Junior Book Award Program

Thank you for nominating your student for the Junior Book Award Program. The Office of Undergraduate Admission recognizes female, non-binary, genderfluid, and/or transgender-identifying high school juniors who exemplify the qualities of a Simmons University student—leadership, community service, care for family, passion for social justice, commitment to addressing climate change, and acts of kindness.

Our Junior Book Award recipients embody one or more of Simmons University’s Core Values:

• Changing the world for the better by inviting the best of the world to change us

• Strengthening our communities through inclusion and belonging

• Leading and modeling leadership through everyday action

• Improving society by connecting theory to practice

• Increasing our power to influence by increasing our willingness to serve
   

The 2026 Book Award will feature Yellowface by R.F. Kuang — the 2024 Simmons Community Read.
Please note nominations do not guarantee a book award, as limited books will be available. 

Spring 2026 nominations are open until April 10th, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. E.T.

Any nominations after April 10th please email lisa.hartley@simmons.edu