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 a Cadette Journey
How to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award
- 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.
- Submit project proposal.
- Once you've received approval, develop your project.
- Make a plan and put it into motion.
- Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.
- Submit final report.
Steps to Submit your Silver Award Proposal
- Complete the fillable PDF Silver Award Proposal.
- Upload the proposal using this JotForm.
Steps to Submit your Silver Award Final Report
- Complete the fillable PDF Silver Award Final Report.
- Upload the final report using this JotForm (If you are starting your project after February 1, 2024.) If you started your project prior to February 1, 2024 use the form here. This JotForm will close on June 30, 2024.)
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