Program Benefits
  • $10,000 per year
  • 8 Semesters of Funding
  • University
    Transition Experience
  • Conservation
    Program
  • International Travel
  • Entrepreneurship  Experience

 
  • Dorrance Advisor
  • Monthly Programming
  • Cultural Enrichment
  • Community Outreach Opportunities
  • Tutoring and Mentoring
Eligibility
  • Seniors in good standing who will graduate from an accredited Arizona high school
  • First generation to attend college (neither parent holds a four year degree)
  • Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA (weighted or unweighted)
  • Minimum combined SAT score of 1040 or composite ACT score of 22 (excluding writing score)
  • Demonstrated financial need (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
  • Accepted by one of Arizona's three residential public universities (Arizona State University-Tempe,
    • Northern Arizona University-Flagstaff, University of Arizona-Tucson)
  • Demonstrated leadership and community service

In 1999, the Dorrance Family Foundation created a scholarship to provide academic and financial support to Arizona's first generation college students. The Arizona Community Foundation sponsors this scholarship. The foundation awards up to 25 scholarships annually to incoming freshmen at the residential campuses of Arizona's public universities: Arizona State University (Tempe), Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff), and The University of Arizona (Tucson). The total educational and programmatic value of each scholarship is estimated at more than $45,000. The award is renewable for up to three years, a total of eight semesters of full-time undergraduate study. Scholarships are renewed based on academic standing, participation in program events and activities, and community service projects. 

 

The application deadline is February 25, 2010.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Arizona Community Foundation, 602.381.1400 / 800.222.8221
2201 East Camelback Road, Suite 202, Phoenix, Arizona 85016