When Girl Scout Juniors team up to make a difference in their community, they learn important leadership skills, discover new passions, and watch how seemingly small actions make a big difference. It all adds up to the Girl Scout Bronze Award—the highest honor a Junior can achieve! Learn more about the Bronze Award on our website.
To qualify for the Bronze Award, Girl Scout Juniors should:
- Be a registered member of GSOFCT
- Be in 4th or 5th grade
- Complete one Junior Journey with the accompanying Take Action Project prior to starting the Bronze Award
- Build a team! (The whole troop can work together on this project, but be sure to also include community members as well)
- Investigate the community for issues
- Find the root cause of the issue
- Create a plan to tackle the root cause.
- Ensure the project will be sustained after you are done with it
- Measure your impact
- Spend 20 hours working on the project. Each Girl Scout working on the project should have 20 individual hours.
- Allow each girl to have a leadership role in the project
- Share what you have accomplished with others.
- Be completed by September 30th of the year the Girl Scout finishes 5th grade and start 6th grade.
The following are not allowed as Bronze Award projects:
- Projects that focus solely on collecting, beautifying, decorating, redecorating, rebuiliding, donating, and/or cleaning. The are considered service projects. These aspects can be part of a larger project, but cannot be the only part of the project.
- Projects that focus solely on implementing an already existing solution (i.e. Little Libraries, Buddy Benches, Badge Workshops) are not Highest Award projects. These aspects can be part of a larger, unique solution, but cannot be the only part of the project.
- Projects that raise money for another organization. Per GSOFCT and GSUSA policy, Girl Scouts may not raise money for another organization and any money raised for the purpose of funding your project may not be directly donated to another organization.
- Projects planned and organized by adults that Girl Scouts only implement. Remember: adults should guide Girl Scouts through the process and ensure they meet guidelines, but should allow the project to be girl-led.
You will need the following information to complete this form:
- Names of all Girl Scouts who earned the Bronze Award
- The date the award was earned (this is typically the day the project was completed)
- The issue the project addressed
- A brief description of the project
- A description of how the project is sustainable
- A description of the measurable impact the project had
Questions?: Customer Care is here to help! Reach out to customercare@gsofct.org or 1-800-922-2770.