Silver Award | Girl Scouts

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.

Silver Award

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Silver Award requirements:

You are in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade
You are a registered Girl Scout Cadette
You have completed the Girl Scout Bronze Award or a Girl Scout Leadership Award (new in 2025!). New Leadership Awards for Cadettes are the Silver Torch Award, the True North Award, the Teaching Award – Personal Aide, and the Community Advocacy Awards (Take Action and Global Action).

Before you get started

Before submitting your proposal, you should thoroughly research your topic. Form a project plan, but do not begin working on your project until after you submit your Project Proposal to GSKSMO.

Find an issue you care about.
Build your team of up to 3 other Cadette Girl Scouts, or decide to go solo.
Explore your community to learn more about issues that interest you and how they affect your community.

How to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award

Download and review the Cadette Workbook for Earning the Silver Award.

STOP: If planning a Silver Award project on a camp property, please follow these steps toggle arrow

Contact campdept@gsksmo.org to discuss your project idea, timeframe, and options.
After discussing your project with our Camps Department, submit a Highest Award – Camp Project Request Form.
Upon approval of your camp project from the Camp Department, continue your Project Proposal.

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As a troop, work together on your detailed project proposal(s). This will help you and your troop leaders think through your plan and prepare to submit your idea(s) to the council. Once you feel good about your plan, work with your troop leader to submit your GSKSMO Silver Award Project Proposal.

Resources

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Once your project is complete, work with your troop leader to complete the Silver Award Final Report. This will help you reflect on your project and explain how you met the Silver Award requirements. This will also make completing the GSKSMO Silver Award Final Report form easy.

Once this form is approved, you can purchase your pins. You can purchase your Silver Award pins and other swag by reaching out to shopdept@gsksmo.org. We encourage you to celebrate and share your accomplishments!