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NEWS AND UPDATES

Arts and Culture

Flinn commits nearly $4M to Arizona arts groups

The Flinn Foundation is pledging almost $4 million to Arizona arts and culture organizations, a substantial financial commitment designed to support the groups’ long-term sustainability.  The grants, which run through 2027, will directly support 18 of the state’s largest arts organizations as well as smaller groups operating in rural or underserved areas.  The gifts come […]

Flinn Scholars

Flinn Scholarship study abroad can take you around the world

Sakina Lord is a Class of 2021 Flinn Scholar majoring in data science and French at Northern Arizona University.   In my time at Northern Arizona University, I have participated in three separate study abroad programs, spending nearly as much time abroad as I have in Flagstaff, all thanks to the travel funding provided by […]

Bioscience

Flinn Foundation opens entrepreneurship program application

Each year, the Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program offers funding, professional support, connections, and networking opportunities to Arizona early-stage bioscience companies.  This year, the program is piloting a new format as we await an update of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap that will extend beyond 2025.   Ten finalist companies will be selected for interviews, of which two […]

Flinn Scholars

NEH Chair and Flinn Scholar Shelly Lowe recounts her journey

By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation Shelly Lowe laughed when she was asked to define the humanities. As chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Lowe said that’s one of the difficulties of her job. “Humanities are our creation stories,” Lowe said. “And there are so many creation stories out there from different groups and different […]