KINGSTON, July 7 — The JN Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Jamaica National Group, has opened applications for its secondary school scholarship programme, offering a mix of multi-year awards and one-time grants for students entering the next academic year. The foundation will award 17 five-year scholarships covering the full span of secondary school, along with 10 one-time grants for qualifying students. The key academic bar for eligibility is a Primary Exit Profile (PEP) placement score of 320 or higher.
Applicants and their guardians must submit materials by a deadline the foundation has yet to announce. Here’s what it means in plain terms: For families eyeing secondary school costs, the PEP score is the hard cutoff.
Students scoring 320 or above on the national placement exam can apply; those below that threshold won’t qualify. The foundation will review submissions based on the eligibility criteria, primarily that score, before selecting winners. Successful applicants will be notified after the review process, with the scholarships set to commence at the start of the 2026 academic year for secondary school.
The JN Foundation has not yet released specific dates for application deadlines, award notifications, or disbursement. In a separate track, the foundation will administer 20 scholarships reserved specifically for children of Jamaica National Group employees.
Those awards operate under their own process, distinct from the main pool of 17 scholarships and 10 grants open to the general public. ## The practical upshot for applicants For students and parents, the immediate task is straightforward but time-sensitive: monitor the JN Foundation’s official channels for the application window and deadline. The foundation has advised applicants to watch for updates rather than rely on past timelines. The programme operates as part of the foundation’s annual cycle, which typically aligns with the Jamaican academic calendar.
The foundation has given no indication when it will post the schedule, leaving families in a holding pattern for now. ## What to watch next The open question is timing. With the 2026 academic year approaching, the foundation’s silence on specific dates creates a narrow window for families to prepare documentation and secure the PEP score verification. Anyone with a score of 320 or higher should start gathering application materials now, even before the formal deadline appears.
The JN Foundation has run this scholarship cycle annually, so the structure is familiar to many Jamaican families. But the lack of published dates means the next official announcement — whenever it comes — will trigger a scramble to submit.
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