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  • 2016-2017 ARCS Foundation Phoenix Scholars

    ARCS FOUNDATION PHOENIX ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER

    Honoring ARCS Foundation Phoenix Scholars

  • ARCS FOUNDATION PHOENIX

    Supporting ARCS Scholars in Arizona

  • ARCS FOUNDATION PHOENIX 

    Supporting ARCS Scholars in Arizona

Our Mission
ARCS Foundation, Inc. advances science and technology in the United States by providing financial awards to academically outstanding United States citizens studying to complete degrees in science, engineering and medical research. The ARCS Foundation Phoenix recipient universities are Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and University of Arizona.
Our Impact
Since the founding of the first ARCS Chapter in 1958 after the launch of Sputnik, Chapters nationwide have awarded in excess of $110 million to the brightest STEM scholars in the United States. ARCS Foundation Phoenix has awarded 1,089 scholar awards for a total of $6,940,250 to Arizona's three major state universities. Click to read ARCS Foundation National's 1999 Annual Report for our organizational impact.

Phoenix Chapter Virtual Visit to U of A

Posted on Wednesday, May 5, 2021
On April 29th, 2021, many members of the ARCS Phoenix Chapter made a virtual visit to the University of Arizona, where we were able to see many of our UofA scholars via Zoom.We thank Dorian Voorhees, Associate Dean, Graduate... Read more

Phoenix Board Zoom Meeting Highlights

Posted on Monday, April 5, 2021

Board Meeting Re-cap April 5, 2021

If you missed the board meeting, you missed the exciting news that we have received a gift of $100,000 from the Hostetler/Wrigley Foundation in honor of Alison Hunter Johnston.  The money will enhance the existing endowment in her honor. ... Read more

How Heather Mead Joined the Fight Against COVID

Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2021

ARCS Foundation Phoenix Chapter Field Trip to Northern Arizona University March 8, 2021 
How Heather Mead Joined the Fight Against COVID
by Sheila Grinell
Biologist Heather Mead studies the pathogen that causes Valley Fever, an often debilitating disease endemic to the US Southwest but most common in... Read more