The Girl Scout Gold Award projects are meant to be more than a service project. Collecting food for a homeless shelter or cleaning up a park can be a wonderful service project, but the Gold Award must go beyond that. The Girl Scout working toward her Gold Award must choose an issue she cares deeply about and develop a project that will have a positive and lasting, impact on her community.

As a Gold Award Girl Scout,
you’re challenged to change the world—or at least your corner of it.
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. Once achieved, it shows colleges, employers, and your community that you’re out there changing the world.
You can pursue your Girl Scout Gold Award if:
- You're in high school (9th - 12th grade, or equivalent)
- You're registered as a Girl Scout Senior or Girl Scout Ambassador
- You have completed two Senior or Ambassador Journeys OR earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and completed a Journey
- Take the Gold Award Workshop (Passcode: GSCM4806). It is recommended that you submit your proposal within twelve (12) months of taking this training.
- Complete steps 1-5 in the on-line GoGold system before submitting your proposal for approval. Your proposal MUST be submitted via the on-line GoGold system. Proposals in any other format will only be accepted with prior approval from council. To request such approval, please submit your written request to Member Care (membercare@gscm.org) detailing why you are unable to submit your proposal via the GoGold system.
- Once your proposal is approved, begin to "take action" while tracking your time in GoGold. Once you complete steps 6-7 via the on-line GoGold system you may submit your final report to Council for review. Your final report MUST be submitted via the on-line GoGold system. Final reports in any other format will only be accepted with prior approval from council. To request such approval, please submit your written request to Member Care (membercare@gscm.org) detailing why you are unable to submit your proposal via the GoGold system.
Additional Resources
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What is the scope of a Girl Scout Gold Award project?
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Is the Girl Scout Gold Award an individual or group project?
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What is the role of the Gold Award Committee?
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Important Deadlines