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GSSA Council's Own Patch Program Book
We have many patches that were developed by troops in our council! Check out our Patch Book to see the requirements for each.
Bronze Award Guidelines for Junior Girl Scouts
Bronze Award Adult Guide
Let’s Get Started!
Girls must be in 4th or 5th grade and be a registered Girl Scout Junior. The deadline for Bronze Award submissions is September 30 as girls enter 6th grade.
- Complete a Junior Journey and Journey Project.
- The troop leader should submit one Bronze Award Notification Form for the troop.
- Complete the Bronze Award Take Action Project.
- The Bronze Award Project can benefit Girl Scouts or the community.
- The Bronze Award Project must be done with a troop or other group.
- Fundraisers may be held to support your project, and all fundraisers must be approved by the council in advance. See the Money Earning Application form for more information.
- Girl Scouts cannot raise money to be donated to another organization.
- Each girl must submit the Bronze Award Report Form with the project log. Questions must be answered by each girl in her own words and in her own handwriting. Typed forms will not be accepted.
All forms should be submitted to the Mobile Service Center. Forms may be faxed, emailed, mailed, or dropped off at either office. For more information about the Girl Scout Bronze Award, contact Jeannie Napper at jnapper@girlscoutssa.org.
Silver Award Guidelines for Cadette Girl Scouts
Silver Award Adult Guide
Let’s Get Started!
Girls must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade, and be a registered Girl Scout Cadette. The deadline for Silver Award submissions is September 30 as girls enter 9th grade.
- Complete a Cadette Journey and Journey Project before beginning the Silver Award Project.
- Each girl should submit her own Silver Award Notification Form to the council.
- Complete the Silver Award Take Action Project.
- The Silver Award Project cannot benefit Girl Scouts, it must benefit the community.
- The Silver Award Project can be done with a troop or group, or alone.
- Fundraisers may be held to support your project, and all fundraisers must be approved by the council in advance. See the Money Earning Application form for more information.
- Girl Scouts cannot raise money to be donated to another organization.
- Each girl must submit the Silver Award Report Form with the project log. Questions must be answered by each girl in her own words and in her own handwriting. Typed forms will not be accepted.
All forms should be submitted to the Mobile Service Center. Forms may be faxed, emailed, mailed, or dropped off at either office. For more information about the Girl Scout Silver Award, contact Jeannie Napper at jnapper@girlscoutssa.org.
Gold Award Guidelines for Senior, Ambassador Girl Scouts
Gold Award Adult Guide
Let’s Get Started!
Girls must be in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade, and be a registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador. The Girl Scout Gold Award must be earned as an individual. The project may not benefit Girl Scouts, but must benefit the community.
Gold Award Deadlines and Due Dates
Girls in 9th-11th grades may submit Proposals or Final Reports quarterly on or before March 30, June 30, September 30, and December 30. Paperwork that arrives after these dates will be held to the next quarter. Interviews with the Gold Award Committee will be scheduled as soon as the committee members’ schedules allow.
Girls in 12th grade have a deadline of April 30 to submit Proposals and July 30 to submit Final Reports. Interviews for graduating seniors will be scheduled as needed to meet their time constraints. Projects must be completed and approved by September 30 after graduation to qualify for a Gold Award.
Suggested Timeline for Earning the Gold Award:
Journey(s) – summer after 8th grade through 9th grade
Gold Award Training – 8th or 9th grade
Steps 4-8 – 10th-11th grade
These first three steps can be completed in any order, before beginning step 4
- Attend a Gold Award Training Workshop (required!)
- Complete 2 Senior or Ambassador Journeys or 1 Journey + Silver Award. Cadette Journeys cannot be used for the Gold Award
- Submit “What Do You Think?” Idea Form to council (suggested, but not required). This form is for you to use to try out an idea. You can email us an idea, before you spend time researching all the details. Send more than one if you want! This is not your formal proposal.
Steps four through eight must be completed in order:
Step 4: Submit Your Proposal
- Submit Proposal Form to council by email to awards@girlscoutssa.org. Later, a copy with signatures will be required.
- Your Proposal will be reviewed by GS staff for accuracy, then forwarded to the Gold Award Committee.
- The Gold Award Committee will review your Proposal, and you will receive feedback on recommended changes, if any.
Step 5: Interview with Gold Award Committee
- Your interview will be scheduled after your Proposal has been reviewed by the committee, and recommended changes have been made.
- You will receive an approval or request for revision from the committee as soon as possible after your interview. You will have the opportunity to respond to the committee’s comments by email if needed.
Step 6: Implement Your Project
- Once the committee has approved your Proposal, you may begin your project. Do not begin until you receive written approval from the committee!
- As the project progresses, submit any major changes to the committee for approval.
- Fundraisers may be held to support your project, and all fundraisers must be approved by the council in advance. See the Money Earning Application form for more information.
Step 7: Submit Final Report
- Submit Final Report Form to council
- When the project is complete, submit your Final Report by email, and a copy with signatures by regular mail.
- Your Final Report will be reviewed by the Gold Award Committee, and you will receive feedback about recommended changes, if any.
Step 8: Final Interview with Gold Award Committee
- Your interview will be scheduled after your Final Report has been reviewed by the committee, and recommended changes have been made.
- You will receive an approval or request for revision from the committee as soon as possible after your interview. You will have the opportunity to respond to the committee’s comments by email if needed.
For more information about the Girl Scout Gold Award, contact Jeannie Napper at jnapper@girlscoutssa.org.
Any individual, family, or group can receive Presidential recognition for volunteer hours earned over a 12-month period or over the course of a lifetime. Refer to the President’s Volunteer Service Award website for more information. Submit the GSSA President’s Volunteer Service Award Application Form to the council to apply for this award.
Our council is fortunate to have two scholarships for Girl Scouts who are graduating from high school. Application deadline for all scholarships is March 1 of the graduating year.
Loucretia Hollingsworth Scholarship places an emphasis on community service.
Ellen Autrey Anderson Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship is open to Girl Scouts who have completed a Gold Award.
The 1913 handbook, How Girls Can Help Their Country, lists two medals girls could earn for meritorious deeds related to saving a life.
Today, girls continue to earn Lifesaving Awards: the Bronze Cross, given for saving life or attempting to save life with risk to
the candidate’s own life; and the Medal of Honor, given for saving life or attempting to save life without risk to the candidate’s own life.
Click here for the application. The application must be downloaded with 60 days of the lifesaving incident. Applications must be approved by the council and submitted to GSUSA no later than 6 months after the lifesaving incident.
Please contact Jeannie Napper at jnapper@girlscoutssa.org or Cheryl Miller at cmiller@girlscoutssa.org for assistance.
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