Mesa, Arizona · Maricopa County

Scholarships for students in Mesa, Arizona

Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona and home to Mesa Community College, A.T. Still University, and direct access to ASU. Local foundations and Maricopa County programs specifically fund Mesa-area students.

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Mesa students benefit from Maricopa County's broad scholarship ecosystem plus city-specific awards from the Mesa Arts Center Foundation, Mesa Public Schools scholarship programs, and local employer foundations. Mesa Community College's foundation awards thousands of dollars annually to enrolled students — and MCC feeds directly into ASU and UA transfer programs. For students interested in healthcare, A.T. Still University (osteopathic medicine) is headquartered in Mesa with scholarship pipelines. The East Valley also has strong STEM employer presence (Boeing, Orbital Sciences) with community investment programs.

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