Silver Award

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

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.

Resources and Links You'll Need

Silver Award Proposal Form
Silver Award Final Report Form
Silver Award Proposal and Final Report Questions *for reference only
Cadette Guide to Earning the Silver Award
Silver Award Project Proposal * for reference only
Silver Award Final Report * for reference only
Highest Awards FAQ
Take Action Quiz

Highest Award Prerequisites & FAQ

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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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