge.  Please make sure your Scoutmaster knows you are taking this virtual merit badge class and indicates the  Initial Unit Leader Signature in the merit badge in Scoutbook (the Scoutmaster may alternately sign the front of a blue card for the badge instead if desired.  Blue cards are available here.  send the signed card to: bill.nelson@scouting.org )

This is a virtual class, please make sure your computer's microphone and camera work prior to class.

We will go over all the requirements during the class; however each Scout must individually submit answers for each requirement to obtain credit.  Please carefully read the instructions for this class posted on this page.  It is our recommendation that you utilize the optional merit badge worksbook also available on this page, to complete the requirements.  

Scouts should start working on the requirements before the class.

A parent or guardian should be in the room with the Scout to audit the call.

The Merit Badge Counselor for this course is Bill Nelson of Grand Canyon Council

Other merit badge opportunities are here.