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 or a Senior/Ambassador Leadership Award

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Become a Gold Award Girl Scout

Ready to change the world, for good?

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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

Your Guide to Going Gold (PDF)
Gold Award Project Proposal (PDF)
Gold Award Final Report (PDF)
Gold Award Guide for Leaders (PDF)
Gold Award Guide for Adults (PDF)
Gold Award Guide for Project Advisors (PDF)

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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.

Congratulations 2025-2026 Gold Award Girl Scouts!

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable—proof that not only can she make a difference, but that she already has.

Gold Award Girl Scouts tackle issues that are dear to them and drive lasting change in their communities and beyond. Think of the Gold Award as a key that can open doors to scholarships, preferred admission tracks for college, and amazing career opportunities.

Kyleigh Bagby
Troop #74 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: S’more Fire Skills

Anna Bulman
Troop #576
Project: Girl Scout "Whodunit" Day Camp

Jackie Bushong
Troop #576 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: Service Unit 211 Camp Out 2025

Maris Endsley
Troop #410 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: Conscious Community Clothes Closet: Helping Others and the Environment

Emma Gasparich
Troop #427 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: I Got Rhythm

Emily Geisen
Troop #578 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: Ministries After-Hour Drop Box

Ma’kaila Holman
Troop #203 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: TNR Traps: We Have the Cats Covered!

Anna Kennedy
Troop #689 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: Daisy & Brownie Campout

Breann Labbee
Troop #225 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: Guard Clinic

Abby McDaniel
Troop #164
Project: Zion Lutheran Youth Room Revitalization Plan

Christine North
Troop #427 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: Invasive Information

Elisabeth Preston
Troop #792 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: Full STEAM Ahead

Alaina Smith
Troop #8081 | Trifecta Recipient
Project: The F.U.R. Bench