Frequently Asked Questions

The World Scout Moot is an international gathering of 18 to 25 year olds from around the world. Every four years the Moot takes place in a different host country. The first Moot took place in 1931 in Switzerland, with the last two hosted in Canada in 2023 and then Iceland in 2017. The next Moot will be hosted by the Portuguese Scout Federation in the Summer of 2025.

The organisers have confirmed the event will take place from 25 July to 3 August 2025. 'The UK Contingent is exploring the possibilities of providing a Contingent event that may take place before and/or after the Moot. Exact dates for the UK Contingent will be confirmed in the coming months.

The theme for this Moot is Engage. Attendees will ‘Get engaged’, ‘Engage others’ and ‘Engage with others’. 

Unfortunately for this event the UK Contingent is only open to members of The Scouts. Based on the interest in recent World Scout Moots, we expect demand from The Scouts membership to exceed the number of people we can take, and as a result we are unable to welcome members of Girlguiding to attend.

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer/guarantee places for those who have withdrawn from Roverway. It’s been decided that this would be unfair on those who did not have the opportunity to apply for Roverway 2024. It also wouldn’t be a fair solution as not all Roverway 2024 participants are in the age range for Moot 2025. However, we encourage and welcome applications from all members of The Scouts in the age range to apply for the Moot, and all applications will be treated equally and fairly through our ballot system.

Great question! At the moment we know the Opening Ceremony will take place in Lisbon (or Lisboa in Portuguese). After that participants will join their tribes and patrols and head to their chosen Path. There will be over 100 different paths spread across the country including the Madeira and Azores islands! Main Camp will then be situated at Buçaquinho Regional Scout Centre in Ovar before the Closing Ceremony which will be held in the beautiful city of Porto.

We are aware of the organiser's intention to offer Scout Network members the opportunity to engage with the Moot as a member of the Path Planning Team. As part of the process, National Scout Organisations are asked to provide endorsement of the individual.

As always, the safety of our members is paramount for us. We are in discussions with the organisers about these roles, to get some assurance around that they comply with our rules and to understand what support will be available to these members. Until this is confirmed, the UK will not be endorsing members for these roles.

Applications for both Participants and International Service Team members opened on Mon 4 March 2024 at 8:00pm. Applications will close on Mon 1 April 2024 at midnight. No applications will be accepted beyond this date.

There are three simple steps to complete a part of the application process which you can find on the Apply page of our website.

1. Complete either a Participant or IST application form
2. Complete the anonymous equal opportunities monitoring form to help us understand who applies to attend our events
3. Consider completing a grants application towards your core fee

No. There's no payment or fee required to submit an application. Once you know the outcome of your application, if you are successful you will then need to pay a non-refundable deposit by the end of June 2024 to secure your place.

For Participants this is £152.50 and for IST the deposit is £136.50.

Our intention is to advise everyone who has applied of their place by the end of May 2024.

A pot of money will be used to offer grants to members of UK Contingent who may otherwise be unable to attend due to their financial circumstances.​
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Grants for up to 75% of the Contingent fee, with the aim of making sure our grants make a real difference to whether you can afford to attend the Moot. ​
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The exact value of any grant you might receive will depend on a number of factors. Once you've completed your application form, you should then complete a grant application form through the link in your confirmation email or via our Apply page.​

You will find out if you have been awarded a grant at the same time as being offered a place, so you can make an informed decision.

The Core Fee is the minimum fee that each attendee pays:

£1,525 per participant

£1,365 per IST member

• The Moot event fee
• Support & development
• Insurance & admin costs
• Attendance at contingent briefing events
• UK Contingent kit
• £10 towards the UK Inclusion Fund

• Travel costs to or from the event
• UK Contingent Post Event
• Personal equipment
• Additional UKC kit items
• Travel costs for UK briefing events

There will be two optional add-ons available to members of the contingent. They are; 

• Travel to and from the event
• UK Contingent Post Event

We’re currently working through the details and costs of these add-ons. We’ll share more as soon as we can.

If you are successful in securing a place to attend the Moot, a non-refundable deposit will need to be paid by end of June 2024 to secure your place.

£152.50 per participant
£136.50 per IST member

Once you've paid your deposit, your balance will be paid off across three further payment which are spread out between June and February 2025.

All payments will be made directly and centrally to the UK Contingent.