Associated Students "Basic Needs" Scholarship

UPDATED 2024/2025

The Associated Students understand financial struggles students endure while attending college. This scholarship provides financial support to assist with tuition, books, living expenses, and the day to day financial needs of college students.

To be considered for this scholarship you:

  • Must demonstrate financial need
  • Must belong to one of the following student populations:
    Food Insecure
    Formerly Incarcerated
    Foster Youth
    Homelessness / Housing Insecure
    Receiving Cash Aid / TANF / CalWORKs
    Refugee
    Single Parent
    Undocumented / Dreamer / AB540 / DACA
    EOPS – A program to help students who face barrier to success, including first generation, low income and minoritized students.
    Foster Youth (Current and Former)
    STAR TRIO

 


Award funds will be disbursed:
Immediate release of full award (May)

Award
$250 to $1000
Deadline
02/13/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. 2024: Your Educational Journey. Please share the following: The educational journey that led you to Mesa, including what you did before coming here and what made you decide to enroll at Mesa. Your future goals, including what you plan to do after graduation from Mesa and what your long-term career and educational goals are. Why you chose your major or field of study. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
  2. 2024: Resiliency Question. Please share the following: How you have exhibited resiliency in your life. Specific examples of a challenge or challenges that you have overcome. How this scholarship will have a meaningful impact on your educational journey. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
  3. 2024: Financial Need Essay. Submit an original essay describing your financial need. Mention if you are eligible for PELL or BOG funding, or describe why you are not eligible for PELL or BOG. Include any outside financial support you receive from all sources. (500 words)