Special Feature: Eastern Europe travelogue 2008

Each summer the Flinn Scholars Program takes an entire class of Flinn Scholars to Budapest, Hungary, and neighboring Romania for a three-week seminar on the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe. They return as seasoned travelers with broader worldviews and wonderful tales to tell. Here are their day-by-day reflections. Continue>>

Application info available in August

Information about the 2009 application process will be available in August, 2008. In advance, we suggest you read this page plus Strategies for Success, Qualifications, and Frequently Asked Question.

Opening Doors: The Flinn Foundation Scholarship Program

In an essay commissioned by the Institute of International Education, Michael Cochise Young discusses seven years' collaboration between the Flinn Scholars program and IIE and its role in introducing Scholars to the purposeful travel that is an integral part of the Scholars program.

Globetrotting McGinnity wins Marshall Scholarship
1/17/2008

Pulitzer-winning writer Anna Quindlen visits with Flinn Scholars
11/21/2007

Meet a Flinn Scholar: Anne Marie Norgren
09/19/2007

23rd class of Flinn Scholars chooses Arizona universities

05/19/2008 | Twenty of Arizona's premier high-school seniors have chosen to pursue their college education at an Arizona public university on a Flinn Foundation Scholarship. The award provides four years of study, academic-focused travel abroad, personal mentorship by faculty members, and other benefits. The package is valued at approximately $50,000—on top of tuition and fee waivers from their chosen universities.

Arizona educators honored by Flinn Scholars

05/19/2008 | The newest Flinn Scholars and the Flinn Scholars Program have honored 20 Arizona educators for their outstanding dedication and service. Each educator was nominated by a member of the 2008 class of Flinn Scholars for having a significant impact on their education and development.

Flinn Scholars Program celebrates 22 graduates

05/19/2008 | The Flinn Scholars Program honored 22 graduating Scholars at the program's annual Recognition Dinner on May 17, celebrating the students' exceptional array of accomplishments during their undergraduate years and highlighting their diverse goals for the future.

Meet a Flinn Scholar: Devin Mauney

04/18/2008 | Devin Mauney, a 2005 Flinn Scholar, possesses sharp political instincts, a fascination with education and economic policy, and an intense concern about gaps between the rich and poor. Last month he was named a recipient of the Truman Scholarship, the nation's highest undergraduate award for public service, in recognition of his rapid emergence as a promising leader in several arenas.

Scholar alum joins Flinn Foundation board

04/21/2008 | The Flinn Foundation has elected Shaun A. Kirkpatrick, president and CEO of Research Corporation Technologies (RCT), to its governing board. RCT is a Tucson-based technology investment and management company. Kirkpatrick becomes the first Flinn Foundation board member from outside Maricopa County and the first alumnus of the Flinn Scholars Program to serve on the board.

Cardy, Mitchell snare Goldwater Scholarships for biomedical research

04/18/2008 | Two Flinn Scholars engaged in advanced biomedical research, Lara Cardy and Michael Mitchell, have received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the top national award for undergraduates in science, engineering, and mathematics.