2024 Flinn Scholars to Receive Full Rides to Arizona Public Universities
April 30 2024 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Flinn Foundation selects 20 high-school seniors for merit-based
scholarship
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 merit-based Flinn Scholarship, the most competitive and
prestigious in the state, is supported by the Phoenix-based Flinn
Foundation in partnership with Arizona’s three public
universities.
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.
“These high-achieving students will obviously impress you with
what they include in their scholarship applications, but meeting
them in person and learning about their passions and drive for a
better Arizona is what’s most inspiring,” said Anne Lassen, Flinn
Foundation vice president, scholarship and education
initiatives.
Class of 2024 Flinn Scholars
- Two high schools are celebrating their first Flinn
Scholar—Shadow Ridge High School in Surprise and Williams Field
High School in Gilbert.
- Arizona College Prep High School in Chandler, University High
School in Tucson, and Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson each
have two Flinn Scholars in the new class.
- Bioscience High School in Phoenix has a Flinn Scholar for the
fourth straight year, while Pueblo High School and University High
School, both of Tucson, and Mountain Ridge High School of Glendale
have one for the second straight year. Bradshaw Mountain High
School in Prescott Valley is celebrating its third Scholar in four
years.
- This is the second time a student from Holbrook High School has
been named a Flinn Scholar and the first since 1997.
- Ten of the Flinn Scholars are from the Phoenix metropolitan
area and 10 are from outside Maricopa County, including Flagstaff,
Holbrook, Prescott Valley, and Tucson.
More than 1,000 applications were received by the program in the
fall for the 20 awards, an award rate of less than 2%.
Flinn Scholars are typically in the top 5% of their graduating
class and demonstrate leadership in extracurricular activities at
school and in their communities. The application requires academic
transcripts, standardized test scores, essays and short-answer
questions, and recommendations.
Members of the Flinn Scholars Class of 2024 plan to study a wide
range of subjects, including electrical and mechanical engineering,
global health, law, physiology, mathematics, biochemistry,
neuroscience, political science, and creative writing.
“For nearly 40 years, the Flinn Scholarship has provided
Arizona’s most accomplished students the freedom to explore,
challenge themselves, and become leaders in their home state while
making significant contributions to our innovative public
universities,” said Tammy McLeod, Ph.D., Flinn Foundation president
and CEO. “The foundation is proud of the partnership with these
three universities, which continue to educate, support, and develop
high-achieving students from around Arizona and the world.”
Flinn Scholarship Benefits
The Flinn Scholarship provides more than funding to support the
cost of attendance. Other benefits include:
- An international summer seminar with the entire Scholar class
after freshman year and at least one additional study-abroad
experience;
- Participation in a supportive community of more than 725
current and alumni Flinn Scholars, including about 80 Scholars
studying at the three state universities at any given time;
- Membership in a university honors college, with its small class size, access to top
researchers and labs, and guest lectures;
- Personal mentorship from top faculty and fellow Scholars, plus
invitations to exclusive events with Arizona and global leaders in
business, government, science, and the arts; and
- Unique intellectual, cultural, and social activities developed
for Flinn Scholars by both the Flinn Foundation and
universities.
Meet the 2024 Flinn Scholars (PDF)
About the Flinn Scholars Program
The Flinn Scholars Program, established in 1986, is operated by
the Flinn Foundation Scholarship Program LLC and supported by the
Flinn Foundation, a Phoenix-based private, nonprofit, grantmaking
organization that aims to improve the quality of life in Arizona to
benefit future generations. The foundation also supports the
advancement of Arizona’s bioscience ecosystem, arts and culture,
and the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership and its flagship
Flinn-Brown Fellowship.
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Brian Powell, Flinn Foundation Communications Manager,
602-744-6806, bpowell@flinn.org Anne Lassen, Flinn Foundation Vice
President, Scholarship and Education Initiatives, 602-744-6809,
alassen@flinn.org