You’ve got what it takes to make a lasting impact

Get started by earning a highest award in Girl Scouting

You're ready to make the world a better place. Show everyone how you’ll do it by earning the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards. Each award will challenge you and helps you take action in a big way.

Complete all three highest awards and earn the Virginia Skyline Triumph Award, an award that recognizes the motivation, dedication, and purpose it takes to serve your community to the fullest extent at Girl Scouts.

Did you know you can earn scholarships for being a Girl Scout? Girl Scouts of the USA and Virginia Skyline offers scholarship opportunities to help further your education so you can achieve your academic goals!

Bronze Award

Team up with a group of fellow Juniors to make a difference in your neighborhood.

Silver Award

Identify an issue, make a plan, and take action to improve your community.

Gold Award

Take action to make a lasting impact in the world with Girl Scouting’s highest award.

Triumph Award

Earn all three Girl Scouts’ Highest Awards and receive your GSVSC Triumph Award.

As you earn one of Girl Scouts' highest awards, you'll change your corner of the world-and beyond. The possibilities are endless. See a brief comparison of the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards and their requirements HERE.

ANNUAL DEADLINE FOR FINAL AWARDS
REPORTS IS SEPTEMBER 15.

Scholarships

Congratulations, you’ve earned the Gold Award! And guess what? You might be eligible to apply for a Girl Scout scholarship! We know how hard all our girls work to make the world a better place and we’re so excited to support you in your continued leadership journey! These local and national scholarships are for BOTH Gold Award receipients and/or graduating seniors.

Check-out Girl Scouts of the USA's Scholarship Search Engine for Gold Award AND graduating seniors.

Betty G. Norris Gold Award Scholarship: $2,500 toggle arrow

A $2,500 academic scholarship for one high school senior member of Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline who has earned the Gold Award or will have completed it before starting her post-secondary or vocational education. One scholarship awarded each year.

An application can be completed here online (this scholarship application opens December 1 and closes March 1 each year). More details can be found here.

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2023: Katelen Boyd
2024: Claire Castellon
2025: Samantha Parrish

Girl Scouts of the USA Gold Award Scholarship: $10,000 toggle arrow

In 2021, GSUSA launched a new $10,000 scholarship program to recognize and provide financial support to one Gold Award Girl Scout per council. These Gold Award Girl Scouts have completed Gold Award projects that demonstrate extraordinary leadership, measurable and sustainable impact, and that address an issue of national and/or global significance.

Each Girl Scout council will select their scholarship recipient from among the Gold Award Girl Scouts in their council, based on a rigorous local review process. In addition to receiving an academic scholarship, each recipient will receive an official letter of notification, promotion that helps them reach a broad audience while highlighting the importance and impact of their projects and recognition at GSUSA’s Movement-wide Girl Scouts Change the World Celebration in October.

Who is eligible? Any Gold Award Girl Scout whose Gold Award final report has been approved by their council in GoGold, between April 1 of last year to March 31 of this year, is eligible to apply. Girl Scouts who earned their Gold Award after March of this year can apply for the scholarship next year.

Eligible girls can apply in GoGold. Simply log in to your account and click on “Apply for a GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship” in the dashboard. You will be asked to submit responses to four essay questions, as well as a link to a video that is about a minute long.

GS Gold Award Scholarship: Sweet Briar College toggle arrow

Two awards, each valued at $2,500, are available for eligible incoming first-year students who have achieved the Girl Scout Gold Award. One is designated for a student who is a member of a Girl Scout troop in Virginia, while the other is open to a Girl Scout troop member anywhere in the United States. The scholarship is renewable for four years of study at Sweet Briar if a grade point average of 3.0 is maintained. More info here. Check-out this flyer regarding Girl Scouts at Sweet Briar College.

GS Gold Award Scholarship: Hollins University toggle arrow

The amount awarded varies. Submit proof of your Girl Scout Award to the Hollins University Office of Scholarships and Financial Assistance before February 1 of the year you enroll. The scholarship amount is renewable and can be used only toward tuition. Open only to first-year students. More info here.

