GOLD AWARD
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The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting. It symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community service, career planning and personal development. Between 3,000 and 3,500 Girl Scouts 15-17 earn the award each year — less than three percent of all Girl Scouts that age.
Girls who earn the Girl Scout Gold Award are eligible for a variety of scholarships to continue their education at more than 100 colleges and universities. Organizations such as the Elks Foundation provide $6,000 each year for eight young women to attend the college of their choice. All branches of the United States military offer Girl Scout Gold Award recipients the opportunity to enter the military at the higher pay-scale rank of E-2, the equivalent of already having 30 college credits.
Requirements
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout 15-17 may earn. Someone once described the Girl Scout Gold Award as being "what you really want to be remembered for" in Girl Scouting. For many, the leadership skills, organizational skills, and sense of community and commitment that come from "going for the gold" cement the foundation for a lifetime of active citizenship.
The new requirements for the Gold Award will be posted soon!
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