Education Forward Arizona General Application 2025-2026
Description
Education Forward Arizona is dedicated to fostering a college-going culture and empowering Arizona students to achieve their educational goals. We provide private scholarships, mentoring, and success services to current Arizona high school seniors committed to earning a bachelor’s degree from an accredited Arizona institution.
Scholarship Details:
Up to $6,000 per year ($2,000–$3,000 per semester) for up to four years.
Open to Arizona high school seniors planning to complete a bachelor’s degree within four years.
Automatically renewable if program requirements are met each year (see below).
Program Benefits:
Beyond financial support, recipients will gain access to comprehensive success services designed to ensure academic, personal, and professional growth:
Dedicated Advising: Quarterly mentoring and coaching from a Success Adviser focused on guiding you throughout your college journey.
Skill-Building Workshops: Participate in networking sessions, trainings, and workshops to enhance your academic and career readiness.
Campus Resources: Connections to on-campus resource centers for academic and personal support.
Career Preparation: Internship opportunities and career support to help you transition from college to the workforce.
PLEASE NOTE: If your recommender does not receive their email, they can still navigate to apply.mykaleidoscope.com/login, and use their email and the "Forgot Password" link to access their recommendation. Their account is already created for them once they are added to your application!
Please reach out to [email protected] with any additional questions.
Selection Process
To qualify for this scholarship, students must:
Be actively involved in one of Arizona College Access Network (AzCAN) member college access programs or high schools.
Be a senior graduating from an accredited Arizona high school.
Be a citizen/legal resident of Arizona or be eligible for in-state tuition (attended an Arizona high school for two years and graduated).
Have a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Be Pell Grant eligible (if a citizen/legal resident)
Undocumented Students –are required to complete the Federal Student Aid Estimator
Be admitted to an accredited institution of higher education in the state of Arizona beginning in the Fall 2025 semester (such as a 4-year college/university OR 2-year community college with the intent on transferring to a 4-year college/university, OR enrolled in bachelor's program at a community college)
Applicants should have both applied and been accepted to their school of choice before our scholarship application deadline.
Please click here to learn more about the program!
