Chief Scout's Award (Scout)

(Formerly known as the Chief Commissioner's Award)

Award Requirements

To be eligible for nomination, a Scout is required to have completed the following requirements: 

• Voyager Badge (Revised Criteria)

• Current registered member of SSA

• Nominated by the Group Scout Leader or Scout Leader, and endorsed by the Sponsoring Authority.

• The candidate must turn 16 years old on or before 31 December of the year of assessment.

• The candidate should not exceed 16 years old on the year of assessment.

*Candidates who do not meet the any of the above must write in to youthaward@scout.sg to seek approval.

Revised Criteria (Estimated Completion Time - 3 Months)

The revised criteria applies to new Scouts who join from 2025 onwards:

Service and Community & Leadership and Interest

1. Chief Scout Service Project

• Study the needs of a community and design a service project. Conduct the activity with the aid of members of your Patrol or Troop who are completing their Explorer Award; the Chief Scout's Award (CSA-Scout) Candidate must lead the project.

• No more than one CSA-Scout Candidate may receive credit for working on the same service project.

• The Project should last no less than THREE months, including the conceptualisation, planning, executing and conclusion of the project, and be supported by a Scout Leader. The execution of the project should take at least EIGHT hours over at least FOUR separate occasions.

*NOTE: 2026 Nominees may follow the previous scheme. Hence, the Chief Scout Service Project requirement can be skipped for this year. 

Submission for CSA (Scout) 2026