Sedona News – The Arizona Community Foundation’s general scholarship application is now open at azfoundation.org/scholarships. These scholarships are available to students attending accredited postsecondary schools during the 2025-26 academic year. In preparation for the scholarship season, ACF will host three virtual scholarship application workshops. At the workshops, ACF’s scholarship team will be available to answer questions regarding the application process. To register for a workshop, visit acf.cventevents.com/
As Arizona’s largest independent provider of scholarship funding, ACF offers access to more than 150 scholarships through a single online application. Applicants complete one application that instantly matches them with scholarship opportunities for which they may be eligible. During the 2024-25 academic year, ACF awarded $5.6 million in scholarships to more than 1,300 students across Arizona.
Scholarships are available for high school seniors, current college students, graduate students, or adult re-entry students attending accredited two-year and four-year colleges and universities, as well as career and technical schools anywhere in the United States. Each scholarship opportunity has a designated deadline, with some as early as March or as late as May. Students are encouraged to apply early to maximize their opportunities.
Scholarships can be awarded based on merit or financial need and may be restricted to students from a particular geographic region or with specific demographic characteristics. Visit azfoundation.org/scholarships to access the ACF general scholarship application and learn more about the scholarships available through ACF.
The Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona was established in 1991 as a permanent philanthropic endowment for the enduring benefit of Sedona and Verde Valley communities. This regional office of the Arizona Community Foundation cultivates and stewards charitable funds established by donors, with guidance from a local Board of Advisors.
The Arizona Community Foundation is a statewide philanthropic organization dedicated to bringing donors together to build an Arizona where everyone can thrive. With five regional offices serving communities across Arizona, ACF is among the top 25 community foundations in the nation with more than $1.4 billion in trust and endowment assets and is certified under the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations. Since inception, ACF has awarded more than $1.5 billion in grants, scholarships, and loans to nonprofit organizations, schools, tribal entities, and government agencies. More information is available at azfoundation.org.
