Gold Award Scholarship
Gold Award Girl Scouts can earn a $5,000 scholarship.
Congratulations on becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout! You have created lasting change in the world while earning the highest award in Girl Scouting.
Now that you’ve earned a Gold Award, did you know that you can apply for a national scholarship for your post-secondary education? The GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship recognizes and provides financial support to one Gold Award Girl Scout per council and one from USA Girl Scouts Overseas.
Scholarship recipients must have completed a Gold Award project that demonstrates extraordinary leadership and measurable, sustainable impact and addresses an issue of national and/or global significance. Does this sound like you or a Gold Award Girl Scout you know? See application requirements and important information below and make plans to apply.
Apply to earn $5,000.
The GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship will be awarded to one remarkable Girl Scout per council.
Eligibility
Gold Award Girl Scouts who are high school seniors or recent high school graduates can apply for the 2024 program. Specifically:
- current high school seniors who earned or will earn anytime before April 1, 2024
- recent high school graduates who earned in their senior year after March 31, 2023
To confirm your eligibility (Gold Award approval date), please contact your council.
Notes on Eligibility 
Recipient Benefits
- $5,000 scholarship
- Official award letter
- Recognition in local and national Girl Scout promotions, including on the Gold Award Girl Scouts Class webpage
How to apply for the Gold Award Scholarship:
Apply between March 15–April 17, 2024. All applicants will receive status updates in June 2024.
In addition to providing demographic information, a headshot with photo release, and confirmation of Gold Award status, each applicant will answer four essay questions in 500 words or fewer per question about their Gold Award:
Please summarize your project in a narrative describing the root cause, how your project addresses it, the resources you leveraged, and how you achieved your goal. Be sure to indicate how you displayed leadership, detailing 1) how you led a team to accomplish your goals and 2) how you involved appropriate community members in your solution.
Please describe how your project had measurable and sustainable impact. Share how you collected information or data throughout your project and used it to show how your actions had an impact on your issue. Then, share how your project carries on or continues to have impact even after you’ve done your part!
Please describe how your project had a local connection to a national or global issue. Why does your project matter? Explain how your project meaningfully addressed an issue that is relevant nationwide and/or worldwide.
Please describe the impact completing your Gold Award project has had on you. Include what new skills you may have gained, what qualities you have learned about yourself, and how these discoveries will help you in the future.
Reach out to goldaward@girlscouts.org with any questions or concerns. For technical issues, please reach out to help@mykaleidoscope.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
If selected, where can I apply my scholarship funds?
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Is a Girl Scout who will be taking a gap year for the 2024-2025 school year eligible to apply?
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I completed my Gold Award and did not use the GoGold web app. Can I still apply for this scholarship?
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