ACF scholarship matching application
DirectoryScholarship
This is a group of awards reached through one application. Each award inside it has its own rules.
- Award
- Multiple donor awards with different amounts, renewal conditions and covered expenses. General guidance allows only future school-year expenses, not past bills or loans; individual 2027 awards are not yet confirmed.
- Timeline
- Jan 20General application reopens 27
- Mar 1Exact individual 2027 deadlines not published. Undated guidance recommends submitting before for the most opportunities.
- How to apply
- One general portal application matches donor funds. Published process includes school/high-school transcript, activities and affiliations, future college/trade-school plans, financial details and essays of up to 250 words per selected question. U.S. citizens/permanent residents must provide FAFSA information. General application has no recommendation; matched funds may require emailed recommender forms or additional essays/details. Complete each dashboard application marked Edit Application. Full 2027 forms and fund supplements require confirmation.
- What you'll need
- An essay
- Who can apply
- High-school seniors, current college/graduate students and adult re-entry students planning accredited U.S. two-year/four-year, trade or vocational education may apply. Many funds serve Arizona, but some accept applicants across the United States or internationally. Each fund has separate geography, major, merit, need and other restrictions; there is no common numeric GPA or citizenship rule.
- Good to know
- A collection of donor scholarships rather than one award. Students must answer and submit their own applications. Current public award directory refers to the 2026 cycle; individual 2027 amounts/criteria are not confirmed.