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
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. When you are ready to start working on your Silver Award, be sure to submit the Silver Award Proposal form and receive permission to move forward from GSSNE. Email your completed proposal to CustomerCare@gssne.org.
Develop your project.
- Make a plan and put it into motion. If you plan to do any money-earning or donation requests for your Silver Award project, please complete this form.
- Once you have completed your Silver Award project, submit your Silver Award Final Report for approval so we can celebrate your achievement with you! Email your completed final report to CustomerCare@gssne.org.
Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.
Resources 
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.
