Scholarships at University of Arizona

The W.A. Franke Scholarship awards up to five incoming University of Arizona undergraduates $15,000 per year. Applicants must be admitted for Fall 2026, hold a minimum 3.75 unweighted high school GPA, apply to the W.A. Franke Honors College, and maintain Honors status for renewal. The application opens January 15, 2027 and closes February 15, 2027 through ScholarshipUniverse. Additional requirements include a resume and two letters of recommendation. Preference is given to first-generation students, those from rural or underserved areas, and students who have faced financial barriers.

The eCAMINOS engineering pathways program at the University of Arizona provides need-based scholarships up to $15,000 per year for new undergraduate engineering students on the Tucson campus or new transfer students on the Yuma campus. Scholars receive mentorship, portfolio support, and internship access. Eligibility requires admission to the College of Engineering, FAFSA completion, U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status, at least half-time enrollment, and demonstrated unmet financial need after other aid. Renewal requires a 2.8 GPA, satisfactory degree progress, and monthly cohort participation.

This $5,000 scholarship supports full-time University of Arizona undergraduates majoring in American Indian Studies who have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA and demonstrated financial need. A faculty and staff committee in American Indian Studies reviews applications and selects recipients. Students apply through Scholarship Universe. The award is intended to help AIS majors continue their studies at the Tucson campus while meeting departmental academic standards and financial need requirements documented through the university aid process.

This scholarship awards up to ten full-time University of Arizona undergraduates in the W.A. Franke Honors College $2,000 each. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents entering UA directly from high school with a minimum 3.5 GPA in core courses. Apply February 15 through April 1, 2027 via ScholarshipUniverse. Preference is given to applicants admitted to the SALT Program. The award supports Honors students demonstrating meritorious academic achievement during their undergraduate career at the Tucson main campus.

The James R. Bunch Scholarship Endowment supports University of Arizona juniors and seniors majoring in mathematics who enroll full time and demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA. Awards are made in the spring through the department's shared application for the Bunch, Gordon, Graesser, Grogan, Peet, and Pierce endowments. Recipients may renew once if they maintain eligibility and reapply. Award amounts vary with endowment earnings and the number of qualified applicants each year.

The Rick Peet Memorial Scholarship Endowment recognizes outstanding University of Arizona undergraduates majoring in mathematics. Recipients are chosen annually through the department's shared spring scholarship application used for several mathematics endowments, with a deadline on the first Friday in April. Award amounts are not fixed and depend on endowment earnings and the number of qualified applicants in a given year. Students apply during the spring application window posted on the Department of Mathematics scholarships page.

The Roy Graesser Foundation Scholarship Endowment provides scholarships to University of Arizona undergraduates majoring in mathematics who are Arizona residents. Applicants complete the department's shared spring scholarship application for the Bunch, Gordon, Graesser, Grogan, Peet, and Pierce funds, submitted by the first Friday in April. Selection is made by the mathematics department scholarship committee. The fund does not list a set award amount; distributions vary based on endowment performance and eligible applicants each year.

The Herbert D. Rhodes Memorial Scholarship supports Native American students entering or currently enrolled full time at the University of Arizona in any course of study. It is one of several NASA-coordinated scholarships drawn from endowments, donors, and charitable trust funds for Native undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Individual award amounts vary and are not published as fixed figures. Applicants must verify enrollment with a federally or state recognized tribe and apply through Scholarship Universe during the annual NASA funding cycle.