Highest Awards | Girl Scouts

Earn the highest honors in Girl Scouting.

Girl Scouts go above and beyond to make a difference in their community and the world.

The Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards are the highest awards a Girl Scout can earn. Each award gives Girl Scouts the chance to make their communities and the world a better place while learning essential leadership skills along the way. Highest Award projects can be as unique as the Girl Scouts completing them, and there is no limit to what a Girl Scout can achieve with these exceptional projects!

Bronze Award

Team up with a group of Junior Girl Scouts to make a difference in your neighborhood.

Silver Award

Identify an issue, make a plan, and take action to improve your community.

Gold Award

Take Action to make a lasting impact in the world with Girl Scouting’s highest award.

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The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior (grades 4-5) can achieve. Juniors team up with fellow Girl Scouts to explore their community, discover a need or issue they care about, and work together to address it. It’s a chance to create a plan and make an impact on the community they live in.

You can become a Bronze Award Girl Scout if you:

Are in fourth or fifth grade

Are a registered Girl Scout Junior
Have completed a Junior Journey

How to Earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award

Build your Girl Scout Junior team.

Explore your community.
Decide on a project to work on.
Make a plan of action.
Put your plan in motion: Invest at least 20 hours in your project.
Spread the word and celebrate your achievement.

Ready to get started? Download the Girl Scout Bronze Award Workbook (PDF).

Finished your project? Download the Girl Scout Bronze Award Final Report (PDF).

Supporting a Girl Scout with their project? Download the Adult Guide for Earning the Bronze Award (PDF) and watch this short Bronze Award overview video.

How Adult Volunteers Help

Offer the Bronze Award option to Girl Scouts in your troop or to your Juliette Girl Scout.

Allow space for Girl Scouts to explore and decide on a community issue for their project.
Approve their project proposal.
Support Girl Scouts as they plan and execute their project.
Submit the troop's Final Report to girlscouts@girlscoutsrv.org. Include troop input in the reflection questions.
Order and present Bronze Award pins to award earners.

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The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Cadette (grades 6-8) can achieve. It is a meaningful way to use the skills they learn as a Girl Scout including critical thinking, project management, problem solving, active leadership, teamwork, and volunteering. Cadettes can team up with a small group of fellow Girl Scouts (up to 4 total per group) or work on their own. To earn the Silver Award, Girl Scouts research an issue they care about, make a plan to address it, and then take action to improve their community.

You can become a Silver Award Girl Scout if you:

Are in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade
Are a registered Girl Scout Cadette
Have completed a Cadette Journey

How to Earn the Girl Scout Silver Award

Start with training: Register for virtual or in-person training.
Find an issue you care about.
Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.
Explore your community and think of how that issue affects your community.
Choose a Silver Award project that can lead to lasting change.

Develop your project: Make a plan and get approval from your Council to get started.
Put your plan into motion: Invest at least 50 hours in your project.
Submit the final report to Girl Scouts River Valleys.
Reflect, share your story, and celebrate your achievement.

Ready to get started? Download the Girl Scout Cadette Silver Award Workbook (PDF).

Have a project plan? Download the Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposal (PDF).

Finished your project? Download the Girl Scout Silver Award Final Report (PDF).

Supporting a Girl Scout with their project? Download the Adult Guide for Earning the Silver Award (PDF).

How Adult Volunteers Help

Offer the Silver Award option to Girl Scouts in your troop or to your Juliette Girl Scout.

Allow space for Girl Scouts to explore and decide on a community issue for their project.
Beginning October 1st, 2025, proposals are to be submitted to the council for approval at girlscouts@girlscoutsrv.org.
Support Girl Scouts as they plan and execute their project.
Submit the group's Final Report to girlscouts@girlscoutsrv.org. 
Celebrate with your Girl Scout(s) when they receive their pin from Girl Scouts River Valleys.

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Change the world, change your life, and earn the most prestigious award in Girl Scouting.

Gold Award Girl Scouts are the dreamers and doers who take the phrase “make the world a better place” to the next level. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable—proof that not only can you make a difference, but that you already have.

Seniors and Ambassadors (grades 9-12) who earn the Gold Award tackle issues that are dear to them and drive lasting change in their communities and beyond. It asks them to draw upon all the skills they have learned through Girl Scouts including critical thinking, project management, financial planning, risk reduction, problem solving, time management, active leadership, teamwork and service. Think of the Gold Award as a key that can open doors to scholarships and unique career opportunities.

 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 two Senior or Ambassador Journeys, or have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and completed one Senior or Ambassador Journey

How to Earn the Girl Scout Gold Award

Start with training: Register for virtual or in-person training.
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.
Create a GoGold.GirlScouts.org account, and follow the steps to draft your project proposal.
Submit your project proposal to Girl Scouts River Valleys through GoGold.GirlScouts.org for approval.
- Meet with a Gold Award mentor who can help you along the way (Girl Scouts River Valleys will pair you with a mentor).

Lead your team and carry out your plan: Invest at least 80 hours in your project.
Reflect on the change you’ve created in your community and the world, celebrate and share your story, and inspire others to make a difference, too!

