The National Catholic Committee on Scouting® has established the Emmett J. Doerr Memorial Distinguished Scout Scholarship to be awarded to five outstanding Catholic high school seniors who are Scouts in a BSA program and continuing their education in college. The requirements are listed in the Eligibility Requirements section on this page. Applications are due to the NCCS office by March 1 of each year.

• Five separate awards of $2000 each.
• The scholarship will be used to defray necessary costs of the awardee’s tuition, room or board.
• Be a practicing Catholic.
• Be a full time High-School Senior.
• Be a registered young man or woman actively involved with a Scout Troop, Varsity Scout Team or Venturing Crew.
• Held or is currently holding a leadership role in his or her unit.
• Earned the Ad Altare Dei or Pope Pius XII Religious Award.
• Earned the Eagle Scout or Silver Award.
• Provided service to his or her home parish (Altar Server, Lector, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, staffing youth retreats, etc.)
• Held or is currently holding a leadership role in a school or community organization other than scouting.
• Submit an application with four (4) letters of recommendations. One letter each must come from a religious institution, Scouting Unit, School, and Community.

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