ARCS Foundation Phoenix Chapter

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists

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 $139 million to the brightest STEM scholars in the United States. ARCS Foundation Phoenix has awarded 1,278 scholar awards for a total of $8,493,900 to Arizona's three major state universities. Click to read ARCS Foundation National's 2023 Annual Report for our organizational impact.

University Partners

Current Phoenix Chapter News

Scholar Spotlight: Briana Ondatje

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 12:00

Written by Briana Ondatje, ASU PhD Candidate in Neuroscience

It flashed across my screen in what seemed like a blaze of glory “Huntington’s disease treated for the first time”. The BBC reporting on a new therapeutic strategy out of the UK for Huntington’s patients. There is nothing quite like the...

Sept Newsletter

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Monday, September 15, 2025 - 12:00

Click HERE to read the September Newsletter

Scholar Spotlight: Lucas McClure

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Friday, August 29, 2025 - 12:00

Written by Lucas McClure, NAU PhD student in Astronomy and Planetary Science

On July 1st, scientists in Chile discovered what later became known as 3I/ATLAS, the 3rd interstellar object to ever be captured by our telescopes. Within 24 hours, astronomers from all around the world used other telescopes...