- Complete a GSEMA online Gold Award Orientation.
- Find an issue in your community or the world that you care about.
- Learn everything you can about that issue through research and trusted sources.
- Form a team by identifying experts and people in your community who could help you.
- Think about the root cause of an issue, then make a plan of how you could tackle it.
- Sign up for a Gold Award Proposal Writing Workshop (strongly encouraged)
- Submit your project proposal through GoGold Online for approval. Tip: use the rubric and Budget Your Time chart to help while writing your proposal.
- Meet with your assigned Gold Award Committee Advisor to review feedback and get started. You must wait to begin your project until after you’ve met with your Gold Award Committee Advisor.
- Lead your team and carry out your plan.
- Reflect on the change you’ve created in your community and the world, share your story, and inspire others to make a difference, too.
- Complete your final report in GoGold.
- Celebrate!
Change the world, Girl Scout.
Gold Award Girl Scouts are rock stars, role models, and real-life heroes. How do they do it? By using everything they’ve learned as a Girl Scout to solve a problem in their community or make a lasting change in their world.
Seniors and Ambassadors who want to go for the Gold Award build a team of trusted adults, peers, and leaders in their community to guide them through challenges and support their success.
Plus? Nothing beats that feeling of seeing real, lasting, and sustainable change and knowing it was you who made it happen. It changes the way you see your place in the world—and how the world sees you.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts is committed to supporting all Girl Scouts who are interested in earning their Highest Awards. If there are any accessibility factors, accommodations, or supports that we can provide, please let us know.
You can become a Gold Award Girl Scout if you:
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Are in ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade
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Are a registered Senior or Ambassador
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Have completed two Senior or Ambassador Journeys, or have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and completed one Senior or Ambassador Journey
How to Earn the Girl Scout Gold Award
Reaching Your Goals
Important Deadlines 
Developing a Project Proposal
Submitting a Project Proposal
Proposal Review Process
Completing Your Project
Final Reports
Gold Award Support Network
GSEMA Program Team
GSEMA Gold Award Committee
Project Content Advisor
When you've Earned the Gold Award
Apply for the GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship
Recognize Your Accomplishments
Celebrate Your Success
More Resources
- Gold Award Project Brief (online form)
- Gold Award Project Proposal (PDF)
- Gold Award Final Report (PDF)
- Project Advisor Guide (PDF)
- Parent/Caregiver Guide (PDF)
- Troop Leader Guide (PDF)
- Guide for Leadership Experience (PDF)
- Your Guide to Going Gold (PDF)
- Project Proposal Rubric (PDF)
- Virtual Best Practices Gold Award (PDF)
Gold Award Girl Scout Yearbook
Learn about our most recent class of Gold Award Girl Scouts!
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