First-Generation Scholarships

Applications for 2010 scholarships will be available in Spring 2010.

First-generation college students enrolled in undergraduate degree programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may apply for approximately $16,000 in scholarships. First generation scholarship applications are available each spring and scholarships are awarded and distributed for the fall and spring semesters.

There are several different scholarships with varied application criteria. Only one application is required for all scholarships. Students will be considered for all scholarships for which they are eligible.

The scholarships listed below are open to students in all majors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (approximate scholarship amounts for 2009-10).

Please review the criteria for each scholarship before completing the application to be sure that you meet the requirements.

• Bidstrup Foundation First-Generation Scholarships (ten scholarship of $1,000 each)
• CLAS Alumni First-Generation Scholarship (one scholarship of $3,000)
• CLAS First-Generation Scholarships (three scholarships of $600 each)
• Dean’s Advancement Council First-Generation Scholarship (one scholarship of $600)
• Al and Viola Madrid Endowed Scholarship (one scholarship of $1,200)
• McKee Family Scholarship (one scholarship of $900)
• John and Susan Rockefeller First-Generation Scholarship (one scholarship of $1,200)

There are also First-Generation scholarships available for students in specific majors.

Questions

Please contact Michele Daley by e-mail.

Selection Process

Students must complete and submit all application materials to Michele Daley, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Office of Student and Academic Programs, Fulton Center, Suite 135, 300 E. University Dr., Tempe, AZ 85287-6405, by 5pm, Friday May 15, 2009. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences First-Generation Scholarship Selection Committee selects the recipients. All applicants will be notified by the end of July.