News and Updates

Amy Umaretiya, undergraduate researcher, Biodesign Institute at ASU

2019 Flinn Scholarship application deadline is Oct. 5

August 14, 2018

Next spring, 20 of the most outstanding high-school seniors in Arizona will be selected as the 34th class of Flinn Scholars. Would you like to join this absolutely brilliant, fun-loving, globe-trotting community of young adults ready to make a difference in…


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New Flinn Scholars Program policy to allow two-year academic leave

August 07, 2018

  Future Flinn Scholars, beginning with the Class of 2019, will be permitted to take a leave of absence from their university for up to four semesters, or two academic years. This is a change from the longstanding policy that…


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Flinn Scholar Jacob Beverage

August 01, 2018

Jake Beverage has never had any doubt that accepting the Flinn Scholarship was the right decision, from helping him to discover his ideal area of study to impacting his life ever since. The Class of 1995 Flinn Scholar from Paradise…


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Actor, writer, Flinn Scholar Paul Michael Thomson’s first full-length play hits the stage

July 27, 2018

By Brian Powell Flinn Foundation Paul Michael Thomson remembers as a 12-year-old acting in “Lost in Yonkers” on stage at the Arizona Jewish Theatre. He auditioned, was paid, and afterward read positive reviews about his performance. At that moment, acting…


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Flinn Scholars graduating from Arizona’s universities to pursue advanced degrees, careers, international research

May 10, 2018

The Flinn Scholars graduating from Arizona’s public universities this year have been awarded with prestigious fellowships, admission into elite graduate programs in Arizona and across the country, and an early start on careers ranging from high-tech to music. The 19…


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2018 Flinn Scholars honor Distinguished Educators for their impact on education, lives

May 08, 2018

They have taught some of Arizona’s highest-performing students the secrets of physics, chemistry, and calculus, as well as history and literature, theatre and band. One taught every subject at a Waldorf school. Another offered instruction in Navajo language and government.…


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Flinn Foundation selects 22 top Arizona students as Flinn Scholars

April 18, 2018

The 2018 Flinn Scholarship has been awarded to 22 of Arizona’s highest-achieving high-school seniors who will begin undergraduate study this fall at an Arizona public university. The highly competitive merit-based award, with a value of more than $120,000, covers the…


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