Awards
Gold, Silver & Bronze Awards
for Ambassadors, Seniors, Cadettes and Juniors
It’s your chance to make a difference in the world! As a Girl Scout Gold, Silver or even Bronze awardee, the honors that you receive will bring hope, pride and inspiration to your community for years to come. Girl Scout Gold Awardees – WPA connects former and aspiring Gold Awardees on Facebook.
E-mail us with questions regarding awards for girls. Besides earning your Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards, have you ever won something like the Congressional Award? Tell us about it and you may be featured in future publications.
Gold Award
The Gold Award is the highest award an Ambassador or Senior Girl Scout can earn. It symbolizes exceptional achievement in the completion of a project that encompasses organizational, leadership and networking skills.
Gold Award projects should involve girl planning, leadership and decision making, and focus on addressing a real need in your community.
- Gold Award Proposal (108.5 KB)
Download this to plan your project and get approval
- Gold Award Final Report (90.5 KB)
Turn this report in with your final project.
Silver Award
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award earned by Cadette Girl Scouts. The award acknowledges achievements in skill building, leadership development, career exploration, community action and personal growth.
The project adviser is the key to moving the Silver Award project from good to great. It's important to differentiate between a community service project and a Girl Scout Silver Award project. The caliber of a project should not have been already established, but new, creative, innovative activities. They should also involve planning and individual opportunities for leadership and decision making.
- Silver Award (117.5 KB)
Turn this form in with your final project.
Bronze Award
The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn. The requirements for the awards, found in the Junior Girl Scout Handbook, are age appropriate for girls ages 8-11. The leader or adviser who is working closely with the girl(s) pursuing the award, decides whether the requirements have been met.
The Congressional Award
The Congressional Award is the United States Congress' award for young Americans. It is non-partisan, voluntary, and non-competitive. The program is open to all 14- to 23-year-olds. Participants earn Bronze, Silver and Gold Congressional Award Certificates and Bronze, Silver and Gold Congressional Award Medals. Each level involves setting goals in four program areas; Volunteer Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and Expedition/Exploration. Earning the Award is a fun and interesting way to get more involved in something you already enjoy or something you'd like to try for the first time. You move at your own pace - on your own or with your friends. This is not an award for past accomplishments. Instead, you are honored for achieving your own challenging goals. Regardless of your situation, you can earn the Congressional Award. The Congressional Award has no minimum grade point average requirements. It accommodates young people with special needs or disabilities who are willing to take the challenge.
Programs of Religious Activities with Youth Organization
Programs of Religious Activities with Youth (P.R.A.Y.) is a not-for-profit organization whose national board of directors includes representatives from Protestant and Independent Christian Churches and the national youth agencies.
P.R.A.Y. offers religious programs and awards for Girl Scouts of all grade levels. For more information about these programs visit their Web site at www.praypub.org then select the Partnerships link.
