Gold Award
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 Silver Award or a Senior/Ambassador Leadership Award
How to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award
1. Learn about the Gold Award. 
2. Choose an issue and investigate.
3. Form a team.
4. Create a plan.
5. Present your plan.
6. Take action.
7. Educate and inspire.
Gold Award Resources
- Your Guide to Going Gold
- Gold Award Proposal Rubric
- Gold Award Proposal with Rubric Notes (sample- proposals and final reports MUST be submitted in GoGold)
- Gold Award Project Proposal (sample- proposals and final reports MUST be submitted in GoGold)
- Gold Award Final Report (sample- proposals and final reports MUST be submitted in GoGold)
- Project Advisor Guide
- Parent/Caregiver Guide
- Troop Leader Guide
- Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals
- Gold Award Trainings
Highest Award Prerequisites
