The 80 Flinn Scholarship Semifinalists from the Class of 2024 will participate in preliminary interviews later this month as they pursue Arizona’s most competitive merit-based college scholarship.
The excelling high-school seniors were selected as Semifinalists from more than 1,000 applicants and in so doing have already earned a generous scholarship offer from Arizona’s public universities.
The Flinn Scholars Class of 2024 will be announced by the Flinn Foundation in the spring.
The Flinn Scholarship, now in its 39th year, provides funding for tuition, housing, meals, and study abroad—a value of more than $130,000.
About 20 Arizona students will be selected for the award and attend Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, or the University of Arizona in the fall.
Each Flinn Scholarship Semifinalist who is not ultimately selected as a Flinn Scholar will receive a $15,000 annual scholarship if they attend one of the state’s three public universities.
“Being named a Flinn Scholarship Semifinalist is an incredible validation of these students’ achievements,” said Anne Lassen, Flinn Foundation vice president, scholarship and education initiatives. “Our university partners recognize their potential and are now making a strong pitch for them to choose an Arizona university where they can further develop their academic and leadership talents and better our state.”
The 80 Semifinalists attend 63 high schools, including traditional public, charter, and private schools, in 26 towns and cities. These schools are in the heart of the Arizona’s largest cities and in communities along the Colorado River, the U.S.-Mexico border and on the Navajo Nation. Ten of Arizona’s 15 counties are represented among the Semifinalists.
Arizona College Prep High School in Chandler, Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Ironwood High School in Glendale, and University High School in Tucson each had three Semifinalists, while eight high schools had two Semifinalists each.
The Semifinalist interviews will be held virtually Jan. 23 and 24. About 40 Flinn Scholarship Finalists will advance to an in-person interview with the program’s Selection Committee in March at the Flinn Foundation.
The Class of 2024 Flinn Scholarship Semifinalists, including high school and city of residence, are:
Avalon Alexander, River Valley High School, Mohave Valley
Pranav Arun, Hamilton High School, Chandler
Carolyn Austin, Shadow Ridge High School, El Mirage
Mayte Bañuelos, Nogales High School, Nogales
Ronak Bhatia, Perry High School, Chandler
Gowri Shankar Biju, Hamilton High School, Chandler
Matthew Boelts, Gila Ridge High School, Yuma
Vyktorianna Bowler, Holbrook High School, Holbrook
Molly Budhiraja, BASIS Peoria, Glendale
Kipree Carlisle, Franklin Police and Fire High School, Phoenix
Nicholas Carlsson, Gilbert Classical Academy High School, Gilbert
Nico Castagna, Arizona College Prep High School, Mesa
Raegan Corlett, Sunnyslope High School, Phoenix
Leanna Payan Delgado, Pueblo High Magnet School, Tucson
Saige Douglass, Arizona School for the Arts, Scottsdale
Mikah Dyer, Ironwood High School, Peoria
Sara Edmondson, Mountain View High School, Mesa
Emma Ellexson, Desert Vista High School, Phoenix
Hudson Fagan, Red Mountain High School, Mesa
Nathaniel George, Brophy College Preparatory, Phoenix
Ben Gerber, University High School, Tucson
Sage Glonek, Queen Creek High School, San Tan Valley
Swanuja Godasi, Arizona College Prep High School, Chandler
Chloe Greetis, Chaparral High School, Phoenix
Kayle Heidemann, Yuma Catholic High School, Yuma
Luis Hernandez, Bioscience High School, Phoenix
Isabella Hineman, Glendale Preparatory Academy, Peoria
Sunmit Hallur, BASIS Peoria, Phoenix
Fiona Janik, Flagstaff High School, Flagstaff
Priti Kari, BASIS Tucson North, Tucson
Filimon Kednmarey, Maricopa High School, Maricopa
Vincent Lageschulte, Ironwood High School, Glendale
Emma Langlais, Ironwood Ridge High School, Tucson
Sophia Le, Ironwood High School, Glendale
Katherine Lee, Flagstaff High School, Flagstaff
Cora Lehman, Tombstone High School, Sierra Vista
Gabriel Lopez, Gilbert High School, Gilbert
Allison Mannon, Williams Field High School, Gilbert
Alessandro Marcolini, Glendale Preparatory Academy, Glendale
Jared Matheson, University High School, Tucson
Aanand Mehta, BASIS Phoenix, Phoenix
Aastha Mittal, Paradise Valley High School, Scottsdale
Gauri Murkoth, Arizona College Prep High School, Chandler
Ursula Myron-Salvata, Tuba City High School, Tuba City
Kevin Neese, Canyon Del Oro High School, Oro Valley
David Ortloff, Desert Mountain High School, Scottsdale
Simon Pelfrey, Casa Grande Union High School, Casa Grande
Emilie Pierzina, Dobson High School, Chandler
Lauren Pfaff, Sedona Red Rock High School, Sedona
Anthony Quezada, Maricopa Institute of Technology, Phoenix
Ariana Rahman, BASIS Chandler, Chandler
Zahrah Ralph, Mountain Ridge High School, Peoria
Caleb Rasor, BASIS Oro Valley, Marana
Bijan Razaghi, Scottsdale Christian Academy, Paradise Valley
Mason Reidhead, Snowflake High School, Snowflake
Max Robison, Highland High School, Gilbert
Seth Rojas, Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson
Caitlyn Rosenbluth, Tucson Magnet High School, Tucson
Timothy Russoniello, Maricopa High School, Maricopa
Lauren Saba, The Jones-Gordon School, Scottsdale
Brendan Salisbury, Barry Goldwater High School, Desert Hills
Luna Sebastian-Isaac, Amphitheater High School, Tucson
Yameen Sekandari, Mountain Ridge High School, Glendale
Nikhil Sethi, Saguaro High School, Phoenix
Rayna Smith, Gilbert Early College High School, Gilbert
Cole Steinmetz, Cibola High School, Yuma
Daniel Tang, Greenway High School, Phoenix
Joshua Tom, Lincoln Preparatory Academy, Chandler
Jennifer Orozco Torres, University High School, Tucson
Sanjana Tripuraneni, Basha High School, Chandler
Gaven Trusty, Bradshaw Mountain High School, Dewey-Humboldt
Sophia Tsai, BASIS Tucson North, Tucson
Ava Usher, Pinnacle High School, Phoenix
Edward Wang, BASIS Flagstaff, Flagstaff
Margaret Wang, Corona del Sol High School, Chandler
Jake Weiss, Saguaro High School, Scottsdale
Summer Whitmer, Vista Grande High School, Casa Grande
Elia Woods, Desert Vista High School, Phoenix
Ruby Wray, Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson
Savannah Yu, Desert Vista High School, Phoenix