Highest Awards
The Girl Scout Gold Award, Silver Award, and Bronze Award prove you’ve got what it takes to build a better today—and tomorrow.
You shine brightest when you’re making the world a better place. That’s why you can earn three separate awards—the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards—as you dream of a better tomorrow and take action in big ways today.
Each award will challenge you and helps take action to help your community, the environment, people, or a special cause you believe in.
Check out the Highest Awards at a Glance for more information. Be sure to read our FAQs about awards. This is helpful information for you to know.
The first step to earning your highest award is attending on of the Award Chats. GSCI encourages girls who are earning the highest awards attend the award chat for the level of award they are working towards. To register, visit the Event Calendar.
For information and questions regarding the Girl Scout Highest Awards, please contact Tiffany Kaufmann at 888-623-1237 or 309-369-3551.
Juniors earn the Bronze Award
by teaming up with other Girl Scouts to make a difference in their communities.
Cadettes earn the Silver Award
by researching an issue, making a plan to address it, and then taking
action to improve their communities.
Seniors and Ambassadors earn the Gold Award
—the highest award in Girl Scouting—by developing and carrying out
lasting solutions to issues in their neighborhoods and beyond. Gold
Award Girl Scouts truly are the world changers, rock stars, role models,
and real-life heroes we all look up to. Plus, they’re amazing candidates
for colleges, scholarships, competitive internship programs, and
exciting careers.
