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Earned Awards

Service Bars

Community Service Bars can be earned by Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors. This bar recognizes at least 20 hours of service to an organization outside of Girl Scouting.

Service to Girl Scouting Bars can be earned by Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors. This bar recognizes at least 20 hours of service to Girl Scouting, such as helping with a younger Troop, volunteering at a Council event or Service Unit Camporee.

Specific requirements can be found in your Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting.

Questions? Contact our Award Specialist.

President's Volunteer Service Award

Any individual, family, or group can receive Presidential recognition for volunteer hours earned over a 12-month period or over the course of a lifetime. Refer to the President’s Volunteer Service Award website for more information.

Submit the President’s Volunteer Service Award Application Form to GSSA to apply for this award. Awards are ordered twice yearly, in May and October. Applications received after May 1 or October 1 will be held for the next batch order.

My Promise, My Faith

The Girl Scout My Promise, My Faith pin invites girls in grades K-12 to experience a faith journey through exploration of the Girl Scout Law and teachings from their faith. Girls can earn this national pin each year.

National Lifesaving Awards

The 1913 handbook, How Girls Can Help Their Country, lists two medals girls could earn for meritorious deeds related to saving a life.

Today, girls continue to earn Lifesaving Awards: the Bronze Cross, given for saving life or attempting to save life with risk to the candidate’s own life; and the Medal of Honor, given for saving life or attempting to save life without risk to the candidate’s own life.

Click here for the application. The application must be downloaded with 60 days of the lifesaving incident. Applications must be approved by the council and submitted to GSUSA no later than 6 months after the lifesaving incident.

Scholarships

Congratulations! You’ve worked hard as a Girl Scout by building marketable skills like teamwork and leadership, collecting community service hours and earning awards like the Girl Scout Silver Award or Girl Scout Gold Award. Although it can seem overwhelming, all of this hard work is going to pay off when it comes time for college applications and scholarships. In order to make this process easier, we’ve collected a list of scholarships and resources to help make your college dreams an affordable reality.

Thanks to the generosity of donors in southern Alabama, our council has scholarships available for award to graduating Girl Scout Ambassadors. Applications are accepted for GSSA scholarships from Feb 1 – March 3, 2025.

The GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship will open March 14 and close April 15, 2025.

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The Loucretia Hollingsworth Scholarship is open to Girl Scouts who have placed an emphasis on community service and reside in Baldwin, Clarke, Choctaw, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington Counties. This scholarship recipient will receive a one-time financial award.

To apply, please complete the Scholarship Application and submit additional required documents listed on the application from Feb 1 – March 1, 2024 via email at awards@girlscoutssa.org.

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The Ellen Autrey Anderson Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship is open to Girl Scouts who have earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, have contributed to society through their service, and have an interest in pursuing a career dedicated to helping others. This scholarship recipient will receive a one-time financial award.

To apply, please complete the Scholarship Application and submit additional required documents listed on the application from February 1 – March 1, 2024 via email at awards@girlscoutssa.org.

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The Young Leaders Lifetime Membership Award is open to Girl Scouts who have been involved in Girl Scouting leadership roles and plan to continue their involvement in Girl Scouting as an Adult Member. Two award recipients will receive a Lifetime Membership in Girl Scouts and a Lifetime Membership Pin.

To apply, please complete the Scholarship Application and submit additional required documents listed on the application from February 1 – March 1, 2024 via email at awards@girlscoutssa.org.

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Learn more about the GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship.

Volunteer Awards

Because volunteers contribute their time and skills in many ways, there are several Adult Awards that are available to recognize their efforts.

Council Awards

We have so many wonderful volunteers who deserve special recognition! Council Awards are approved by the Adult Awards Committee. These awards are presented at the In Your Honor Award Ceremony in the Spring.

Council Awards (with the exception of the Volunteer Years of Service Pin) require a simple nomination form and 2 to 4 endorsements. All nomination and endorsement forms must be submitted to awards@girlscoutssa.org. The nomination deadline is March 3, 2025.

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The Volunteer Years of Service Pin recognizes an Adult Girl Scout for years of active volunteer service at five-year intervals. Volunteers are asked to self-report in order to receive this recognition.

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The Appreciation Pin recognizes an individual's exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE), which has had measurable impact on one geographic area of service, allowing the council to reach and surpass its mission-delivery goals. (2 endorsements)

Honor Pin

The Honor Pin recognizes an individual's exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE), which has had measurable impact on two or more geographic areas of service, allowing the council to reach and surpass its mission-delivery goals. (3 endorsements)

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The Thanks Badge honors an individual whose ongoing commitment, leadership, and service have had an exceptional, measurable impact on meeting the mission-delivery goals and priorities of the entire council or the entire Girl Scout Movement. (4 endorsements)

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The Thanks Badge II honors a previous Thanks Badge recipient who has continued to provide exemplary service in a leadership role, resulting in a measurable impact that benefits the entire Girl Scout Movement. (4 endorsements)

Service Unit Awards

Service Units also present awards to volunteers. Most are signed by a Service Unit Team member and approved by the Adult Awards Committee. All nomination and endorsement forms must be submitted to awards@girlscoutssa.org by March 3, 2025.

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The Volunteer of Excellence Award Pin recognizes those volunteers who have contributed outstanding service while partnering directly with girls in any pathway to implement the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) through use of the National Program Portfolio or who have contributed outstanding service in support of the council's mission delivery to girl and adult members. (2 endorsements)

Let's Celebrate

When Girl Scouts earn their Gold, Silver or Bronze award they'll be invited to celebrate at In Your Honor.

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Questions? Please contact our Community Development and Awards Manager, awards@girlscoutss.org

For additional scholarships and awards for Girl Scouts, check out the GSUSA Scholarship webpage. You’ll find a great scholarship search tool, free access to CollegeLab for Girl Scouts, and more.