Scholarship Opportunities

Pickard Educational Scholarship Fund

The Pickard Educational Scholarship Fund is awarded twice a year to Del‑Mar‑Va Council Scouts to help defray the cost of their post-high school education. The scholarship is generated from the interest of a Pickard Trust Fund. The scholarships vary in amount up to $1,000 and may only be used towards tuition, room, and board. Download the Pickard Educational Fund Scholarship Application and mail completed materials to:

Pickard Scholarship Committee
Del-Mar-Va Council
1910 Baden Powell Way
Dover, DE 19904

Robert W. Cook Eagle Scout Scholarship

The Robert W. Cook Eagle Scout Scholarship is awarded twice a year to Eagle Scouts to help defray the costs of their post-high school education. This scholarship is generated from the Robert W. Cook Trust Fund and other donations to the council. The scholarships vary in amount up to $1,000 (or $2,000 for Tri-County area residents) and may be used for Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Education ($100 per course), Professional Education, or Trade School (up to $500) courses. Download the Robert W. Cook Eagle Scout Scholarship Application and mail completed materials to:

Del-Mar-Va Council
Attn: Scholarship Advisor
1910 Baden Powell Way
Dover, DE 19904

NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS

An opportunity for Eagle Scouts

More than 5,000 NESA scholarship applications are received each year, and fewer than 100 are awarded, so the competition is stiff. Plans are being formulated to greatly increase the amount of funds available to award NESA Eagle Scout scholarships through future years.

There are two types of Nationally awarded Eagle Scout scholarships; academic scholarships and the Hall/McElwain Merit Scholarship. Find out more about these scholarships and others by going to the National Eagle Scout Association website.

NESA academic scholarship applicants must be Eagle Scouts graduating high school and entering college in the year for which they apply for a scholarship. Scholarships are awarded only to those who graduate from high school in the calendar year in which scholarships are presented. Exception: Scouts whose Eagle Scout boards of review are held the same year of their high school graduation may apply in that calendar year. They may receive a scholarship one time only.

NESA merit scholarship applicants must be Eagle Scouts graduating high school or undergraduate college students no farther than completion of the junior year. Recipients may receive the scholarship one time only.

Current NESA Eagle Scout scholarship applications are available here. Please note that Scouts must use the current form. Applications from prior years will not be accepted.

APO EAGLES SCHOLARSHIPS

An opportunity for Eagle Scouts

APO Eagles is an association composed of alumni of Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity who have earned the rank of Eagle Scout or who support Eagle Scouts. They continue to promote the principles between Alpha Phi Omega (APO), the Scouting America, and the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA).

Annually, APO Eagles recognizes individuals who are Eagle Scouts, and who have risen above their peers in exemplifying the qualities of that rank.

Visit the APO Eagles Scholarship Application & Information page for more information.