Independent Adventurous Journey Application

The Independent Adventurous Journey is available to virtual participants or those unable to join an AJ offered by their Award Center. In order to ensure that all trips adhere to the Conditions of an Adventurous Journey to the best of your ability or incorporate the temporary changes to the conditions as outlined by Award USA in the Guide to the Independent Adventurous Journey, we require the following submissions of this form:

1. Participant application submission (one per AJ team).

2. Parent/Guardian Consent submission for each participating Award Participant under age 18.

3. AJ Supervisor application submission.

4. AJ Assessor application submission.

Please contact your Award Leader with any questions, or Jenny Power at jpower@usaward.org.

You are the:

The participant's Award Leader is:

Participant Application

Participant Information

First Name

Last Name

Award Level

Participant's Age

Anticipated dates of the Adventurous Journey

Anticipated location of the Adventurous Journey

Please provide a general overview of your Adventurous Journey. Include the aim and type of trip, e.g. backpacking, kayaking, etc.

Detail the training and preparation you will do.

Detail the Practice Journey.

Detail the Qualifying Journey.

AJ Team

Do you have a team of 4-7 peers (8 if doing a tandem activity) to partake in the AJ with you?

Are any of your teammates also Award participants?

What is the name of the other Award participant(s)?

Supervisor Details

Supervisor First Name

Supervisor Last Name

What are the Supervisor's qualifications to oversee an Adventurous Journey?

What is your relationship to the Supervisor?

Assessor Details

Assessor First Name

Assessor Last Name

What is your relationship to the Assessor?

What are the Assessor's qualifications to oversee an AJ?

Participant Agreements

As a participant of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award USA, I will uphold the integrity of the Award program while planning and participating in an Independent Adventurous Journey. I understand that this will be a substantial undertaking without the assistance of a trained Registered Activity Provider (RAP) or a trained and certified Award Center.

I have reviewed the “Guide to an Independent Adventurous Journey” in its entirety and have shared the information with the Supervisor and Assessor identified in this application. I understand that it is within the power of my Award Leader and Award USA to approve or deny my final Independent Adventurous Journey submission to the Online Record Book (ORB) if there is evidence that it was not within the Conditions of an Adventurous Journey, as set forth by The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award USA.

I consent to share general details about my Adventurous Journey (location, mode of transportation, aim, dates, provider if applicable) with other Award participants, and want to be contacted if another participant is interested in joining.

Parent/Guardian Consent

Parent/Guardian First Name

Parent/Guardian Last Name

Parent/Guardian Email Address

Award Participant First and Last Name

I agree to have the Supervisor and Assessor named in my participants Independent AJ Application present during the training and preparation, practice journey, and/or qualifying journey with my participant, and I will not hold The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award USA and/or its staff liable in case of accident, injury, and loss or damage of property in connection with the Independent Adventurous Journey. This includes any incidents, which may occur before, during, on the way to, or on the way from the trips.

As the parent/guardian of an Award USA participant, I have reviewed the “Guide to an Independent Adventurous Journey” and agree to support my participant in executing a trip aligned to the conditions laid out therein.

I consent to general details about my child's Adventurous Journey (location, mode of transportation, aim, dates, provider if applicable) being shared with other Award participants, and want to be contacted if another participant is interested in joining.

AJ Supervisor Application

AJ Supervisor First Name

AJ Supervisor Last Name

AJ Supervisor Email Address

Award Participant First and Last Name

As the Supervisor for the Independent Adventurous Journey described in this application, I will uphold the integrity of the Award program while planning and overseeing the journey. I have reviewed the "Independent AJ Supervisor Overview" in its entirety, including the permitted temporary changes to ensure a COVID-safe trip, and agree to fulfill all elements of the Supervisor role described therein, including executing all Conditions of the Adventurous Journey as I am able. (Hold down the CTRL key while clicking on the link in order to open it in a new tab and not close this form.) I certify that I am qualified for this role.

I agree to the Safeguarding Policy and Volunteer Code of Conduct for Independent Adventurous Journey Volunteers. (Hold down the CTRL key while clicking on the link in order to open it in a new tab and not close this form.)

I agree to be involved with the training and preparation, and present for the practice journey and qualifying journeys with the participant(s). I will not hold The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award USA and/or its staff liable in case of accident, injury, and loss or damage of property in connection with the Independent Adventurous Journey. This includes any incidents, which may occur before, during, on the way to, or on the way from the trips.

AJ Assessor Application

AJ Assessor First Name

AJ Assessor Last Name

AJ Assessor Email Address

Award Participant First and Last Name

As the Assessor for the Independent Adventurous Journey described in this application, I will uphold the integrity of the Award program while planning and overseeing the journey. I have reviewed the "Independent AJ Assessor Overview" in its entirety, including the permitted temporary changes to ensure a COVID-safe trip, and agree to fulfill all elements of the Assessor role described therein, including executing all Conditions of the Adventurous Journey as I am able.(Hold down the CTRL key while clicking on the link in order to open it in a new tab and not close this form.) I certify that I am qualified for this role.

I agree to the Safeguarding Policy and Volunteer Code of Conduct for Independent Adventurous Journey Volunteers. (Hold down the CTRL key while clicking on the link in order to open it in a new tab and not close this form.)

I agree to be present for the qualifying journey with the participant(s). I will not hold The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award USA and/or its staff liable in case of accident, injury, and loss or damage of property in connection with the Independent Adventurous Journey. This includes any incidents, which may occur before, during, on the way to, or on the way from the trips.