To be eligible to receive an award from the Juanita James Memorial Scholarship Foundation, you must meet these minimum requirements:
- You must be a US Citizen.
- You must be a resident of a Bronx New York City Housing Authority development. Click here to see if your houses are eligble.
- You must be a high school senior applying to a 2-year or 4-year college or university in the US.
- You must submit the JJMSF application, your official high school transcript and personal statement by the May 19th deadline. See the Application page for more information.
Eligible Houses
If you live in one of the following NYCHA developments, you may be eligible for a JJMSF award.| 1010 East 178th Street | 1162-1176 Washington Avenue |
| 1471 Watson Avenue | Adams Houses |
| Bailey Avenue-West 193rd Street | Baychester Houses |
| Dr. Ramon E. Betances I | Dr. Ramon E. Betances II, 13 |
| Dr. Ramon E. Betances II, 18 | Dr. Ramon E. Betances II, 9A |
| Dr. Ramon E. Betances III, 13 | Dr. Ramon E. Betances III, 18 |
| Dr. Ramon E. Betances III, 9A | Dr. Ramon E. Betances IV |
| Dr. Ramon E. Betances V | Dr. Ramon E. Betances VI |
| Boston Road Plaza | Boston Secor Houses |
| Boynton Avenue Rehabs | Bronx River Houses |
| Bronx River Addition | Bronxchester Houses |
| Bronxdale Houses | Bryant Avenue-East 174th Street |
| Butler Houses | Castle Hill Houses |
| Claremont Parkway-Franklin Avenue Area | Claremont Rehab (Group 2) |
| Claremont Rehab (Group 3) | Claremont Rehab (Group 4) |
| Claremont Rehab (Group 5) | Classon Point Gardens |
| College Avenue-East 165th Street | Davidson Houses |
| Eagle Avenue-East 163rd Street | East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue |
| East 165th Street-Bryant Avenue | East 173rd Street-Vyse Avenue |
| East 180th Street-Monterey Avenue | Eastchester Gardens |
| Edenwald Houses | Forest Houses |
| Fort Independence Street-Heath Avenue | Franklin Avenue I |
| Franklin Avenue I M.H.O.P. | Franklin Avenue II |
| Franklin Avenue III | Franklin Avenue III M.H.O.P. |
| Glebe Avenue-Westchester Avenue | Gun Hill Houses |
| Harrison Avenue Rehab (Group A) | Harrison Avenue Rehab (Group B) |
| Highbridge Gardens (Highbridge/44) | Highbridge Rehabs (West 166th Street-Anderson Avenue) |
| Highbridge Rehabs (Nelson Avenue) | Hoe Avenue-East 173rd Street |
| Jackson Houses | Jennings Street M.H.O.P. |
| Longfellow Avenue Rehab | Macombs Road |
| Marble Hill Houses | McKinley Houses |
| Melrose Houses | Middleton Plaza |
| Millbrook Houses | Millbrook Extension |
| Mitchell Houses | Monroe Houses |
| Moore Houses | Morris Heights Rehab |
| Morris I | Morris II |
| Morrisania Air Rights | Morrisania Houses |
| Mott Haven Houses | Murphy Houses |
| Parkside Houses | Patterson Houses |
| Pelham Parkway Houses | Prospect Avenue M.H.O.P. |
| PSS Grandparent Family Apartments | Randall-Balcom Houses |
| Sack Wern Houses | Saint Mary's Park Houses |
| Sedgwick Houses | Soundview Houses |
| South Bronx Area (Site 402) | Southern Boulevard M.H.O.P. |
| Stebbins Avenue-Hewitt Place | Teller Avenue-East 166th Street |
| Throggs Neck Houses | Throggs Neck Addition |
| Twin Park East (Site 9) Houses | Twin Park West (Site 1 and 2) Houses |
| Union Avenue-East 163rd Street | Union Avenue-East 166th Street |
| University Avenue Rehab | Webster Houses |
| West Farms Square Rehab | West Farms Square |
| West Farms Square M.H.O.P. | West Tremont Avenue-Sedgwick Avenue Area |
| West Tremont Rehab (Group 1) | West Tremont Rehab (Group 2) |
| West Tremont Rehab (Group 3) | |
