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= National Young Women of Distinction = National Young Women of Distinction (or NYWOD) are distinguished for leading Gold Award projects which made substantial, meaningful and sustainable change in their communities. Every year, ten Girl Scouts from the United States of the Senior and Ambassador ranks are chosen. It is the highest honor and title a Girl Scout can achieve. These women are awarded with scholarships to the school of their choice, gifts, opportunities to travel, and oftentimes interact with celebrities. They represent Girl Scouts of America (GSUSA) as speakers at local and national events. They may travel the world advocating for their cause and attempt to inspire young girls to follow their ambitions.

Background
The award was founded in 1999. In 2016, Susan Bulkeley Butler donated $1,000,000 to be distributed among the award recipients across the next decade. In the same year, the Kappa Delta Sorority began donating $50,000 scholarships each year to distribute among the ten recipients. Since 2016, the recipients were awarded with $15,000 each in scholarship money to any school of their choice.

Nomination and Selection
Once a Girl Scout has completed her Gold Award, she may be nominated as a NYWOD. She must submit her project to her local council for review. Projects are nominated based on its measurable and sustainable impact, outreach, and its ability to address a challenge related to a national or global issue. Each council may select three nominees starting April 1st and ending April 30th. The nominee's project then goes through a rigorous two month review process overseen by GSUSA staff. Then, an external panel of trusted partners review the projects and narrow down the results. Finally, the projects are reviewed by GSUSA's internal award team where the final ten are selected.

Awarding the Prize
The finalists are notified of their new title the first week of July of the year they are nominated. They are then celebrated at a national event. If their celebration falls on the year of the Girl Scout's Triennial National Convention, the awardees are celebrated there. During the celebration, they are each awarded any scholarships and gifts alongside the CEOs of their councils.

Laureats
The following women hold the National Young Woman of Distinction title: