News and Updates

Graduating Flinn Scholars ready for new life adventures

May 05, 2014

Seventeen Flinn Scholars graduating this year from the three Arizona state universities were honored during the annual Recognition Dinner May 3.


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Flinn Scholars honor educators at annual dinner

May 04, 2014

At the annual Recognition Dinner May 3, the Flinn Scholars Program and its Class of 2014 honored the educators who played an extraordinary role in the lives of the high-school seniors awarded the scholarship this year.


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New class of 20 Flinn Scholars chooses Arizona universities

April 30, 2014

The 2014 Flinn Scholarship has been awarded to 20 of Arizona’s highest-achieving high-school seniors, who will receive a comprehensive educational package to attend an Arizona public university.


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A new SAT is on its way

March 10, 2014

Big changes are coming to the SAT in spring 2016. The longstanding penalty for guessing wrong will disappear, just like obscure vocabulary words. The essay will be optional. And the scoring will return to a 1,600-point scale. In addition to…


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Flinn Foundation report outlines current priorities to benefit Arizona

March 07, 2014

The Flinn Foundation’s “Action and Impact” report presents the organization’s current grantmaking priorities and activities that are making an impact across Arizona through the biosciences, civic leadership, arts and culture, and the Flinn Scholars program.


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Three Flinn Scholars named UA Pillars of Excellence

February 25, 2014

Three Flinn Scholars have been named University of Arizona Pillars of Excellence, the highest honor for a student bestowed upon by the university. Congratulations to Scholars Leah Edwards (’10), Daniel Fried (’10), and Paul Thomson (’11), three of the 12…


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Application window for 2014 Flinn Scholarship now closed

October 22, 2013

The application window for the 2014 Flinn Scholarship has closed. All applicants for the scholarship will receive a status notification via email in mid-December. Interviews for approximately 75 semifinalists will take place Friday, January 10 and Saturday, January 11. Interviews…


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