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Forms


The Order of the Arrow has several forms used in carrying out the OA program. All of the forms are available online, and many forms include fields to allow users to fill them out via computer.

NOTE: If you are using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari or other browsers, the browser’s built-in PDF viewer may not be able to open some forms. These forms must be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader or a paid version of Adobe Acrobat.

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Lodge Forms

OA Lodge Performance Measurement Program (PMP)
This page contains information to help you understand the criteria and exactly what data will be used to determine the High Performing and Thriving levels of performance.

E. Urner Goodman Camping Award PetitionInfo
The application process for this award is handled through the charter renewal wizard within OA LodgeMaster. Specific questions are asked to gather information, and award determination is made after the beginning of each year.

Innovation AwardInfo
The application process for this award is handled through the charter renewal wizard within OA LodgeMaster. Specific questions are asked to gather information, and award determination is made after the beginning of each year.

National Service Award PetitionInfo
The application process for this award is handled through the charter renewal wizard within OA LodgeMaster. Specific questions are asked to gather information, and award determination is made after the beginning of each year.

Service Grant Application – Info
We unfortunately are not currently offering the OA service grant. We hope to resume this program at a later date.

OA Induction Card Order Form (10/2023)
Recognize your newly inducted OA members with a permanent induction card. All proceeds from the sale of these cards will benefit the Order of the Arrow Endowment. This form contains fillable fields and must be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader or a paid version of Adobe Acrobat. The fillable fields may not be supported by the built-in PDF viewer in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari or other browsers.

Election Forms Packet (2023)
This packet contains the Unit Election Report, Unit Elections Evaluation Form, and Adult Candidate Nomination Form. These forms are designed to be reproduced by lodges and distributed for use at unit elections conducted by lodge and chapter unit elections teams.

Lodge Leadership Development (LLD) Patches 
The national service center does not sell LLD patches. Lodges may design their own patches. For your convenience, the BSA maintains a listing of BSA licensed providers.


Section Forms

Section Conclave Report (Online Form)

Section Performance Measurement Program
This page contains the information to help you understand the criteria and exactly what data will be used to determine the High Performing and Thriving levels of performance.


Section and Lodge Forms

2024 National Officer Request Form (Opens in new window) (01/2024)
Complete the online form indicating which officer(s) you would like to request, and fill out all required fields.
Remember to click "Submit" at the bottom of the form. You will receive a reply from the staff once the visit has been approved.

National Professional Staff Request Form (Opens in new window) (09/2023)
Complete the online form indicating which Professional Staff you would like to request, and fill out all required fields.
Remember to click "Submit" at the bottom of the form. You will receive a reply from the staff once the visit has been approved.


Individual Nomination & Petition Forms

New Submission Process:

We are pleased to announce that we have opened an online portal for DSA and Red Arrow Award nominations! The portal can be accessed at forms.oa-bsa.org. We STRONGLY encourage all nominators to use the online submission portal. While the traditional paper forms (found below) can still be used, they must be submitted to the national service center by the same deadlines as above. A few notes:

  • To access the portal, you will need to sign into the portal with your ArrowID. If you don’t have an account, you may create one as you log in.
  • Once you are signed into the portal, you will be able to create the nomination and submit all the biographical information online.
  • There is the opportunity to upload one letter of support for the nomination. This is outside of the justification for the nomination that you complete online.
  • You must upload the council signature page, available for download within the portal. This should be completed by obtaining all signatures required from your local council, then uploading a single signature page.
  • You will no longer need to send nominations for region approval as it has been done in the past. The region chairs will do their approval process on the portal, alleviating the need to get the forms to the region chair and submitted prior to the deadline.
  • The portal will close on 1/31/24 at 5 PM CST.

Distinguished Service Award (DSA) Nomination Form (11/2023) – Info
This form contains fillable fields and must be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader or a paid version of Adobe Acrobat. The fillable fields may not be supported by the built-in PDF viewer in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari or other browsers.
You may also submit your nomination via OA Online Forms at forms.oa-bsa.org.

Red Arrow Award Nomination Form (11/2023) – Info
This form contains fillable fields and must be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader or a paid version of Adobe Acrobat. The fillable fields may not be supported by the built-in PDF viewer in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari or other browsers.
You may also submit your nomination via OA Online Forms at forms.oa-bsa.org.


High Adventure Forms

For forms specific to High Adventure programs, please visit each program's sites here


Individual Forms (other)

Josh Sain Memorial Scholarship Form (06/2015) – Info
This form contains fillable fields and must be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader or a paid version of Adobe Acrobat. The fillable fields may not be supported by the built-in PDF viewer in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari or other browsers.


National BSA forms

The national BSA web site has several official forms available on its forms page.

Note, this national BSA forms page is not part of the National OA web site, and is not maintained by the OA website staff.