Flinn Foundation

Improving the quality of life in Arizona to benefit future generations.

Flinn Scholars

Providing world-class undergraduate education in partnership with Arizona’s public universities.

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The Class of 2025 Flinn Scholarship application has closed. Recommendations are due Nov. 4.
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Tuition. Housing. Study Abroad. Community. And much more at an Arizona university.
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Learn about what it takes to qualify for the Flinn Scholarship, valued at more than $135,000.
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Flinn Scholars begin in Arizona. Their journeys take them throughout the world.
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Browse profiles of Flinn Scholars and a searchable database from 1986 to today.
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Meet the Flinn Scholars Class of 2024, learn about exclusive opportunities, and more.

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The Flinn Scholarship

The Flinn Scholarship isn’t about what you get. It’s about who you become and the impact you make. With the world-class education made possible by the Flinn Scholarship, you can become an agent of discovery, creativity and leadership who will make a difference.  

The Flinn Scholarshipvalued at more than $135,000covers tuition, fees, housing, and meals at one of Arizona’s public universities, plus study abroad. Each year, about 20 top Arizona high-school seniors are chosen to learn from amazing faculty, business leaders, and civic innovators and join a vibrant, eclectic communityincluding a powerful alumni network. 

What’s the Flinn Scholar blueprint? There is none. Scholars emerge from throughout Arizona and become leaders in every discipline you can imagine. 


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NEH Chair and Flinn Scholar Shelly Lowe recounts her journey

Shelly Lowe, chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, laughed when she was asked to define the humanities. 

“Humanities are our creation stories,” Lowe said. “And there are so many creation stories out there from different groups and different people, but they are those things that really teach us who we are as human beings.”  

Lowe, a Class of 1992 Flinn Scholar and University of Arizona graduate, sat down with Flinn Foundation President and CEO Tammy McLeod, Ph.D., during a visit to Arizona for a conversation about her journey from Ganado on the Navajo Nation to Washington, D.C. [Read more]


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Recommendations, counselor report due Nov. 4

The Class of 2025 Flinn Scholarship application requires two recommendations and a counselor report in order to advance in the process.

The deadline for the recommendations and counselor report is 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. The deadline for students to submit their application was Oct. 21.

The academic and leadership/service recommendations, which are unique to the Flinn Scholarship, provide reviewers perspective on your abilities, motivations, character, and growth over time. [Learn more]


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Class of 2025 Flinn Scholarship application closes

The application for the Class of 2025 Flinn Scholarship has closed. The deadline to apply was Monday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m.

Applicants will learn in December if they advance to an interview as a Flinn Scholarship Semifinalist.

In scope and value, the Flinn Scholarship is unlike almost any other undergraduate merit-based scholarship in the United States. Arizona high-school seniors are eligible to apply for the scholarship, which provides a full ride to any of Arizona’s public universities—a value of more than $135,000. [Learn more]


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Info session videos provide insights into Flinn Scholarship 

Two pre-recorded videos now available on the Flinn Scholars website are designed to help high-school students, parents, teachers, and counselors learn about the application and benefits of the Class of 2025 Flinn Scholarship—one of the nation’s most prestigious merit-based scholarships.

The first video is narrated by Anne Lassen, Flinn Foundation Vice President, Scholarship and Education Initiatives, and includes details about the application requirements, the timeline, and scholarship benefits. The second features Class of 2021 Flinn Scholar Eugenia Trakal, who offers advice from the student perspective. [Watch]


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Three Flinn Scholars nominated for Marshall, Rhodes scholarships

Flinn Scholars Ritisha Das, Lauren Paxton, and Joshua Tint have been nominated by Arizona State University for the prestigious Marshall and Rhodes scholarships.

Ritisha is a pursuing degrees in mechanical engineering and mathematics; Lauren is a graduate with a bachelor’s in psychology and minor in economics; and Joshua is pursuing bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science.

The Marshall Scholarship covers graduate study at any university in the United Kingdom, while the Rhodes Scholarship covers post-graduate study at Oxford University. [Read more]


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Meet the Flinn Scholars Class of 2024

The 2024 Flinn Scholarship has been awarded to 20 Arizona high-school seniors who will attend in-state universities with merit awards providing each of them a full ride.

Members of the Flinn Scholars Class of 2024 will receive a comprehensive scholarship package valued over four years at more than $130,000, including the cost of tuition, fees, housing, meals, and at least two study-abroad experiences.

The 39th class of Flinn Scholars, representing 17 high schools, will study alongside Scholars currently attending the honors colleges at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona. [Read more]


Details For

Applicants

A great Flinn Scholarship application has many components. But we only select students we believe we really know. Be yourself.

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Parents

There are a number of specific ways throughout your student’s high-school years to help ensure a strong application and candidacy.

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Teachers & Counselors

In addition to student-submitted materials, the application requires two teacher recommendations and a high-school academic counselor’s report.

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News and Updates

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NEH Chair and Flinn Scholar Shelly Lowe recounts her journey

best pokerbros clubs 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 […]

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Flinn Scholarship application opens. Apply by Oct. 21

best pokerbros clubs The application for the Class of 2025 Flinn Scholarship is open. The deadline to apply is Monday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. In scope and value, the Flinn Scholarship is unlike almost any other undergraduate merit-based scholarship in the United States. Arizona high-school seniors are eligible to apply for the scholarship, which […]

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August 2024 Flinn Scholars Newsletter

Flinn Scholar returns home to Arizona and the Flinn Foundation
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Joanna Yang Yowler, Ph.D., a Class of 2008 Flinn Scholar, joins the Flinn Foundation as a Bioscience Program Manager starting Monday, Aug. 19.

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Flinn Foundation names new leaders as longtime executive retires

best pokerbros clubs Brad Halvorsen joined the Flinn Foundation in 1989 as its first communications employee. After 35 years of service to the foundation and Arizona, including nearly a decade as executive vice president, Halvorsen retires June 14. Halvorsen’s departure prompts two other executive leadership changes. Vice President, Communications Matt Ellsworth has been promoted to […]