The American Legion Department of Missouri Boy Scouts Committee is accepting applications for the Eagle Scout of the Year program.
The program at the national level grants the winner a $10,000 college scholarship, while three other Eagle Scouts each receive a $2,500 scholarship. The winner from the Missouri competition will receive a $750 scholarship.
Prospective nominees must be a registered, active member of a Boys Scouts of America unit chartered to an American Legion post, American Legion Auxiliary unit or a Sons of the American Legion squadron, or be an active member of a Scout unit who has a parent or grandparent with current membership in one of those Legion groups.
In the case of a recently deceased parent or grandparent, Legion membership for the year prior to the current year may be used.
Applicants must have received the Eagle Scout Award, received a Scouts BSA or Venturer Religious Emblem, have demonstrated practical citizenship in church, school, Scouting and community, be 15 years old, and be enrolled in high school at the time of the selection, and apply through the department in which their Scout unit is chartered with documentation of current BSA membership.
Applications for the Eagle Scout of the Year can be obtained from a local Boy Scout Council or American Legion post. The form must be submitted to the American Legion Department of Missouri, P.O. Box 179, Jefferson City, Missouri, 65109, no later than March 1, 2022.