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SCIENTISTS CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE

OUR SCHOLARS
AREAS OF STUDY
Single-minded focus, sharp intellect, years of sacrifice,

commitment to scientific exploration — these are the AERONAUTICS
features of scientists who are innovating and adapting to AGRICULTURE
lead us to a better future. Hundreds of these scientists ASTRONAUTICS
are current ARCS Scholars paving the way to new ASTRONOMY
discoveries that lead to scientific progress, global STEM ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
competitiveness, and national security. Many ARCS BIOLOGY
Scholars face extremely limited options to fund their work BOTANY

and living expenses. CHEMISTRY
COMPUTER/INFORMATION
SCIENCE
Founded in 1958, ARCS Foundation was established to support these emerging
scientists. DENTISTRY
ECOLOGY
We’ve funded over ten thousand of them since our founding and many ENGINEERING
continue to contribute as alumni — innovating, founding companies, and
publishing groundbreaking research. Their work drives economic growth, our ENTOMOLOGY
ability to compete, and the discoveries that lead to a better quality of life. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
EPIDEMIOLOGY
GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR SCHOLAR AWARDS FISHERIES
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
To ensure the strongest possible impact on Scholars, ARCS Foundation follows FORESTRY
strict standards: GENETICS

• 100% of Scholar Award contributions go directly to Scholars. GEOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
• Scholars must be U.S. citizens, enrolled full-time, with a GPA of 3.5 or
higher, and majoring in STEM research fields. MATHEMATICS
MEDICINE
• ARCS Scholars are selected by partner universities that are approved
by the ARCS National Board on the basis of science, engineering, MD/PHD & MSTP
mathematics, and/or medical research excellence. NEUROSCIENCE
NURSING
Left: Suzanne Owen, OCEANOGRAPHY
ARCS Phoenix PHARMACOLOGY
Scholar, Northern
Arizona University, PHYSICS
School of Forestry PUBLIC HEALTH
RANGE MANAGEMENT
Right: Chris Im, SPACE SCIENCE
ARCS Los Angeles
Scholar, University STATISTICS
of Southern VETERINARY MEDICINE
California, Keck WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
School of Medicine
ZOOLOGY
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