You are leaving girlscouts.org for a website opened by an external party. You will be subjected to the privacy and security policies of the website
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 Gold Award training
- Have completed the Silver Award, a Senior/Ambassador Leadership Award, or a Senior/Ambassador Journey
How to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award
- Sign up for a Gold Award training through our Event calendar
- 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 through GoGold
- Present your project to the Gold Award Committee for approval - meetings are the first Wednesday of every month
- Lead your team and carry out your plan
- Don’t forget to submit your bio and photos to girlscoutshelp@gssn.org to be included in the current years' program. Bios and photos must be received by March 15th.
More resources
- Project Advisor Guide (PDF)
- Parent/Caregiver Guide (PDF)
- Troop Leader Guide (PDF)
- Guide for Leadership Experience (PDF)
- GSUSA Proposal Rubric (PDF)
Highest Award Prerequisites & FAQ
Leadership Awards
Celebrate all the ways you lead–yourself, your team, and your community–with new and updated leadership awards.
LEARN MORE
Highest Award FAQ
Going for your Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award? Get answers to the most common questions to get started.
LEARN MOREHey, 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.
Have you taken a Gold Award Training? Ready to get to work? Learn more at GSUSA, then submit your Gold Award Proposal through GoGold Online.
Earning a Girl Scout Gold Award is an excellent way to give any college or scholarship application that “something extra” to help you stand out from the crowd! Learn more about college scholarships available for Gold Award recipients.
The deadline to submit your Gold Award Final Report is September 30, after your 12th grade year.
The Benefits of Going Gold
Girl Scout Gold Award recipients do well in life! They rate their general success significantly higher than their peers and report greater success in reaching their goals in many areas.
- Higher education and career
- Distinguish yourself in the college admissions process
- Earn college scholarships
- Enter the military one rank higher
Life skills
- Be seen as a role model and distinguished leader
- Master time management skills
- Make the world a better place
Community
- Use your vision for change
- Tackle an issue, locally or globally
- Establish a lifetime network
- Create your community legacy with a sustainable solution to a problem
Source: Girl Scouting Works: The Alumnae Impact Study , a report from the Girl Scout Research Institute, 2012
Past Gold Award Girl Scouts - 2020 - 2026 
Past Gold Award Girl Scouts - 2019 - 2010
Past Gold Award Girl Scouts - 2009 - 2000
Past Gold Award Girl Scouts - 1983 - 1999
All That Glitters Programs