Ready to get started? Download the Gold Award Guidelines (PDF) and visit GoGold.GirlScouts.org.

*Please note that proposals, reports and project tracking must be completed through  GoGold.GirlScouts.org.

How Adult Volunteers Help

Offer the Gold Award option to Girl Scouts in your troop or your Juliette Girl Scout.
Be there if the Girl Scout asks for help.
Stand back and let the Girl Scout learn, grow, and find success.

Help celebrate their accomplishments throughout their Gold Award journey, both big and small.
Celebrate with your Girl Scout(s) when they receive their pin from Girl Scouts River Valleys.

Project Examples

Check out these examples of Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award projects recently completed by Girl Scouts in our community.

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Earn the highest honors in Girl Scouting.

Girl Scouts go above and beyond to make a difference in their community and the world.

You can become a Bronze Award Girl Scout if you:

Are in fourth or fifth grade

Are a registered Girl Scout Junior

Have completed a Junior Journey

How to Earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award

Build your Girl Scout Junior team.

Explore your community.

Decide on a project to work on.

Make a plan of action.

Put your plan in motion: Invest at least 20 hours in your project.

Spread the word and celebrate your achievement.

Ready to get started? Download the Girl Scout Bronze Award Workbook (PDF).

Finished your project? Download the Girl Scout Bronze Award Final Report (PDF).

Supporting a Girl Scout with their project? Download the Adult Guide for Earning the Bronze Award (PDF) and watch this short Bronze Award overview video.

How Adult Volunteers Help

Offer the Bronze Award option to Girl Scouts in your troop or to your Juliette Girl Scout.

Allow space for Girl Scouts to explore and decide on a community issue for their project.

Approve their project proposal.

Support Girl Scouts as they plan and execute their project.

Submit the troop's Final Report to girlscouts@girlscoutsrv.org. Include troop input in the reflection questions.

Order and present Bronze Award pins to award earners.

You can become a Silver Award Girl Scout if you:

Are in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade

Are a registered Girl Scout Cadette

Have completed a Cadette Journey

How to Earn the Girl Scout Silver Award

Start with training: Register for virtual or in-person training.

Find an issue you care about.

Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.

Explore your community and think of how that issue affects your community.

Choose a Silver Award project that can lead to lasting change.

Develop your project: Make a plan and get approval from your Council to get started.

Put your plan into motion: Invest at least 50 hours in your project.

Submit the final report to Girl Scouts River Valleys.

Reflect, share your story, and celebrate your achievement.

Ready to get started? Download the Girl Scout Cadette Silver Award Workbook (PDF).

Have a project plan? Download the Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposal (PDF).

Finished your project? Download the Girl Scout Silver Award Final Report (PDF).

Supporting a Girl Scout with their project? Download the Adult Guide for Earning the Silver Award (PDF).

How Adult Volunteers Help

Offer the Silver Award option to Girl Scouts in your troop or to your Juliette Girl Scout.

Allow space for Girl Scouts to explore and decide on a community issue for their project.

Beginning October 1st, 2025, proposals are to be submitted to the council for approval at girlscouts@girlscoutsrv.org.

Support Girl Scouts as they plan and execute their project.

Submit the group's Final Report to girlscouts@girlscoutsrv.org.

Celebrate with your Girl Scout(s) when they receive their pin from Girl Scouts River Valleys.

Change the world, change your life, and earn the most prestigious award in Girl Scouting.

Gold Award Girl Scouts are the dreamers and doers who take the phrase “make the world a better place” to the next level. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable—proof that not only can you make a difference, but that you already have.

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 two Senior or Ambassador Journeys, or have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and completed one Senior or Ambassador Journey

How to Earn the Girl Scout Gold Award

Start with training: Register for virtual or in-person training.

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.

Create a GoGold.GirlScouts.org account, and follow the steps to draft your project proposal.

Submit your project proposal to Girl Scouts River Valleys through GoGold.GirlScouts.org for approval.

Meet with a Gold Award mentor who can help you along the way (Girl Scouts River Valleys will pair you with a mentor).

Lead your team and carry out your plan: Invest at least 80 hours in your project.

Reflect on the change you’ve created in your community and the world, celebrate and share your story, and inspire others to make a difference, too!

Ready to get started? Download the Gold Award Guidelines (PDF) and visit GoGold.GirlScouts.org.

*Please note that proposals, reports and project tracking must be completed through GoGold.GirlScouts.org.

How Adult Volunteers Help

Offer the Gold Award option to Girl Scouts in your troop or your Juliette Girl Scout.

Be there if the Girl Scout asks for help.

Stand back and let the Girl Scout learn, grow, and find success.

Help celebrate their accomplishments throughout their Gold Award journey, both big and small.

Celebrate with your Girl Scout(s) when they receive their pin from Girl Scouts River Valleys.

Project Examples

Check out these examples of Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award projects recently completed by Girl Scouts in our community.

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Submit the group's Final Report to girlscouts@girlscoutsrv.org. 

 You can become a Gold Award Girl Scout if you:

Submit your project proposal to Girl Scouts River Valleys through GoGold.GirlScouts.org for approval.

*Please note that proposals, reports and project tracking must be completed through  GoGold.GirlScouts.org.