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EDUCATION
Glendale student named one of 20 Arizona Flinn Scholars
Award includes full ride to a public university
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Mountain Ridge High School 22800 N. 67th Ave. Glendale, AZ
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Special to Independent Newsmedia
One Glendale student is among the 20 Arizona high school seniors earning the 2023 Flinn Scholarship.
Taylor Raney of Mountain Ridge High School was given the merit-based award that will provide her a full ride to one of Arizona’s public universities.
The comprehensive scholarship package, valued at more than $130,000, includes the cost of tuition, fees, housing, meals and at least two study-abroad experiences.
The Class of 2023 Flinn Scholars will be attending the Honors colleges at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona. The scholarship, now in its 38th year and supported by the Phoenix-based Flinn Foundation in partnership with the universities, is the most competitive and prestigious college scholarship in the state and awarded strictly on merit.
“These 20 students, from 20 different high schools, show that incredibly high-achieving students are found throughout Arizona, studying at a diverse mix of schools in the heart of our largest cities and in some of our smallest communities,” Anne Lassen, Flinn Foundation vice president, scholarship and education initiatives, shared in a statement. “These students will enhance the Flinn Scholars community and represent our state well both on and off campus in all of their pursuits.”
More than 1,000 applications were received by the program this past October for the 20 awards, an award rate of 1.9%.
To qualify, Flinn Scholars must excel in the classroom and typically rank in the top 5% of their graduating class, while also demonstrating leadership in a variety of extracurricular activities both at school and in their communities.
The Flinn Scholars Class of 2023 plans to study a wide range of subjects, including neuroscience, physiology and medical sciences, English, political science, molecular biosciences and biotechnology, mathematics, mechanical engineering, finance, and more.
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.
