National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) Scholarship on-line portal now open for applications on December 1, 2025
The National Eagle Scout Association offers four unique college scholarships for Eagle Scouts. Please note you must be a member of NESA to apply.
Applications must be submitted through the on-line portal from December 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. Your Eagle Scout Board of Review date must be on or before December 31, 2025.
Please note the NESA Scholarship portal and scholarship process is administered by the National NESA Committee. The Greater Hudson Valley Council NESA Committee is not involved in the submission process or in the selection of recipients. Please contact the National NESA Committee with questions you may have. For more information: https://nesa.org/scholarships/
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Scholarships - The National Eagle Scout Association
- Lawrence S. and Mabel Cooke Scholarship One scholarship of up to $48,000 (up to $12,000 per year for four years) and four $25,000 scholarships (up to $6,250 a year for four years) awarded annually to an Eagle Scout who has shown academic performance, financial need, and active participation in school and Scouting activities.
The Greater Hudson Valley Council is now accepting nominations for the Adams Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award
Link to Adams Award Information
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When submitting a nomination, please send a scanned PDF copy of your Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook with attachments (One PDF Document) as well as a scanned copy of your Adams Award Nomination Form to GHV.Service@scouting.org . A 3-5 minute video testimonial is recommended. Follow video guidelines listed in the Nomination Form. Please enter in the email subject line: "Adams Award - your name".
The Nomination Form for the award is attached here and is due no later than January 31, 2026. Please note, the Greater Hudson Valley Council Headquater City is Fishkill N.Y., Council No. 388, and our Terretory is 10. Only electronic scanned documents (One PDF Document) will be accepted.
Background on the Award:
The National Eagle Scout Association established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award to recognize valuable service of an exceptional nature by a Scout to a religious institution, a school, community, or other entity. The award recognizes the Scout for their Eagle Scout leadership service project, which is part of the requirements for earning the Eagle Scout Award. Each local council will choose a council-level recipient and from that pool, each Scouting America territory will pick a Scouting America territory-level recipient. A National recipient is selected from Scouting America Territory recipients. Each year, an Eagle Scout, their parents or any registered Scouting America volunteer (with the Eagle Scout’s permission) may submit their Eagle Scout leadership service project for consideration. The Scout must have passed their Eagle Scout Board of Review in the prior calendar year (January 1 to December 31).
In 2026, the Greater Hudson Valley Council will honor our fifth recipient of the Adams Award. We look forward to learning about all the great Eagle Scout projects in the Greater Hudson Valley Council!
