District Award of Merit
The District Award of Merit is a council award presented by districts in the same manner that the Silver Beaver is a national
award presented by councils.
The award is available to Scouters who render service of an outstanding nature at the district level.
The award is made available annually on the basis of 1 for each 25 traditional units or fraction thereof. The district need not
present all the awards to which it is entitled each year.
It is not appropriate to nominate a Scouter who has already received this award.
A professional Scouter or other council employee may not receive this award based on employment service. However, a professional Scouter or employee who also serves as a volunteer Scouter may be eligible, based on volunteer service.
Please send completed applications to caelan.hinterlang@scouting.org.
Silver Bear Award
The Silver Beaver Award was introduced in 1931 and is a council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of
America. Recipients of this award are registered Scouters who have made an impact on the lives of youth through
service given at the council level. This nomination form must be sent to the local council at caelan.hinterlang@scouting.org
