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
Let our council know you want to earn it.
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.
Make a plan and put it into motion.
Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.
How Do We Get Started?
- Leaders are required to view our Silver Award Training (available on gsLearn) before the Girl Scout(s) begin their project. Leaders should also review the Silver Award Money Earning Policies for guidance on how projects can be funded.
- Girl Scouts should review the Silver Award Guidelines to help them develop a solid project plan.
- Troops may request an a la carte Silver Award Workshop for five or more Girl Scouts.
- While formal pre-approval of project ideas is not required, Girl Scouts are welcome to reach out with their ideas to awards@gshnj.org. We’re happy to provide feedback and guidance.
Submission of Silver Award Projects
The deadline for Silver Award submissions is Sept 30th of the calendar year that the Girl Scout graduates 8th grade. If a Girl Scout will complete 8th grade in 2022, their Silver Award project must be submitted to council by Sept 30, 2022.
NEW! Cadettes can submit their projects to council using this online form. They must upload copies of their:
- Project budget
- Time log
- Troop Leader/Project Advisor’s Endorsement form
Once submitted, council will process within 30 days.
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