Q. How do I register for the award?
A. The formal requirement to register for the Queen Scout Award (QSA) has been removed however we have a local process in place so that we can better support you, please click here to register your interest.

Q. Where do I log what I have done for my award?
A. If you visit here selecting your District you should have a record card made for you to complete, if there is not record card made for you and you have not previously registered for the award please click here to register your interest.

Q. Do I have to be a member at the time of completion?
A. At the time of completion of the award you must be a member of Explorers or Scout Network. If you’re over 18 and are not a member of Network you will need to become one in order to complete the award. If you have any issues doing this, please email .

Q. Can I use nights away previously used for my Platinum or Diamond Award?
A. Yes, nights away can be used from previous awards however you cannot use nights away that have counted towards the expedition, residential or International, Community, and Values (ICV) section of the award.

Q. How many nights away do I need to have?
A. You need to have undertaken a residential experience as a scout for a total of 18 nights, however 12 of these must be camping, you can use nights previously used for the other awards, Platinum/Diamond, but can’t use nights that have counted towards the expedition or residential section of the award. You are also able to use nights as a Young Leader/ Leader.

Q. Do I need to have completed the Platinum or Diamond Award?
A. In short, the answer is no, however if you have completed the other awards this would have given you a good start on your QSA.

Q. Do I need to complete my Gold DofE to be able to do my Queen Scout?
A. In short, the answer is no, however if you do complete your Gold DofE this will cover a considerable section of the QSA and give you another award. Click here if you want to register for your Gold DofE.

Q. What do I need to do for the 5 QSA challenges if I’m not completing my Gold DofE?
A. Please click here to find the up-to-date guidance on the scout website.

Q. Do I need to complete all 6 ICV activities?
A. In short yes, however if you have completed your Platinum or Diamond Award’s you would have already completed 2 or 4 respectively. The other 2 must come from the QSA list. Overall, you must have completed 2 criteria from each area of the international, community and values lists

Q. Do I need to log what ICV activities I completed for my Platinum/ Diamond Award?
A. Yes, All fields of the logbook need to be completed. If you cannot remember what you done for the other awards you will need to talk to the person who awarded you them and work out what you done.

Q. Can my ICV challenges all come from the Platinum or Diamond lists?
A. No, you must have a minimum of 2 from the QSA list, the others from any of the QSA, Platinum or Diamond lists.

Q. Within the ICV activities, can both the international sections come from the QSA list?
A. No, you are not allowed to have two activities from the same topic area at the same level. Requirements should be spread across the other awards so that no topic area has two from the same level of award.

Q. How do I check that I am in the right track to completing my Queen Scout Award?
A. The first place to start is by checking with your Explorer Scout Leader or Commissioner/ Network Commissioner. If they are unavailable then get in touch with to arrange a call to look through your logbook.

Q. Can anyone help me with the award?
A. The award should be a self-discovered award and should be planned by the aspirant themselves however your leader/s should give you guidance and the opportunity to complete aspects.

Q. What do I need to cover in the presentation?
A. The presentation should cover all required elements of the award and what you have done, you should also include a small aspect of your expedition section despite having to already report back on this. Your presentation should inspire and motivate others to complete the award.

Q. Who do I need to give the presentation to?
A. The presentation should be presented to a suitable audience, Explorers/ network, as well as presenting to the ACC Explorers/ Network or Top Awards.

Q. How do I get my award signed off?
A. To Sign off the award you need to deliver a presentation to a suitable audience, including the ACC Explorers, County Network Co-ordinator or ACC Top Awards. On completion of this a report will be written up and your logbook will be signed off by the ACC Top Awards and send to headquarters for approval. Please email to arrange this