Still trying to figure the last part of your post @OP. If you meant would you be able to join a bounty after you must have shown your claimed discover. I don't think that's possible you don't have the needed rank or activities to join a bounty yet
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2818350.0But after showing it if it's good then you can be awarded merit which you require.
I laughed out loud when I read this comment :') Completely wrong context, seems that the word bounty only has one meaning for most people on this forum.