Madden Scholarship - Boy Scouts of America, Denver Area Council

The John and Marjorie Madden Merit Scholarship

The John and Marjorie Madden Merit Scholarship was established by John and Marjorie Madden to ensure the highest quality and continuity of staff members for DAC camps. The scholarship is awarded annually to selected BSA registered members of camp staff who meet all the requirements. Merit-based consideration is given for camp service, community involvement, demonstrated academic ability, creativity of service, leadership opportunities and personal initiative.

Applicants must be employed as a DAC camp staff member (Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch or Tahosa High Adventure Base) for at least two summers, one of which must be the summer immediately preceding application. Scholars are required to work each summer during their scholarship. Both applicants and Scholars must have a semester Grade Point Average of 2.85 or greater and scholars are required to perform 20 hours of community service outside of the BSA.

The opens in a new windowGuidelines & General Information explain the requirements. In addition, checklists are available to assist in making sure all documents are submitted.

How to Apply

To apply for the John and Marjorie Madden Merit Scholarship, complete the opens in a new windowApplication Packet submit it to the Denver Area Council, Madden Committee by Friday, November 1, 2019 at 5 p.m. Interviews for applicants that meet all the requirements will be held on Friday, January 3, 2020.

Madden Merit Scholarship New Applicant Forms

Madden Merit Scholarship Continuing Scholar Forms

For further information or if you have questions, please call 720.266.2143.

Qualifying Bonus Management Positions

As per the opens in a new windowGuidelines and General Information that have provided to all scholars and to all new applicants, these are positions that will qualify for an additional bonus of $1,000 per year for management positions. These positions will need to be applied for yearly, are competitive in nature, and are not guaranteed from year to year. These positions and bonuses are not retroactive. This bonus is awarded yearly for the positions listed below and only for that summer camp season.

2019 Qualifying Management Positions (payable for the fall 2019 & spring 2020 academic semesters)

Peaceful Valley (PV) Ranch Director
Tahosa (TH) and PV Camp Directors
TH and PV Program Directors
TH and PV Health Officers
TH and PV Assistant Rangers
PV Assistant Ranch Director
PV Aquatics Director
PV Aquatics Supervisor
PV Business Manager
PV Ranchwide CIT Director
PV Shooting Sports Director

2018 Qualifying Management Positions (payable for the fall 2018 & spring 2019 academic semesters)

PV Ranch Director
TH Camp Director
TH and PV Program Directors
PV Assistant Ranch Director
PV Business Manager
PV Shooting Sports Director
PV Aquatics Director
PV Aquatics Supervisor
PV and TH Assistant Rangers
PV Ranchwide CIT Director

For more information on qualifying positions, please contact the Cameron Ackley, Camping Director at 720.266.2106.