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  • Scholarship Application - Girl Membership

    Each individual requesting aid needs to complete appropriate application. Applications available for girl membership, girl retail, girl program fees and adult membership.

  • Girl Scouts – Dakota Horizons (GSDH) is committed to providing all girls the opportunity to participate in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. The GSDH Girl Membership Scholarship is designed to assist new and renewing girl members in our council jurisdiction by providing supplemental resources beyond a family’s ability to pay.  Scholarship allocations are subject to availability within the council’s current operating budget.  The eligibility and important information below are offered to outline the application process and help navigate the council’s procedure.

     ELIGIBILITY

    • Available to new or renewing girls
    • Form must be completed in full and submitted by the parent/guardian on behalf of their girl
    • Girl scholarship applicants/family must:
      • Be a good financial standing with the council
      • Commit to assisting with transportation to and from activities and other needs as able/willing
      • Receive free/reduced meals or provide a compelling statement of need.

  • IMPORTANT INFORMATION

    • Applications are kept confidential
    • GSDH encourages girls and families to contribute to membership dues and add the amount the household can pay to the application
      • A copy of the application and contribution payments should be remitted to GSDH Sioux Falls office at the time of application
    • Scholarships are not granted to an entire troop or service unit
    • Scholarships will not be provided for funds already spent
    • When GSDH’s annual operating budget allows and applicant qualifies, GSDH scholarships will be awarded as follows:
    GIRL Requirements Membership Dues Scholarship
    New Member
    (1st year)

    1. Complete Scholarship Application

    2. Receive free/reduced meals or provide a compelling statement of need

    		 Up to $35 annual membership dues
    Renewing
    (2+ years)

    1. Complete Scholarship Application

    2. Receive free/reduced meals or provide a compelling statement of need

    		 Up to $25 annual membership dues

    Submit a copy of the scholarship application and any additional payments to help@gsdakotahorizons.org or mail to: GSDH, Attn: Data Entry Specialist, 1101 S Marion Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57106 within 5-7 business days.

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  • Parent/Guardian Information

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  • Participation Information

  • Household Financial Information

  • Household Statement of Need

  • Request For Scholarship

    Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons encourages girls to become self-sufficient through participation in the Product Sales Programs. Additionally, she and her caregivers can also seek support from the troop and the local Girl Scout body known as the service unit. Inquire with your troop leader or the event/camp host to get the conversation started.

  • Girl Membership Options

     Type Dues Who Valid dates
    2023 Girl Membership $25 New or renewing Valid October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023
    Extended Year Girl Membership $35 New Valid April 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
    2024 Girl Membership $25 New or renewing Valid October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

  • Projected Contributions

    Enter amounts each party will contribute in boxes 2-5.

  • Important Reminder!

     Submit a copy of the scholarship application and any additional payments to help@gsdakotahorizons.org or mail to: GSDH, Attn: Data Entry Specialist, 1101 S Marion Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57106 within 5-7 business days.

  • Permission

  • Media Permission

    When participating in Girl Scout activities, I (or the person I am registering) give consent to be interviewed, photographed, videotaped, or electronically imaged for the purposes of promotional materials, news releases, or other published formats for either the local Girl Scout councils or Girl Scouts of the USA. The images will be the sole property of the local Girl Scout council or Girl Scouts of the USA. I hereby release and hold harmless the local Girl Scout council and Girl Scouts of the USA from any claim arising from the use of these images.

  • The Girl Scout Promise

    On my honor, I will try:

    To serve God and my country,

    To help people at all times, 

    And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

    When making the Girl Scout Promise, individual members may subsititue wording appropriate to their own spiritual beliefs for the word "God."

  • The Girl Scout Law

    I will do my best to be

    honest and fair,

    friendly and helpful,

    considerate and caring,

    courageous and strong, and

    responsible for what I say and do,

    and to respect myself and others,

    respect authority,

    use resources wisely,

    make the world a better place,

    and be a sister to every Girl Scout.

  • I/We acknowledge that the registrant will accept and abide by the Girl Scout Promise and Law. The registrant has permission to join Girl Scouts.

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