Money and business
Budgets, businesses, selling, and saving
Knowing how money works gives you choices. These awards teach you to budget, save, start something of your own, and understand how businesses and workers get treated fairly, skills that pay off for the rest of your life.
Scouts BSA merit badges and awards
- Personal Management, Eagle-required, Merit Badge · Citizenship · 10 requirements
- Entrepreneurship, Merit Badge · Careers · 6 requirements
- American Business, Merit Badge · Careers · 6 requirements
- Salesmanship, Merit Badge · Careers · 7 requirements
- American Labor, Merit Badge · Careers · 9 requirements
- Coin Collecting, Merit Badge · Hobbies · 7 requirements
- Stamp Collecting, Merit Badge · Hobbies · 8 requirements
- Collections, Merit Badge · Hobbies · 7 requirements
Cub Scout adventures
Explore other interests
- Animals, Pets, wildlife, birds, bugs, and farm animals
- Adventure outdoors, Camping, hiking, climbing, and finding your way
- On the water, Swimming, paddling, sailing, and diving
- Building and fixing, Woodwork, tools, trades, and making things work
- Science and nature, Space, weather, rocks, chemistry, and the living world
- Tech and coding, Programming, robots, AI, games, and cybersecurity
- Art and making, Drawing, painting, sculpture, crafts, and design
- Music, film, and media, Music, theater, movies, photos, writing, and animation
- Helping people, Service, emergencies, safety, and your community
- Health and medicine, First aid, fitness, the human body, and caring for others
- Sports and fitness, Games, training, shooting sports, and staying active
- History and government, The past, cultures, law, and how communities decide
- Leading and speaking up, Leading a team, public speaking, and planning big things
- Food and cooking, Cooking at home and at camp, gardening, and fishing
- Things that go, Cars, planes, trains, bikes, and boats