Girl Scouts Awards

Girl Scout Gold Award®
Highest Award for Girl Scout Seniors & Ambassadors
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest achievement a Girl Scout in grades 9-12 can earn. The prerequisite before planning a Gold Award is to complete a level appropriate journey. Girl Scouts who did not earn the Silver Award are required to complete two journeys. A council sponsored workshop is mandatory. Candidates must submit proposals and will be contacted for an interview with a volunteer committee. Final reports are submitted upon completion of the project. Gold Award Take Action projects meet a root cause, are sustainable and make a measurable difference in the community, either locally or globally. Gold Award projects must be done individually. Visit the GSUSA Gold Award Site for more information and inspiration. Please use the GSCSNJ forms and documents below for proposals, reports & time logs.


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Girl Scout Silver Award
Highest Award for Girl Scout Cadettes
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest achievement a Girl Scout in grades 6 to 8 can earn. The prerequisites before planning a Silver Award are to complete a Cadette journey. A council sponsored workshop is mandatory. Each candidate must submit a proposal. The proposal will be reviewed by a volunteer committee and written approval will be sent to each candidate regarding the approval status. Final reports are submitted upon completion of the award. Silver Award Take Action projects meet a root cause, are sustainable and make a measurable difference in the community. Cadette Girl Scouts can work individually or in a team of no more than four girls. Each team member should complete paperwork documenting their contribution to the project. Visit the GSUSA Gold Award Site for more information and inspiration. Please use the GSCSNJ forms and documents below for proposals, reports & time logs.


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Girl Scout Bronze Award
Highest Award for Junior Girl Scouts
The Girl Scout Bronze Award, the highest honor a Junior Girl Scout can earn, requires her to learn the leadership and planning skills necessary to follow through on a project that makes a positive impact on her community. Working towards this award demonstrates her commitment to helping others, improving her community and the world, and becoming the best she can be. Girls may work on the award individually or in a group. All of the requirements for the Bronze Award must be met before leaving Junior Girl Scouts. However, earning a Bronze Award is not a prerequisite for the Girl Scout Silver Award (for Girl Scouts 11-14) or the Girl Scout Gold Award (for Girl Scouts 14-17). Please use the GSCSNJ forms and documents below for proposals, reports & time logs.

For more information visit the GSUSA Girl Scout Bronze website.


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Bridging Awards
Bridging awards mark a girl's transition from one leadership level to the next. An exciting time in a Girl Scout's life, the earning of the award and completion of the activities are designed to emphasize the continuity of one Girl Scout program and to welcome girls to an anticipated "next level." Girl Scouts of the USA, in partnership with the Girl Scouts of Northern California and Girl Scouts, San Diego-Imperial Council, has aligned the Bridging awards with the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Award requirements listed on this site replace those in grade-level handbooks. Learn more.


Programs of Religious Activities with Youth Organization
Programs of Religious Activities with Youth (P.R.A.Y.) is a not-for-profit organization whose national board of directors includes representatives from Protestant and Independent Christian Churches and the national youth agencies. P.R.A.Y. offers religious programs and awards for Girl Scouts of all grade levels. For more information about these programs visit their Web site at www.praypub.org then select the Partnerships link.