GS Gold Award Scholarship: Marymount University toggle arrow

Marymount University waives its application fee when Girl Scouts apply to its college. Plus Girl Scouts who have earned the Gold Award can also qualify for 1 of 5 scholarships. Scholarship application is here.

KPMG Future Leaders Program: $10,000 per each year of college toggle arrow

KPMG Future Leaders Program selects top-achieving female high school seniors from across the United States for a $10,000 scholarship for each year of college (four years). Selected students attend a three-day retreat at Stanford University the summer before their freshman year of college and participate in a yearlong mentorship program in which they are paired with a female leader from KPMG Women's Leadership Summit. Applications are due in January of each year.

National Jewish Committee on Girl Scouting Scholarship: $500 toggle arrow

The National Jewish Committee on Girl Scouting (NJCGS) is excited to announce a new program: a scholarship for post-high school education that can be applied for by Girl Scouts who have earned their Gold Award AND their Or Emunah Award (the religious award that can be earned by Jewish Girl Scouts in their high school years.).

We plan to award at least one scholarship of approximately $500. Applicants are required to:

Submit the application form.
Complete a brief essay (200-300 words) describing how the applicant’s connection to Judaism has influenced her Girl Scout experience.
Submit at least one reference from a non-relative who knows about the applicant’s Girl Scout, Jewish and/or community activities.

The deadline for submitting all application materials is April 30. Further requirements and details about the scholarship can be found on the application.

Further information about the National Jewish Committee on Girl Scouting and/or the Or Emunah Award can be found on this website: njcgs.org

Prudential Emerging Visionaries: up to $15,000 toggle arrow

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards has evolved into the national recognition program called Emerging Visionaries. Prudential Financial alongside Ashoka, a leading social impact organization, awards young leaders for their innovative solutions specifically geared to financial or societal challenges. Students who want to make a change can receive up to $15,000 in awards, coaching, and an all-expense trip to Prudential headquarters. Girl Scouts ages 14-18 are eligible to apply.

Applications are normally due in early November of each year. More info here.

Roanoke Valley Branch AAUW Scholarships: $1,000-$4,000 toggle arrow

The American Association of University Women, Roanoke Valley Branch (AAUW), awards scholarships annually to high school seniors who will be attending college in the summer or fall. We welcome applicants from high school seniors! (We also have scholarships for women 21 years or older returning to school or enrolling in college or university for the first time.)

Eligibility

Any woman matching the eligibility requirements of one of the scholarships listed below, and who resides in the Cities of Roanoke or Salem, the Town of Vinton; or the Counties of Roanoke, Botetourt, Craig, or Franklin, may apply for a scholarship.

$1,000 Robert D. Torrey and Patricia T. Wagensiel Scholarship for women looking to major in music or the arts field.
$2,000 Ruth E. Nelson Memorial Scholarship for women entering college and who will be pursuing a career in education or the arts.
$2,000 scholarship for women who will complete high school for the current school year.
$2,500 scholarship for women who are high school graduates, 21 years or older, and who have not previously obtained a bachelor’s degree.
$4,000 Jennie Sue Murdock Scholarship for Women who are high school graduates, 21 years or older returning to school or enrolling in college or university for the first time.

Applications

The application which includes instructions is available online at the AAUW Roanoke Valley website.

Application deadline is March 31 of each year. Scholarship recipients will be notified of their award no later than April 15. The funds must be used by the end of your first academic year and are not renewable.

For questions about the scholarship application process, please call or send a text to Carol Siler 540-353-7868 or email rvaauwscholar@gmail.com

VFW Scout of the Year Contest: $1,000-$5,000 toggle arrow

This award scholarship recognizes Gold Award Girl Scouts and Eagle Scouts who have risen above their peers in exemplifying the qualities of that rank. Awards at the national level range from $1,000 to $5,000. Information as well as the Scout of the Year application can be found here.

You’ve got what it takes to make a lasting impact

Get started by earning a highest award in Girl Scouting

ANNUAL DEADLINE FOR FINAL AWARDS REPORTS IS SEPTEMBER 15.

Scholarships

ANNUAL DEADLINE FOR FINAL AWARDS
REPORTS IS SEPTEMBER 15.