Gold Award

Issues of the world, meet your match.

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the most prestigious award in Girl Scouting. Gold Award Girl Scouts are the dreamers and doers who make the world a better place, 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.

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, a Senior/Ambassador Leadership Award, or a Senior/Ambassador Journey

You can become a Gold Award Girl Scout if you:

Are in ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade

Are a registered Senior or Ambassador

Complete either a Silver Award or One Leadership Award or One Journey

The Gold Award and Inclusion

Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital is committed to ensuring that youth members of all abilities are able to achieve the Gold Award - A Girl Scout’s highest honor.

When a Girl Scout indicates they need accommodations, the Council staff will contact the family to get clarity on the types of accommodations needed. We will decide on reasonable accommodations. The Council then communicates directly with the Gold Award Panel about the accommodations and ensures the Panel feels capable of fulfilling them.

Our aim is to treat every Girl Scout with the attention and respect they deserve as a Gold Award Earning Girl Scout.

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Become a Gold Award Girl Scout

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Go Gold Reminder

You must submit your Required Supplemental Proposal form with your Proposal in Go Gold.

Go Gold! Submission

Have a Proposal to Submit? Go Gold and submit your amazing idea today

Gold Award Resources

Get all of the Gold Award Resources all in one section.

Gold Award Training

This is to opt in to access to the Teen GS opportunity course and Gold Award Learning course.

Girls the World Needs

See the fantastic Gold Award Class of 2026!

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2023 Girl Scout USA Scholarship Recipient Natalie Korzuch

Natalie received a $10,000 scholarship for her Gold Award project “Opening Eyes to Animal Safety” was partnered with a local animal non-profit to create brochures, curriculum, and workshops on animal safety.

This Year's Scholarship Recipients

These are the 2023 GSCNC Gold Award Scholarship recipients. Girl Scouts who earn the Gold Award this year are eligible to apply for the 2024 GSCNC Gold Award Scholarship at this link: Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship Fund Application Form.

President’s Award in Honor of Ethel G. Harvey:

Ella Ridgway

Annabelle Bragdon

Kassidy Dwyer

Young Person of Distinction:

Alice Cao-Dao

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_{Anna Foote}

_{Grace Adeboyejo}

_{Claire Kim}

_{Betsy Arozqueta}

_{Caitlin Zecca}

_{Charlotte Jiggens}

_{Jocelyn Shortle}

_{Kathleen Higgens}

_{Kennedy Harrison}

_{Mandy Guo}

_{Milo Molloy}

_{Namara Mugamba}

_{Rose Kepka}

_{Sara Brousseau}

_{Tanya Singhal}

Resources

Highest Award Prerequisites

Leadership Awards

Celebrate all the ways you lead–yourself, your team, and your community–with new & updated leadership awards.

Journeys

Journeys encourage Girl Scouts of all ages to think critically, boost their problem-solving skills, and make an impact.

Highest Awards FAQs

Going for your Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award? Get answers to the most common questions to get started.

Hey, 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.

Gold Award Guide for Leaders

Gold Award Guide for Adults