How to earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award
Build your Girl Scout Junior team
Explore your community
Decide on a project to work on
Make a plan of action
Put your plan in motion
Spread the word
Make your community a better place
It all starts here. Juniors team up with fellow Girl Scouts to explore their community, discover a need or issue they care about, and work together to address it. It’s a chance to create a plan and make an impact on the community they live in.
Getting started on your Bronze Award? Let us know so we can keep you in the loop!
You can become a Bronze Award Girl Scout if you:
- Are in fourth or fifth grade
- Are a registered Girl Scout Junior
- Have completed a Junior Leadership Award or Junior Journey
How to earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award
- Build your Girl Scout Junior team
- Explore your community
- Decide on a project to work on and review the Highest Award Fundraising FAQs
- Spend a minimum of 20 hours working on your project
- Make a plan of action
- Carry out your plan
Already Completed your project?
Complete and Submit your Final Report to the council to recieve recognition!
Please note: For Girl Scouts entering 6th grade in Fall 2025, the deadline to submit the final report is 9/30/25.
Send in your submission form and let the council know! Once approved, troop leaders will receive a congratulatory letter that can be used to purchase Bronze Award pins at the Girl Scout Shop, along with individual certificates for each Girl Scout.
Highest Award Prerequisites
Questions? Email highestawards@girlscoutsnyc.org!
Inspired to do more!
When Girl Scouts earn their Bronze Award they are inspired to do more and continue uplifting their communities. Start thinking about earning your GSGNY Silver Award.
