Top 22 Scholarships for High School Juniors

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! One of the biggest mistakes that students make in the admissions process is waiting until the end of senior year to apply for scholarships. We know that you are smarter than that and want to get a jump start on paying for college. After all, who needs student debt?

Here are the top scholarships for high school juniors:

The Ayn Rand Fountainhead Essay Contest
The “Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship
The “Be Bold” No-Essay Community Scholarship
$1,000 Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship
Christian Colleges No-Essay Scholarship
The Christian Connector Scholarship
CollegeXpress $10,000 Scholarship
Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest
Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship
Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
High School Social Leaders Scholarship
Foot Locker Scholarship
JFK Profile in Courage Essay Contest
One Move Ahead Chess Scholarship
The Princeton Prize in Race Relations
Recent Immigrant Scholarship
ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarship Program
Selectblinds $1000 Scholarship
Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship
Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship
Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship
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

The “Be Bold” No-Essay Community Scholarship

Eligibility: Open to students who register to Bold.org and has invited many friends
Deadline: March 31st
Amount: $5,000

Christian Colleges No-Essay Scholarship

Eligibility: To be eligible, students must be a current high school student interested in attending a Christian university or college.
Deadline: March 31st
Amount: $1,000

$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

Christian Colleges No-Essay Scholarship

Eligibility: To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be a current high school student interested in attending a Christian university or college.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: March 31st

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