Gold Award

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.

Join a century of women who have done big things. Learn more about Gold Award scholarships, the history of the Gold Award and the benefits of going Gold.

You can pursue your Girl Scout Gold Award if:

You're in high school (ninth through twelfth 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 at least one Journey.

Girl Scout Gold Award Steps

Identify an issue

Investigate your issue thoroughly

Get help and build your team

Create a plan

Present your plan and gather feedback

Take action

Educate and inspire

Here’s How to Go Gold

Getting Started

1. Let us know if you are planning to earn your Gold Award by filling out your Girl Award Intent Form!

2. Take the Gold Award Online Training.

After taking the training, please take this short survey.

3. Review the Girl Gold Award Guide.

Taking Action

4. Create a GoGold Online account and complete steps 1-5.

5. Upload proposal supplements:

6. Submit your project proposal.

The Gold Award Coordinator will contact you regarding scheduling your interview with the Gold Award Committee to present your initial proposal for approval. You must submit your initial proposal by the 15th of the month prior to your interview date.

Feel free to share the Adult Gold Award Guide with your project advisor, troop leader and parent/guardian.

Wrapping Up

7. Submit your final report:

Complete steps 6-7 on GoGold Online.
Conduct your final Gold Award Committee interview.

8. Recognitions:

All final proposals must be completed online by September 30 of the calendar year you are graduating from high school. However, if you wish to participate in the current year Girl Awards ceremony, you must:

Finish your project and submit all required hard copy forms and the online submission, including the Gold Award Bio Form by February 15, and
Complete your final interview by the second Saturday in March of the current year.

Final proposals received and approved after February 15 will be recognized at the following year’s ceremony.

Your Gold Award Forms and Resources

Forms: Girl Award Intent Form (Link)

Gold Award Bio Form (Link)

Gold Award Budget Worksheet (PDF)

Gold Award Timeline Worksheet (PDF)
Resources: 2018 Gold Award Recipients (PDF)

Community Service vs. Take Action Projects (PDF)

Gold Award FAQs (PDF)

Gold Award Guide - Adult (PDF)

Gold Award Guide - Girl (PDF)

Gold Award Online Training (Link)

Gold Award Project Ideas (PDF)

Gold Award Workshops

If, after viewing the online Gold Award webinar, you have questions related to Going Gold and would like someone to speak to you, we will provide an interactive and fun workshop that prepares you for your Gold Award journey. To request a workshop, please use this form.

Social Media and Your Gold Award

Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska supports the efforts of girls pursuing their Gold Award to secure funding via online avenues, such as Facebook and reputable crowd sourcing sites. To that end, the council will co-sponsor Facebook events for girls working on their Gold Award. The council also will promote a Gold Award applicants’ GoFundMe page, or similar effort, with one post on the council’s primary social media platforms. To arrange a social media promotion, please contact Shannon.

2018 Gold Award Recipients

Meet Spirit of Nebraska's 2018 Gold Award Girl Scouts and be inspired by their Take Action projects.