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Silver Award

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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 or a Cadette Leadership Award
Step One

Review the Silver Award Workbook

Step Two

Submit your project proposal BEFORE beginning your project.

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Silver Award

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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.

  • Develop your project and submit your Project Proposal for approval. We will contact you for a meeting to discuss your project before approval.

  • Make a plan and put it into motion.
  • Submit your Final Report for approval.
  • Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.

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Submission Links 
To submit your project proposal and final report, please access the online form links below. The printable versions are also available for planning purposes. 
  • Online Silver Award Project Proposal (For final submission to council)
  • Online Silver Award Final Report Form (For final submission to council)
Printable References
  • Silver Award Workbook
  • Silver Award Project Proposal (Printable for planning purposes)
  • Silver Award Final Report (Printable for planning purposes)
  • Silver Award Checklist

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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.


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