Greater St. Louis Area Council Scouting

Build Your Future: Scholarships and Opportunities Await!

The Greater St. Louis Area Council Scouting and the University of Missouri–St. Louis have partnered to offer exclusive scholarships and tuition discounts that benefit both Scouting members and employees. This collaboration provides opportunities to earn college credit, explore potential career paths, and advance your education, ensuring everyone can achieve their academic and professional goals.

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For Scouts:

The University of Missouri-St. Louis offers a $5,250 Gold Merit Scholarship for Scouting members who enroll full-time at UMSL. This scholarship is renewable annually provided the student completes 30 credit hours each year and maintains a cumulative 2.5 GPA. To be eligible, students must meet UMSL’s admission requirements and begin their college education in the same year they graduate from high school. Please note that this scholarship cannot be combined with other UMSL scholarships.

Scout Application

For Scouting Staff:

UMSL offers a 15% tuition discount for Scouting staff who chose to attend UMSL part-time for both undergraduate (less than 12 credit hours) and graduate programs (less than 9 credit hours). Scouting staff who chose to enroll full-time (minimum 12 credit hours per semester) as first time freshmen or transfer students may be eligible for merit scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $6,500 per year, with priority given to those who apply by March 1.

• Merit scholarships are available only for the Fall and Spring semesters and cannot be used during the summer semester.
• Incoming Freshman students are eligible to receive Merit Scholarships for a total of 8 semesters if they meet the above renewal criteria.
• Incoming Transfer Students, students transferring 24 credit hours or more, are eligible to receive merit scholarships for a total of 4 semesters if they meet the above renewal criteria.

Employee Application

Note:

• Scouting members must provide their member ID on the unique application linked below.
• Scouting employees must provide their employee number, department and title on the unique application linked below
  
  • Discount available on all UMSL for credit degrees and certificate programs
  • Discount available to full-time, part-time and seasonal Scouting employees with proper verification