ARCS
The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) awards unrestricted funding to talented scholars at more than 50 top American research universities. The ARCS Foundation is a nonprofit organization of women who sponsor students in science and technology research.
About this award
The ARCSĀ® Foundation Phoenix Chapter advances science and technology in the United States by providing financial awards to academically outstanding doctoral students studying to complete degrees in science, engineering and medical research. Read more about the ARCS Foundation: National organization and Phoenix chapter.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, scientist and host of "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," may be the best-known scholar alumnus of the ARCS award.
- Nine out of 10 ARCS Scholars work in their chosen fields after graduation.
- ARCS Foundation members are volunteers. One hundred percent of contributions they receive directly fund scholars.
ARCS Foundation has provided nearly $87 million in funding to more than 14,700 scholars since their founding in 1958.