Your 2026 Individual Registration Renewal Guide

Individual Registration Renewal: Your 2026 Guide

Parents and Adults can renew membership(s) online two months before their membership expires. The steps outlined below are the same for an adult processing their own renewal and for a parent processing the renewal on behalf of their youth.

If the youth isn’t showing for the parent then the council would need to check the data in the person records as well as confirm the parent is linked to the youth as the primary parent.

A membership renewal notice is sent via email with a link that can be used to renew the membership. The notice will be sent 60, 30, 15, 7 and 1 day(s) out, as well as 1 week after expiration until the registration is renewed.

Access the renewal by either:

Clicking the link in the email or text renewal reminder will prompt you to sign in to My.Scouting.
Log in to My.Scouting. Either click the red notification icon in the top right by your name or go to Menu > My Applications > My Renewals. Select “Start Renewal.”

It is in this area that you can select “Opt Out of Renewing” if you are not continuing with this specific position. Be aware, if you select Opt Out in error, you will have to contact your local council to be opted back in.

Select “Start renewal”

All positions (paid and *multiple) eligible to renew will be displayed on the renewal screen. You can also choose to display/renew *multiple positions in a different council. Toggle this option on by clicking on it. Those positions will then be displayed at the bottom in the section “Additional Multiple Positions.”

Multiple is defined as an individual with more than one position associated with the same member number. The paid position is the primary and the non-paid positions are the multiples.

Confirm the following:

Correct position is marked as primary (Paid).
You can change the designation by clicking “Select as Primary Position” under the appropriate position.
Only positions to be renewed for another year are still displayed on the screen.
You can remove a position by clicking the trash can icon under the appropriate position.

Once everything is listed correctly for the renewal, select “Go To Payment.”

You will be prompted to sign and agree to Scouting America’s Terms and Conditions. (Please review before signing).

Click on “Go To Checkout Summary.”

The checkout page shows a summary of the fees and allows you to adjust the Scout Life Magazine Subscription.

NOTE: The default is to subscribe. You will need to “uncheck” the box if you do not wish to subscribe.

At the bottom you can select “click to print for manual pay” if paying at the local council. This will create a fee summary pdf document that should be printed and taken to your council along with your renewal fees.

If paying online, proceed to enter your payment information.

The payment process will default to the billing address record on file. Please confirm this address compared to the payment method you are using. If the payment method uses a different address, you can change it by unchecking “Same as saved address.”

You will be presented with a receipt. You can print the receipt if needed, then select “Complete Registration” option at the bottom and you will be directed back to your applications in my.Scouting. A receipt can be printer later if needed.

Once the renewal has been completed, it will no longer show under “My Renewals” in the My.Scouting account since it is completed.