About The Gold Award
The Girl Scout Gold Award has evolved from a long line of Girl Scout leadership awards going back as far as 1919. The Girl Scout Gold Award was first introduced in 1980, but has been known as the Golden Eaglet, the Curved Bar, and the First Class award throughout Girl Scout history. The Girl Scout Gold award is the highest award a Girl Scout between 14 and 18 can earn. Currently between 5-6 percent of eligible Girl Scouts earn the Gold Award annually. The Gold Award recognizes the work of Girl Scouts who demonstrate leadership culminating in 80 hours or more, dedicated towards a service project that has lasting effects in the community.
The Gold Award Process
The Girl Scout Gold Award represents a girl’s accomplishments in Girl Scouting and her community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others. The first four requirements of the Girl Scout Gold Award help girls build skills, explore careers, gain leadership skills, and make a commitment to self-improvement. The Girl Scout Gold Award Project can be undertaken when the first four requirements are completed and must be led by an individual girl.
Gold Award Forms
Prospective Recipient forms
- Gold Award: Step by Step Checklist
- Gold Award Girl Guidelines
- Gold Award Proposal Form
- Gold Award Final Report Form
- Take Action Log Form
- Sample Budget
- Gold Award Interview Prep Documents
- Power Point Training
- Interview Schedule
Adult forms
Gold Award trainings are optional (but highly recommended) and will be offered in the fall.
Recognizing our Gold Award Recipients
The Gold Award Ceremony will take place June 2, 2012 at the Hilton Rosemont Hotel, 5550 N. River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018. The reception* will take place from 12:30-1:00pm and the actual ceremony will be from 1-3pm. Honorees will have the option of inviting up to four guests free of charge, and there is a fee of $10 for any additional guests.
Formal invitations will be mailed to honorees in early May 2012.
In order to be recognized at the 2013 ceremony, girls must have their final interview complete and their Gold Award Final Report form signed, approved, and received by council no later than March 15, 2013.
