How to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award
Let our council know you want to earn it by taking the required Introduction to Silver Award training course on gsLearn. (As of June 30th, see message above.)
You have the power to improve your community through action
Ready to help your community and earn one of the highest awards in Girl Scouting? Cadettes can team up with a small group of fellow Girl Scouts or work on their own. To earn the Silver Award, you will research an issue you care about, make a plan to address it, and then take action to improve your community.
You can become a Silver Award Girl Scout if you:
- Are in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade
- Are a registered Girl Scout Cadette
- Have completed the Bronze Award, a Cadette Leadership Award, OR a Cadette Journey
Before your Troop starts the path to earning the Silver Award, Adult Members and Volunteers must take our council's Introduction to the Silver Award course on gsLearn on your MyGS account. This information is to be shared with the girls in the Troop or Girl Scout Juliette.Our original course is sunsetting on June 30th, 2025. The updated course, which includes information about the new leadership awards, will be available starting in early August 2025. If you have questions about the Silver Award from now until August, please reach out to customercare@gssc.us. Please note that the deadline for your project and final report is due September 30th of your eighth-grade year or your oldest team member's eighth-grade year. |
- Find an issue you care about.
- Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.
- Explore your community and think of how that issue affects your community.
- Choose a Silver Award project that can lead to lasting change.
- Complete and submit a Silver Award Proposal Form. Find the form in 'Resources' below.
- Once the proposal is approved, you will receive additional information to proceed with your project.
- Develop your project.
- Make a plan and put it into motion.
- Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.
Questions? Contact silveraward@gssc.us
Resources 
Highest Award Prerequisites
Hey, grownups!
When you support Girl Scouts earning their Silver Award, you’ll help them see their own power and be by their side as they make a lasting change in their community. Download this guide to get started today.
Silver Award Breakfast
When you earn the Girl Scout Silver Award, you'll be invited to our annual Council ceremony & breakfast event.
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