The Flinn Scholarship offers a full-ride for undergraduate education, but also programming and support that continues far beyond undergraduate study into Scholars’ personal and professional development after graduation.
Flinn Scholarship benefits
- The full cost of tuition and mandatory fees, plus housing and meals, valued at more than $135,000;
- Funding for an international summer seminar after the Scholar’s freshman year and for at least one additional study-abroad experience;
- Participation in an extraordinary community of more than 725 current and alumni Flinn Scholars;
- Membership in a university honors college, with amenities including small classes, access to top researchers, and guest lectures;
- Personal mentoring from top faculty and fellow Scholars as well as exposure to Arizona and global leaders in business, government, science, and the arts at exclusive events; and
- Intellectual, cultural and social activities developed exclusively for Flinn Scholars by both the Flinn Foundation and the universities.
A tradition of mutual support
The Flinn Scholars have a decades-long tradition of mutual support. When one Scholar learns about a research opportunity, she shares the news with her peers. When another Scholar defends his honors thesis, the presentation room is crowded with fellow Scholars. When a Scholar spends a summer interning in another city, Scholar alumni living there show them around.
Although Flinn Scholars are spread across Arizona, attending college in Flagstaff, Tempe, and Tucson, they make sure to find time to catch up in person. All four classes of current Scholars gather each August for the annual retreat—and tug-of-war competition! And each class of Scholars travels together for an international seminar during the summer after freshman year, forming bonds that last through their college years and beyond.
Once a Flinn Scholar graduates, the Scholar becomes part of a powerful alumni network ready to help others along their career path.
Connections for the future
The Flinn Foundation helps Scholars connect with dynamic companies and nonprofit organizations in Arizona for professional-development experiences. With increasing frequency, Scholars find themselves working alongside the program’s alumni.
Connections and relationships made during the undergraduate years continue through graduate school and into careers. Flinn Scholar alumni live and work throughout the world, including a sizable number right here in Arizona, making an impact in their communities as executives, artists, entrepreneurs, teachers, physicians, and many other professions.
