Program areas at Flinn Foundation
Biosciencethe Flinn Foundation supports the advancement of the biosciences in Arizona through grantmaking and coordination of Arizona's bioscience roadmap, which was released in 2002 and updated in 2014 to guide the growth and development of the state's bioscience sector through 2025. The roadmap's tagline, "advancing the biosciences and improving health outcomes" recognizes the broad spectrum within the biosciences, the emerging fields of health informatics, economics, and diagnostics as well as the central role of healthcare within the bioscience sector.
Civic leadershipthe Flinn Foundation supports and administers the Arizona center for civic leadership (center), to enhance civic life in Arizona through education, engagement, and leadership programs. A primary component of the center is the flinn-brown fellowship, which aims to develop future state-level leaders through non-partisan, objective seminars on policy issues. The center also has a leadership collaborative as a statewide resource for organizations interested and involved in strengthening civic leadership. There are also monthly virtual public policy seminars through the civex program.
Flinn scholarsin partnership with Arizona's three public universities, the Flinn Foundation awards about 20 scholarships to Arizona's top high-school seniors for eight semesters of study at one of the three state universities. The Flinn scholarship covers tuition, fees, housing, meals, and study abroad.