Scholarships

Finding Scholarships

There are thousands of scholarships offered by colleges, employers, individuals, private companies, professional organizations, religious groups, and nonprofit organizations, to name a few.

• Check with the financial aid office of colleges to which you apply to find out what they offer.

• Find out if your or your parents' employers offer scholarships.

• The scholarships section of Naviance has a national scholarships search tool and a curated list of more local scholarships.  Use these first in your search.

• Then try other scholarship search tools: 

  • Fastweb

  • Going Merry

  • Big Future

  • Scholarships.com

  • Scholarships 360

  • Unigo

Flinn Scholarship - Applications open in mid September and close in mid October

This is a competitive scholarship application process for high achieving students who wish to attend one of Arizona's state universities.

Eligibility:

• To be awarded the Flinn Scholarship, an applicant must:

  • Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) by time of entry to the university;

  • Be an Arizona resident for two full years immediately preceding entry to the university.

• As a general rule, Flinn Scholarship applicants should:

  • Participate and demonstrate leadership in a variety of extracurricular activities;

  • Attain at least a 3.5 grade-point average (unweighted);

  • Rank in the top 5 percent of their graduating class (if the school reports class rank);

  • Flinn Scholarship applicants must submit SAT or ACT scores, but there is no minimum score needed to apply.

Dorrance Scholarship - Applications open in October and close in February

This is a need-based scholarship for first-generation students.

Eligibility:

• Seniors in good standing who will graduate from an accredited Arizona high school and enter the university as a college freshmen

• First generation to attend college (neither parent/step-parent, living or deceased, or legal guardian holds a four year degree from any country)

• Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA (weighted or unweighted)

• Minimum combined SAT score of 1110 OR composite ACT score of 22 OR PSAT score of 1050 

• Admitted to one of Arizona’s three residential public universities (Arizona State University-Tempe, Northern Arizona University-Flagstaff, University of Arizona-Tucson)

• Demonstrated financial need with a completed FAFSA

• Demonstrated leadership and volunteer service

• Agree to participate in all aspects of the scholarship program (See Program At A Glance)… MUST be able to travel internationally

• Signed Scholar Participation Agreement

• Reside on campus freshman and sophomore year

• Successfully complete the Dorrance Summer Bridge Program