Highest Awards

The Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards (a.k.a. “Highest Awards”) are the highest honors you can earn in Girl Scouts. All three awards give you the chance to do big things while working on an issue you care about.

To earn these awards, you’ll design and implement a Highest Award Take Action project. Once completed, you’ll have made a bold, sustainable impact on the world. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d be honored to pin this prestigious award to your Girl Scout uniform! To learn more, check out the video and printable trainings at Kansasgirlscouts.org or email info@gskh.org.

Gold

Issues of the world, meet your match! Open only to girls in high school, the Gold Award is the most prestigious award in the world for girls—the most difficult to earn—and it’s only available to Girl Scouts. Once achieved, it shows colleges, employers, and your community that you’re out there making the world a better place. One Girl Scout will lead this project and build a team of supporters around her, including a mentor and advisor. Submissions to the Gold Award Committee are due on the 1st of each month so that we can schedule you for an upcoming committee meeting. Proposals for 12th graders must be submitted by March 1.

You can pursue your Girl Scout Gold Award if:

You're in high school, you're registered as a Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador, and you have completed two Senior or Ambassador Journeys OR earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and completed a Journey.

Silver

When Cadettes focus on an issue they care about, learn the facts, and take action to make a difference, they gain the confidence and skills that will catapult them to lifelong success. Teams of 1–4 can work on this project. Projects will receive prior approval from the Silver Award Committee before beginning and will also present their final project. Committee meets virtually 1-3 times a month on Monday or Thursday evenings during the school year. Proposals for 8th graders must be submitted by March 1.

You can pursue your Girl Scout Silver Award if:

You're in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade, you're a registered Girl Scout Cadette, & you have completed a Cadette Journey

Bronze

When Juniors team up to make a difference in their community, they learn important leadership skills, discover new passions, and watch how seemingly small actions make a big difference. A solo Girl Scout, a small group, or a whole troop can participate. No prior approval needed to begin, only submit the Final Report once finished.

You can pursue your Girl Scout Bronze Award if:

You're in fourth or fifth grade, you're a registered Girl Scout Junior, & you have completed a Junior Journey