High 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.
Daisies and Brownies learn the basics of what it means to be a good neighbor and how they can help others. This gives them the foundation they’ll need to earn the Bronze Award .
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.
View our High Award Fact Sheet, Girl Scout of the USA's High Awards FAQ, and the pages below for more information.
Learn the Difference:
o Take Action Project vs Community service: High Award Progression Examples
In addition to high awards, there are other leadership awards that girls can earn through Girl Scouts and community organizations.
Highest Award Prerequisites
There are a few options for kicking off a Highest Award:
- Already earned the Bronze Award or Silver Award? They count—each award now leads to the next Highest Award.
- Complete one of the new Leadership Awards.
- Complete one Journey to meet the prerequisite (it used to be two for the Gold Award!). Any completed Journey will count, even after Journeys are retired on October 1, 2026.
Gold Award Ceremony & Projects
Each year, GSWCF hosts a Gold Award Ceremony to celebrate Gold Award Girl Scouts and their accomplishment.
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