Tech and coding
Programming, robots, AI, games, and cybersecurity
You use technology all day; these awards help you build it. Write code, program a robot, design a game, learn how AI works, and find out how to protect yourself and others online.
Scouts BSA merit badges and awards
- Programming, Merit Badge · STEM · 6 requirements
- Robotics, Merit Badge · STEM · 7 requirements
- Artificial Intelligence, Merit Badge · STEM · 8 requirements
- Cybersecurity, Merit Badge · STEM · 9 requirements
- Digital Technology, Merit Badge · STEM · 9 requirements
- Game Design, Merit Badge · STEM · 8 requirements
- Electronics, Merit Badge · STEM · 6 requirements
- Radio, Merit Badge · STEM · 9 requirements
- Competitive Gaming, Merit Badge · Hobbies · 7 requirements
- Inventing, Merit Badge · STEM · 9 requirements
- Engineering, Merit Badge · STEM · 9 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
- 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
- Money and business, Budgets, businesses, selling, and saving
- 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