News and Updates

Flinn Scholarship application opens for Class of 2024

September 11, 2023

It’s that time of the year for Arizona’s most excelling high-school students to apply for the state’s most prestigious merit-based scholarship.  The 2024 Flinn Scholarship application opened Sept. 11. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Oct. 18.  The Flinn Foundation…


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Harry Ramirez teaches 6th grade in Yuma. His impact endures years later

May 24, 2023

The Flinn Foundation and the Flinn Scholars Program recognize all of the talented and devoted educators in Arizona and their immeasurable impact on the lives of their students. Each spring, the Scholars Program ask members of the new class of…


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Basha High teacher Arlie Hunt, guided by philosophy of love and respect, honored by Flinn Scholar

May 16, 2023

The Flinn Foundation and the Flinn Scholars Program recognize all of the talented and devoted educators in Arizona and their immeasurable impact on the lives of their students. Each spring, the Scholars Program ask members of the new class of…


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Outgoing Flinn Scholars join alumni community, pursue graduate study and careers

May 11, 2023

The Flinn Scholars graduating from Arizona’s public universities this year will be starting graduate and medical school, teaching mathematics in Arizona and English in Spain and Taiwan, and working in areas such as civil engineering and nursing. Among the graduates…


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2023 Flinn Scholars commend distinguished educators and mentors  

May 10, 2023

A teacher can have an impact on a student starting very early on in life. In the case of Class of 2023 Flinn Scholar Ariana Delgadillo, it was her kindergarten teacher, Susie Pozo, at Silvestre Herrera Elementary School in Phoenix.…


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Flinn Foundation selects 20 top Arizona students for 2023 Flinn Scholarship

April 26, 2023

Twenty Arizona high-school seniors have been awarded the 2023 Flinn Scholarship, a merit-based award that will provide each of them a full ride to one of Arizona’s public universities. The comprehensive scholarship package, which is valued at more than $130,000,…


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Flinn Scholar alum and percussionist Trevor Barroero lands dream job in Arizona

April 04, 2023

By Brian Powell Flinn Foundation  There was a lot riding on this one performance.  In October of last year, Class of 2012 Flinn Scholar Trevor Barroero participated in an audition for perhaps his only chance—at least for the foreseeable future—to return…


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