Gold Award

Change the world, Girl Scout

Gold Award Girl Scouts are rock stars, role models, and real-life heroes. How do they do it? By using everything they’ve learned as a Girl Scout to solve a problem in their community or make a lasting change in their world.

Seniors and Ambassadors who want to go for the Gold Award build a team of trusted adults, peers, and leaders in their community to guide them through challenges and support their success.

Plus? Nothing beats that feeling of seeing real, lasting, and sustainable change and knowing it was you who made it happen. It changes the way you see your place in the world—and how the world sees you.

You can become a Gold Award Girl Scout if you:

Are in ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade
Are a registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador
Have completed the Silver Award, a Senior/Ambassador Leadership Award, or a Senior/Ambassador Journey

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Become a Gold Award Girl Scout

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How to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award

Let our council know you want to earn it.

Find an issue in your community or the world that you care about.
Learn everything you can about that issue through research and trusted sources.
Form a team by identifying experts and people in your community who could help you.
Think about the root cause of an issue, then make a plan of how you could tackle it.
Submit your project proposal to our Girl Scout council for approval.

Lead your team and carry out your plan.
Reflect on the change you’ve created in your community and the world, share your story, and inspire others to make a difference, too.

Resources

Highest Award Prerequisites

Leadership Awards

Celebrate all the ways you lead–yourself, your team, and your community–with new & updated leadership awards.

Journeys

Journeys encourage Girl Scouts of all ages to think critically, boost their problem-solving skills, and make an impact.

Highest Awards FAQs

Going for your Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award? Get answers to the most common questions to get started.

Hey, grownups!

When you support Girl Scouts earning their Gold Award, you’ll help them see their own power and be by their side as they make a lasting change in their community. Download a guide to get started today.

Gold Award Guide for Leaders

Gold Award Guide for Adults

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After completing the Gold Award 101 training please take 3-5 minutes to compete this Gold Award preparedness survey. This documents that you have taken the required training and will help us determine how best to adapt our training.

Gold Award preparedness quiz

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Once a girl’s project proposal has been submitted through Go Gold Online, she will be contacted to schedule participation in her Gold Award Committee Review. This review is a requirement in earning the Gold Award and gives a girl the opportunity to share her proposal with a team of volunteers dedicated to supporting her successfully in her project.

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This training is required for Girl Scouts who plan to pursue their Gold Award. Upon completion Girl Scouts need to complete the Gold Award preparedness quiz. This training will also be offered live though Zoom several times per year. If you would prefer to attend a live training please contact HighestAwards@comgirlscouts.org to receive the details as well as the link. Troop Leaders and parents are welcome to view this training to gain a better understanding of the process.

Gold Award 101 Training - YouTube