Scholarships

Colleges and universities recognize the merits of the Girl Scout experience by making scholarships and grants available to Girl Scouts and recipients of the Girl Scout Gold Award.

Girl Scouts of the USA has compiled a list of universities/colleges, foundations, and Girl Scout councils that offer scholarships, awards, and grants to Girl Scouts. This list can be accessed here.

Girls seeking scholarships should contact their high school guidance counselor or the financial aid office at the school they wish to attend for information on any scholarships that might be available to Girl Scouts.

Remember, earning a Girl Scout Gold Award is an excellent way to give any college or scholarship application that “something extra” to help you stand out from the crowd.

Girl Scouts Heart of the South Scholarships

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This scholarship is open to any girl who has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award by March 1st of her 12th grade year. It is awarded based on achievement in Girl Scouting, academics, leadership, and extracurricular activities. The Dianne Belk Gold Award Scholarship is a one-time scholarship of $1,000.
One scholarship is available each year.

The application is due March 15.

Congratulations to our 2025-26 Recipient:

Lilly Shannon, New Albany, MS

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This scholarship is open to any graduating senior Girl Scout who has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award by March 1st of their senior year and has shown exceptional kindness, and caring for others. It is awarded based on achievement in Girl Scouting, academics, compassion, leadership and extracurricular activities. The Debbie Moore Memorial Scholarship is a one-time scholarship of $500. One scholarship is available each year.

The application is due March 15

Congratulations to our 2025-26 Recipient:

McKinsey Coleman, Corinth, MS

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This scholarship is open to any girl who has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award by March 1st of her 12th grade year. It is awarded based on achievement in Girl Scouting, academics, leadership, and extracurricular activities. The Girl Scouts Heart of the South Gold Award Scholarship is a one-time scholarship of $1,000.
One scholarship is available each year.

The application is due March 15.

Congratulations to our 2025-26 Recipient:

McCarty Overby, Starkville, MS

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West Tennessee Girl Scout Scholarship

All graduating Girl Scout Ambassadors living in Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, or Weakley county are eligible to apply.

This scholarship is awarded based on achievement in Girl Scouting, academics, leadership, and extracurricular activities and is funded by the Hazlewood Endowment Fund started by E. Jane Hazlewood and continued by West TN women for West TN young women who seek to pursue a college education.

The West Tennessee Girl Scout Scholarship is an $8,000 scholarship ($1,000 per semester for up to 8 semesters). Five scholarships are available.

The application is due March 15.

Congratulations to the 2026 Recipients:

E Jane Hazlewood Leadership Scholarship: Vera Mosbey, Jackson, TN
Susan C. Anderson Leadership Scholarship: Je'Delle Ross, Jackson, TN
Sharon Younger Leadership Scholarship: Gabriella Pierce, Jackson, TN

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Several GSHS Service Units offer scholarships for girls in their Service Unit. Contact your Service Unit Manager to find out about any available scholarships within your Service Unit. For Service Units wishing to form their own scholarship programs, email higherawards@girlscoutshs.org to learn more.

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Girl Scouts of the USA has compiled the following list of universities/colleges, foundations, and Girl Scout councils that offer scholarships, awards, and grants to Girl Scouts.

DID YOU KNOW?!?

Millsaps College in Jackson, MS offers a $60,000 scholarship for Girl Scout Gold Award recipients: "In recognition of their leadership, academic, and extracurricular achievements, Boy Scouts attaining the rank of Eagle Scout and Girl Scouts earning the Girl Scout Gold Award who also meet admission criteria for Millsaps College as entering freshmen will receive a minimum total scholarship package of $60,000 ($15,000 per year, renewable for four years)."