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  • ARCS Scholar

    ARCS® Foundation advances science

    by providing financial awards to academically outstanding U.S. citizens

  • ARCS Scholars work

    to complete degrees in science, engineering and medical research

  • ARCS Brilliant college scholars

    study at top ranked university STEM programs

  • ARCS is ensuring a bright future

    for science in America

Building US Competitiveness

ARCS® Foundation is a nationally recognized nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization started and run entirely by women who boost American leadership and aid advancement in science and technology.  To address the country's need for new scientists and engineers, we provide unrestricted funding to help the country's brightest graduate and undergraduate students create new knowledge and innovative technologies.

  • We sponsor talented, motivated American students at top US research universities.
  • Nine out of 10 ARCS Scholars after they graduate work in their sponsored fields - creating knowledge, developing technologies, launching start-up companies, inspiring youth.
  • Our 15 chapters build industry partnerships to support research important to their own communities.

Opening Doors to Scientific Achievement


ARCS Foundation embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values critical to scientific excellence and innovation. We believe these core values are crucial to creating a welcoming environment within our organization. We open doors to talented individuals who bring different perspectives to scientific research. ARCS Foundation celebrates and supports the efforts of our partner institutions as they eliminate barriers to academic and scientific achievement.

 


 

 

Featured News

 

ARCS Scholar Alum David Mildrexler
Saving Trees Too Big to Hug
ARCS Scholar Alumni David Mildrexler and Logan Berner collaborate to protect large, carbon-storing trees.
Making Chemicals and Biofuels from Waste CO2
ARCS member Elli Nesbitt describes new technologies that convert waste carbon in industrial emissions into chemicals and biofuels.
Microplastic particles in aquatic plant life
Drowning in a Sea of Plastic
ARCS Scholar Alumna Chelsey Rochman continues as a pioneer and global leader in plastic pollution.
Portrait of ARCS Foundation Scholar Alum Becky Barak standing in a field
Cultivating the Windswept Prairie
Plant conservation champion and ARCS Scholar Alumna Becky Barak tells her story.
ARCS Scholar Alum Haunani Kane
Modeling Future Change in Low-Lying Islands
ARCS Scholar Alumna Haunani Kane developed a model to explain 5,000 years of geological processes in the Marshall Islands.

 

In the News

 

Defining the Future of Science: ARCS® Foundation 2020 Annual Report

Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2020

ARCS Foundation celebrates more than $120 million in awards to STEM scholars.

LaGrange, GA.  November 10, 2020 – ARCS Foundation, Inc. recently released its fiscal-year 2020 Annual Report— “Defining the Future of Science.” ARCS Foundation Scholar Awards are nationally recognized for their impact contributing to the strength of the STEM... Read more