The Arizona Board of Regents provides tuition scholarships each year to exceptional Arizona resident community college transfer students. Criteria include outstanding academic performance and community service. The All-Arizona Academic Team scholarship covers resident tuition for up to 60 credits or 10 consecutive undergraduate semesters at one of the three public universities in Arizona. More information about the program is available from ABOR.
Students are nominated by their community college and submit their applications directly to the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
Each Arizona community college may nominate two students per campus as All-Arizona Academic Team members. These students are then eligible for and are included in the All-USA Scholarship program. Phi Theta Kappa conducts three rounds of judging. First-round judges consist of business, civic, education, and government leaders. The second and third rounds are held in Washington, D.C., with judges from federal agencies and national education associations.
Eligibility
To apply to the All-Arizona Academic Team, students must:
- Currently be enrolled in at least six credit hours at Mesa Community College;
- Maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale;
- Be in good academic standing;
- Have completed a minimum of 36 credit hours;
- Be working toward an associate degree;
- Demonstrate leadership;
- Be working or interacting with their community as a college ambassador.
Note: Applicants do not have to be Phi Theta Kappa members to apply.
Learn more about the All-Arizona and All-USA Academic Team programs.
Application Deadline
The deadline for Mesa Community College students to apply is November 20, 2024 at midnight MST.
Note that the deadline listed on the PTK website is different. This is the date the names of our MCC nominees must be submitted to the national All-USA competition. State judging of applications occurs prior to this date. For this reason, the MCC deadline is November 20, 2024.
How to Apply
Apply using the Phi Theta Kappa online scholarship application.
If you are a PTK member, use your member login. Otherwise, create a guest account.
Application Requirements
You will need to include these materials with your application:
- Letter of recommendation – refer to the application for details.
- Current transcripts – can be an unofficial copy but not a degree audit.
- Proof of citizenship – refer to the PTK Help Center for which documents are acceptable.
- List of volunteer and community service – see our Scholarship Resume tips for ideas on how to collect and update this information.
- Name of your PTK Advisor (if you are a PTK member) – the MCC PTK Nominator/Co-Advisor is Dr. Puvana Ganesan.
Campus Information
The campus you apply from depends on your degree area and credits completed at respective campuses.
- If you completed a majority of your credits at the MCC Southern and Dobson Campus, you will note this in your application.
- If you completed a majority of your credits at the MCC Red Mountain Campus, you will note this in your application.
- If you are an online or workforce (CTE) program student, you will note this in your application.
Additional Details
- You must be enrolled in an associate degree or certificate program in a minimum of six semester credit hours through December 31, 2024.
- You must be currently enrolled at MCC to apply.
- The minimum GPA is 3.50. If your GPA is below the minimum, you are not eligible.
- To determine eligibility and access the application, you must complete the 12-question quiz first. The Eligibility Quiz is not the entire PTK Scholarship Application, it is just the gateway to the application.
- If you are eligible to apply, additional tabs will open. If you are ineligible, you will not be able to access the application.
- You will not be considered for the scholarship until your application is complete.
- Once your application shows as 100% complete, no further action is needed.
- For additional transfer scholarship opportunities, please visit PTK Connect.