The Small Team Project Proposal application and all Individual Team Member Detail applications must be submitted before the committee reviews any part of it.
Getting Started 
- Complete your Pre-requisite: A Cadette Journey
- Attend a Silver Award Information Session
Information Sessions
- The Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award is where you will start! It gives you helpful tips, from choosing an issue to successfully taking action, and all the steps in between! Keep this handy, because you’ll need it to make sure your project meets the requirements as you plan and execute it!
- GSEP uses the SmarterSelect web application. Proposals must be submitted digitally via SmarterSelect. Forms from the workbook will not be accepted for Proposal submission.
Planning Your Time
- Find an Adult Project Volunteer: a registered, background-checked Adult Girl Scout who is not related to you. This person is responsible for overseeing safety and Silver Award Procedures.
- Decide which project model you will use.
- No matter which model you choose, you'll be adding others to your project team (Girln Scouts, Peers, Volunteers, etc.). These are the people you'll be leading to achieve your goal!
- Before you put your project into action, submit your Proposal.
- The deadline to submit your Proposal is May 1st of your 8th grade year.
- After you have submitted your Proposal, please allow 4-6 weeks for the GSEP Volunteer Silver Award Committee to review your proposal and contact you via email with recommended revisions and any questions we have about your Proposal.
- Complete your revisions by logging back into SmarterSelect and updating your existing Proposal.
- Revisions will be reviewed and once verified, you will receive your Official Proposal Approval Email and can start implementing your project.
- If you need to change part of your project after it has been approved, please contact girlawards@gsep.org for approval of these changes.
Resources to Support Your Project
Submitting Your Final Report
Resources for Adults
Celebrating Our Silver Award Girl Scouts
Contact girlawards@gsep.org for girl support, workshops, information sessions, and special need accommodations.
In the subject line, please include which award your inquiry is about (Bronze, Silver or Gold). Thank you!
You can become a Silver Award Girl Scout if you:
Are in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade
Are a registered Girl Scout Cadette
Have completed a Cadette Journey
How to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award
Find an issue you care about.
Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.
Explore your community and think of how that issue affects your community.
Choose a Silver Award project that can lead to lasting change.
Develop your project.
Make a plan and put it into motion.
Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.
Deadlines
- 2023-2024 8th grade deadline to submit a Silver Award Project Proposal: May 1, 2024
- 2023-2024 8th grade deadline to submit a Silver Award Project Reflection and Project Visual Aid: September 30, 2024
*Submissions are rolling. Deadlines are the last chance to submit, they apply when you are in 8th grade.
You have the power to improve your community through action
Ready to help your community and earn one of the highest awards in Girl Scouting? Cadettes can team up with a small group of fellow Girl Scouts or work on their own. To earn the Silver Award, you will research an issue you care about, make a plan to address it, and then take action to improve your community.
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can achieve. It gives you the chance to show that you are a leader who is organized, determined, and dedicated to improving your community. If you’re a registered Girl Scout in grades 6-8, and you’ve completed one Cadette Journey, you’re ready to get started!
Silver Award Information Sessions are workshops for interested Girl Scouts to learn more about requirements, the approval process, and to share project ideas for these awards.
The Silver Award and Inclusion
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) is committed to ensuring that all youth members, regardless of ability, have the opportunity to achieve the Silver Award.
When a Girl Scout requests accommodations, GSEP staff will work with the family to understand the specific needs and determine reasonable accommodations. The Council will then communicate directly with the Silver Award Committee to share these accommodations and ensure committee members feel prepared to support the Girl Scout effectively.
Our goal is to treat every Girl Scout with the attention, respect, and support they deserve as they pursue the Silver Award.
