February 18, 2010 - Elizabeth Caine accepts the 2010 Eagle Scout Competition Award on behalf of her brother, Sam Caine, from Mecklenburg Chapter Eagle Scout Chairman Jim Wood (far left), NCSSAR State President Frank Horton (left) and Mecklenburg Chapter President Paul Callanan (right). Sam is a freshman attending VMI.

Congratulations to the 2009 State Eagle Scout Competition winner, Samuel Augustus Cain, II! Sam was our winner last year and was 3rd in the National competition last year. We expect he will do well in the National Competition again this year.

Open to all Eagle Scouts who are currently registered in an active unit and have not reached their 19th birthday during the year of application. (The application year is the calendar year, 01 Jan. to 31 Dec.) The year that Eagle was awarded is not restricted.  College plans do not need to be completed in order to receive the cash scholarship.  

Three cash scholarship awards are given: As the National First Place winner - $8,000.00; Runner-up - $4,000.00; 2nd runner-up - $2,000.00.  You may apply more than one year if you meet the age requirements but no more than $8,000.00 total may be granted to any one Eagle Scout.

Entrants need to complete only one application — the one for the chapter competition.  If it is a winner it is then used for the state competition, and if it is a winner again it is used for the national competition. 

The application consists of the following three (3) parts:

1. The Eagle Scout Scholarship Application form (click here to download the application)

2. The Four Generation ancestor chart (click here to download the Ancestor Chart)

3. The 500 word patriotic theme (see theme guidelines below)

The Patriotic Theme should be approximately five-hundred words or less. Some suggestions you may want to use for your theme follow:

- Signer of Declaration of Independence
- Military or naval service
- Battle of Point Pleasant, October 10, 1774
- Service from April 19, 1775 to November 26, 1783
- Civil service under the Colonies from April 19, 1775 to November 26, 1783, inclusive Patriotic service by men or women during the Revolutionary period including - Member of committees made necessary by the war, such as Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety; Committee to care for soldiers' families; including Committees from six months before the Battle of Point Pleasant which furthered the cause of the Colonies.
- Any pledge to support the cause of the Colonies, such as signing the Oath of Fidelity and Support, the Oath of Allegiance, Articles of Association, or the Association Test.
- Members of all Continental Congresses.
- Furnishing a substitute for military service.
- Signers of Mecklenburg Declaration, 1775; Albemarle, Virginia Declaration; and similar declarations. Signers of petitions addressed to and recognizing the authority of the provisional and new state governments. Persons accepting obligations or acting under direction of the provisional and new state governments, such as persons directed to hold elections, to oversee road construction, to collect provisions, etc.
- Members of Boston Tea Party; Kaskaskia Campaign; Galvez Expedition; Cherokee Expedition; Edenton Tea Party.
- Physician, Surgeon, nurse or others rendering aid to the wounded and ministers known to be in sympathy with the Colonies, either by sermon, speech or action.
- Defenders of forts and frontiers; Rangers.
- Prisoners of war, including those on British ship "Old Jersey" and other prison ships.
- Rendering material aid, such as furnishing supplies with or without remuneration; lending money to the colonies, munitions makers and gunsmiths; or anything which furthered the Cause.
- A battle or campaign during the Revolution, Valley Forge; some interesting episode in the life of an ancestor.

Where to Submit Your Application & Written Theme

Mr. James H. Wood
c/o Forest2Market, Inc.
14045 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 150
Charlotte, NC 28277

Where to Ask Questions

Click here to email your questions!

Prizes and recognitions may also be awarded at the SAR Chapter and State levels.