Scholarships

Congratulations, you’ve earned the Girl Scout Silver Award or gone for the Gold Award.  And guess what? You might be eligible to apply for a Girl Scout scholarship! We know how hard all our girls work to make the world a better place and we’re so excited to support you in your continued leadership journey!

Gold Award Scholarship

High school seniors who have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award are eligible for $1,000 educational scholarships awarded by Girl Scouts Nation's Capital. A Gold Award Scholarship Selection Committee, comprised of local businesswomen, review the written applications and identify finalists to be interviewed in-person at the Council's Washington, D.C. office. Based on the interviews, committee members select scholarship recipients from all areas of the Council. Finalists who are not selected to receive a scholarship each receive a $150 Visa gift card. The application deadline is March 15, 2021 and interview date is April 2021. 

Download Gold Award Scholarship Application ( )

Girl Scouts who have earned high awards should also consider the following awards and scholarships:  

National Gold Award Girl Scouts is the designation conferred by Girl Scouts of the USA on ten Girl Scout Gold Award recipients whose final projects demonstrated extraordinary leadership, had a measurable and sustainable impact, and addressed a local challenge that related to a national and/or global issue. For more information on past honorees, click  here.

Any girl who completed her Girl Scout Gold Award between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, is eligible to apply. Applications will be open from April 1–24, 2021. We have made our Council deadline April 25^thin order to give us enough time to properly review applications before they are due to GSUSA. You MUST be nominated by your council and have a completed Gold Award Project in  Go Gold Online to complete an application. 

Trinity Washington University is proud to join forces with Girl Scouts Nation's Capital in celebrating women's achievements and encouraging new generations of girls and women to pursue their dreams through obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees. Trinity Washington University awards the following merit scholarships and grants to active Girl Scouts and Troop Leaders who meet Trinity's academic requirements and who choose to attend  the university:

• Girl Scouts Scholarship for Gold Award Scouts: $5,000
• Girl Scouts Scholarship for Silver Award Scouts: $4,000
• Girl Scouts Scholarship: $3,000
• Troop Leader Grant: $1,000

These scholarships are available to Girl Scouts of Girl Scouts Nation's Capital who attend the College of Arts and Sciences at Trinity on a full-time basis during the academic year. These scholarships are renewable annually if the student meets Trinity's academic criteria for scholarship renewals, and these awards are in addition to any other scholarships and financial aid for which the Girl Scout is eligible.

For more information, click here and contact Trinity's Office of Admissions at 202-884-9400. 

The Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory of Corinne Schillings, a 26-year-old woman who lost her life in the Baltimore Water Taxi accident on March 6, 2004.

Scholarship: The foundation will award scholarships to deserving young women who have earned the Girl Scout Gold or Silver Award and who plan to or are currently pursuing a college major or minor in foreign language. This scholarship is renewable.

Grant: The foundation will provide an airfare stipend for a Silver or Gold Award Girl Scout who plans to study abroad, regardless of her major/minor. It is not necessary to be a scholarship recipient to apply for this one-time grant; nor are scholarship recipients excluded from applying. This grant is not renewable.

The application deadline is Friday, May 14, 2021. For more information, please click here. 

 SweetBriar College

Gold Award Girl Scouts who have been accepted to Sweet Briar College can apply:

• From anywhere in the U.S. one $2,500 award
• From Virginia and Georgia two awards of $2,500
• From Girl Scouts Nation's Capital  one $5,000 award

With a long tradition of supporting young women as they grow into confident, creative thinkers! In addition to our generous merit scholarships and grants, we also offer additional, renewable scholarships to all admitted Girl Scouts:

$1,500 for Gold Award recipients
$1,000 for Silver Award recipients
$500 for Bronze Award recipients

Click here for more information on scholarships

For information, or to schedule a visit to our beautiful campus, visit https://www.hollins.edu/admission/ or contact our Office of Admission at (800) 456-9595.

Every year, the Helen Diller Family Foundation awards $36,000 each to up to 15 Jewish teens whose work embodies tikkun olam, or repairing the world. Nominations and applications are open for the 2021 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. Anyone can nominate a teen before December 18, 2020, or teens can apply directly by January 8, 2021. Apply or Nominate a Teen Today.

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) is a full scholarship exchange program that annually offers 250 young Americans the opportunity to live with a host family and attend high school in Germany for an academic year. CBYX is a fully-funded scholarship sponsored by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is jointly funded by the German Bundestag and the U.S. Congress.

Scholarship Criteria

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) annually offers 250 young Americans the opportunity to live with a host family and attend high school in Germany for an academic year.

• Fully-funded scholarship sponsored by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Jointly funded by the German Bundestag and the U.S. Congress.
• Academic merit, as well as motivation, curiosity and flexibility are key components to a competitive application.
• Previous German language experience is not required. Participants become fluent in German.
• Alumni can connect with a global network of other State Department program alumni upon completion from the program.
• This is also an excellent gap year program for those between high school and college!

Students who are U.S. Citizens born between February 1, 2003 and August 1, 2006 with a GPA of 2.5 or higher are eligible to apply. Please find a “Quick Facts” sheet that provides additional information about the CBYX program. You can also visit the ECA website or www.ciee.org/cb for more information. The online application can be found at www.usagermanyscholarship.org. The application is due December 1, 2020.

Nextiva is offering a scholarship to high school junior and senior students who meet the following criteria:

• Applicant must be a high school junior or senior
• Applicant must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Must be located in the United States

Students pursuing higher education in business or STEAM-related fields should apply. Scholarship recipients will receive a one-time award of $1,000. The deadline for the application is December 1, 2020. More information and details about this scholarship program can be found at https://www.nextiva.com/scholarship.

The Philanthropic Educational Organization is awarding $2,500 to exception high school seniors who are planning to attend a college or university upon graduation. This is a competitive scholarship and focuses on “excellence in leadership, academics, extracurricular activities, community service and potential for future success.” Applications open September 1, 2020 and each applicant must be sponsored by a chapter (40 chapters in Maryland, 76 in Virginia, 27 in West Virginia and 16 in Washington, DC). Application process includes an interview and vote by the chapter.

More information is available at https://www.peointernational.org/about-peo-star-scholarship-star.

eGirl Power is offering a $500-$1000 scholarship to Girl Scouts who have earned the Girl Scout Silver or Gold Award. Interested candidates must be 14-18 years old at the start of the program, be enrolled in high school at the time of application, active in their community, demonstrate a financial need and plan to pursue a college major in STEM or Cybersecurity field. Further details can be found on the application.   

Florida Institute of Technology is proud to offer a $2,500 scholarship to first-year students who have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award. To qualify, students must be accepted as a full-time undergraduate at Florida Tech’s Melbourne campus. Students must submit a copy of the certificate verifying their achievement prior to their admission to the university. The scholarship is renewable in subsequent years, so long as students meet Satisfactory Progress Standards.

Dedicated Girl Scout volunteer, Boo Law, established the Boo Law Girl Scout Scholarship at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. The scholarship is available to a Girl Scout or former Girl Scout who is a United States citizen, has been an active Girl Scout for at least five years, demonstrates financial need, in good academic standing, and currently lives in Montgomery County or was a resident of the county during the time she was a Girl Scout.

For more information, please click here, email Scholarships@montgomerycollege.edu, or call (240) 567-4021.

More Scholarships for College-Bound High School Seniors can be found on the Girl Scouts of the USA website.

Annually, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States awards three individuals who are: Eagle Scouts, Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, Venture Summit Award recipients and/or Sea Scout Quartermasters who have risen above their peers in exemplifying the qualities of that rank. Girl Scouts who are currently registered and have earned the Gold Award are eligible to apply.

The Scholarship Awards are as follows:

•  $5,000 1st place National scholarship
•  $3,000 2nd place National scholarship
•  $1,000 3rd place National scholarship

Girl Scouts should download and submit a completed VFW Scouting Scholarship form, resume of high school activities, scouting record, community service record and letters of recommendation to a local VFW Post no later than March 1, 2021. A local VFW Post can be identified by zip code at www.vfw.org. Please note: The scouting record should be written by the Girl Scout herself. If a confirmation that she earned her Gold Award is needed please email mygoldaward@gscnc.org.

For more information about the scholarship application review process and the application itself please go to: http://www.vfw.org/scout.