Recognizing the need to help middle level students jump-start their quest toward higher education, the National Junior Honor Society offers the annual NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA). The award recognizes 500 exceptional NJHS students with $500, to be placed in a college savings account program-managed by Ascensus as part of the New Mexico Education Trust Board’s 529 college savings plan: The Education Plan. The deadline for NJHS OAA applications has now passed and the application portal is closed. This year’s recipients were notified by email in May 2021.
Congratulations to the 2021 NJHS OAA recipients!
The 2022 NJHS OAA application process will open in January 2022. Eligible NJHS members should create their student account at www.njhs.us/studentaccount. All applicants must have a verified NJHS student account in order to apply for the award in January 2022.
View detailed information about the application process in the NJHS OAA Application Guides:
- NJHS OAA Application Process Overview
- NJHS OAA Adviser Guide
- NJHS OAA Application Process Checklist
- NJHS OAA Student/Parent Application Guide
- NJHS OAA Recommender Guide
Advisers: View the NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award for Advisers webinar recording and download the PowerPoint presentation to learn how your role may have changed for this year. Students: View the NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award for Students and Parents webinar recording and download the PowerPoint presentation for a start-to-finish look at this year’s application process.