Junior year is when high school students start to think about the admissions process in earnest! Eleventh graders will take the PSAT, meet with their guidance counselor to begin college planning, and may start to visit specific colleges and universities. This is also a great time to begin applying for scholarships to pay for college! Here are the top scholarships for high school juniors:

1. The Ayn Rand Fountainhead Essay Contest
2. The “Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship
3. $1,000 Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship
4. The Christian Connector Scholarship
5. CollegeXpress $10,000 Scholarship
6. Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest
7. Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship
8. Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
9. High School Social Leaders Scholarship
10. Foot Locker Scholarship
11. JFK Profile in Courage Essay Contest
12. One Move Ahead Chess Scholarship
13. The Princeton Prize in Race Relations
14. Recent Immigrant Scholarship
15. ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarship Program
16. Selectblinds $1000 Scholarship
17. Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship
18. Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship
19. Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship
20. Unigo Flavor of the Month Scholarship

Below you can learn more about eligibility, award amount, and application links for these scholarships for high school juniors!

The Ayn Rand Fountainhead Essay Contest

• Eligibility: Open to high school juniors and seniors who write an essay about Ayn Rand’s book The Fountainhead.
• Deadline: May 28th
• Amount: up to $10,000

The “Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all students, including high school, college, and graduate students
• Deadline: December 5th
• Amount: $10,000

$1,000 Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all students ranging from high school students to college and community college students. 
• Deadline: End of each month
• Amount: $1,000

The Christian Connector Scholarship

• Eligibility: To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be a current high school freshman, sophomore, or junior interested in attending a Christian university or college
• Deadline: May 31st
• Amount: $2,500

CollegeXpress $10,000 Scholarship

• Eligibility: Students must attend one of the nearly 900 CollegeXpress partner colleges
• Deadline: May 31st
• Amount: $10,000

Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest

• Eligibility: Open to all high school, college, and university students who are at least 14 years old.
• Deadline: March 2nd
• Amount: $10,000

Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship

• Eligibility: Students must be enrolled in school in the US or Puerto Rico including: K-12, high school and college
• Deadline: December 13th
• Amount: Up to $5,000

Foot Locker Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school athletes
• Deadline: January 3rd
• Amount: $20,000

Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship

• Eligibility: All high school students, college students, graduate students, and adult learners
• Deadline: December 31st
• Amount: $1,000

High School Social Leaders Scholarship

• Eligibility: Students must be committed to making the world a better place and write an essay.
• Deadline: March 28th
• Amount: $1,000

JFK Profile in Courage Essay Contest

• Eligibility: Open to high school students who complete an essay about a U.S. elected historical figure.
• Deadline January 17th
• Amount: $10,000

One Move Ahead Chess Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to chess players of all ages.
• Deadline: March 23rd
• Amount: $1,000

The Princeton Prize in Race Relations

• Eligibility: Open to all high school students who are involved in an activity that promotes positive race relations.
• Deadline: January 31st
• Amount: $1,000

Recent Immigrant Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all high school students who immigrated to the United States on or after January 1, 2010.
• Deadline: March 31st
• Amount: $1,000

ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarship Program

• Eligibility: Open to all high school students, college students, community college students, and graduate students
• Deadline: End of each month
• Amount: $10,000

Selectblinds $1000 Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school, college, or university students with a minimum GPA of 2.5
• Deadline: July 15th
• Amount: $1,000

Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all high school students who submit a video entry about their life’s passion
• Deadline: January 23rd
• Amount: $5,000 to $25,000 per year

Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school students
• Deadline: January 20th
• Amount: $1,000

The Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarships

• Eligibility: Open to high school students who are vegetarians or vegans
• Deadline: February 20th
• Amount: $10,000

Unigo Flavor of the Month Scholarship

• Eligibility: Students who are currently enrolled or will be enrolled in college by 2026 who write a short essay.
• Deadline: July 31st
• Amount: $1,500