Girl Scout Highest Awards

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In 1980, Girl Scouts introduced the Girl Scout Gold Award® as its highest honor, along with the Girl Scout Silver Award® . The Girl Scout Bronze Award® was introduced in 2001. To receive these awards, girls must meet requirements that help them prepare for, and complete, a special project benefiting their communities.

Today, these three awards are a highlight of the Girl Scout experience.

Click on the door of the award you're interested in to find out more information!

Curious about the differences between the three highest awards?
Click here to view or download the Highest Awards Comparison Table

Highest Award General Information

Each of the three Girl Scout Highest awards is designed to challenge girls at an appropriate age level. Earning the Bronze Award is not a prerequisite of earning the Silver Award. Earning the Silver Award is not a prerequisite of earning the Gold Award. Girls who have completed previous awards may find the skills they developed along the way helpful in earning their next award.

NOTE: Girls in sixth grade should not be working on the Bronze Award and Silver Award concurrently. Girls who are 14 or in ninth grade should not be working on the Silver Award and Gold Award concurrently.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award

Girls who are registered as Junior Girl Scouts can work on the Bronze Award .

Girls who are in the sixth grade can choose to earn or complete the Bronze Award. Or, girls in sixth grade can choose to begin working on their Girl Scout Silver Award.

Please contact Lauren Shapiro at (503) 977-6823 with questions.

Bronze Resources

The Girl Scout Silver Award

Registered Girl Scouts who are 11 -14 or in grades 6-9 can work on the prerequisites leading up to the Silver Award Project.

They must be 12-14 or in grades 7-9 to work on the actual Silver Award Project.

Please contact Lauren Shapiro at (503) 977-6823 with questions.

Silver Resources

The Girl Scout Gold Award

Registered Girl Scouts who are 14 -18 or in grades 9-12 can work on the prerequisites leading up to the Gold Award Project.

They must be 15-18 or in grades 10-12 to work on the actual Gold Award Project (which they may not start without the approval of the GOLD AWARD COMMITTEE!).

Please contact Denise Harrison at (503) 977-6832 with questions.