College-Granted Scholarships

In addition to offering cash scholarships, AJM also works with colleges and universities across the country to provide opportunities for Junior Misses to further their education.  Nearly 200 colleges and universities have offered scholarships to contestants.  Some scholarships are available to any participant that takes part in a Junior Miss progam.

In 2007, more than $78 million in college-granted scholarships was made available to Junior Miss participants.  We are honored that the following educational institutions offer college-funding opportunities for our participants:

Albright College
Reading, Pennsylvania
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
$5,000 to America’s Junior Miss
$3,000 to Overall Scholastic Winner
$2,000 to First Runner-up

Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
Full tuition for America's Junior Miss
Full tuition for Alabama's Junior Miss
Full tuition for Overall Scholastic Winner
Full tuition for State Junior Miss with 3.5 GPA and 30 ACT/1320 SAT


Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham, Alabama
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
Full tuition to America's Junior Miss
Full tuition to Overall Scholastics

Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
$3,500 per year to State Junior Misses

Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minnesota
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
$1,5000 per year to State Junior Misses (based on financial need)

Huntingdon College
Montgomery, Alabama
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
Full tuition to State Junior Misses
$700 per year for Local Junior Misses

Judson College
Marion, Alabama
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
Up to full-tuition scholarship

Keystone College
La Plume, Pennsylvania
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
$3,000 per year renewable scholarship to State Junior Misses in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Additional award to Pennsylvania state winner.

McDaniel College
Westminster, Maryland
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
$2,500 per year to State Junior Misses

Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, Mississippi
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
$1,000 per year to State Junior Misses

Salem-Teikyo University
Salem, West Virginia
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
Full for America's Junior Miss
$5,000 for AJM First Runner Up/
$5,000 for Overall Scholastics Winner
$5,000 for State Junior Misses
$3,000 for State runner ups
$1,000 for any participant in Junior Miss

Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
$5,000 per year for State Junior Misses

Spring Hill College
Mobile, Alabama
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
Full tuition for America's Junior Miss
Full tuition for Overall Scholastic Winner

St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
Four Year Renewable Scholarships
$1,500 for State Junior Misses (based on financial need)

Troy University
Troy, Alabama
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
Full tuition, room & board for any participant with 3.7 GPA and 31 ACT/1380 SAT
Full tuition for any participant with 3.5 GPA and 27 ACT/1220 SAT.

University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
Full tuition to America’s Junior Miss
Full tuition to Alabama’s Junior Miss
Full tuition to Overall Scholastics Winner
Full tuition to State Junior Misses with a 3.7 GPA and 30 ACT

University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
Full tuition, fees, room, board, freshman yearbook and laptop computer for America's Junior Miss
Full tuition, fees, room, board, yearbook and laptop computer for Alabama's Junior Miss
Full tuition, fees, room, board, yearbook and laptop computer for Overall Scholastics Winner
Full tuition, fees, room, board, yearbook and laptop computer for State Junior Misses with 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT 

University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
$6,000 to State Junior Misses
$2,000 to State runner ups
$1,000 to State finalists
$2,000 to local or state contestant with 3.0 GPA and 25 ACT
$1,000 to local or state contestant with 3.0 GPA and 22 ACT

Villa Julie College
Stevenson, Maryland
Four Year Renewable Scholarships:
$2,500 per year for State Winners

Please note: scholarships may be contingent upon satisfactory progress at that institution. Any college or university has the right to revoke any scholarship upon unsatisfactory progress.