Hands' Family Pay It Forward Scholarship

UPDATED 2025/2026

The Hands Family Pay It Forward scholarship celebrates students who transform gratitude into community impact. The scholarship honors individuals who embody the spirit of paying it forward by actively serving others. It recognizes those who have experienced the power of support and chosen to extend that gift by offering their time, skills, and compassion to uplift their communities. Recipients understand the deep impact of generosity and respond by fostering connection, resilience, and positive change. This award acknowledges students who turn care into action and help build a legacy of empathy, service, and community empowerment.

To be considered for this scholarship you:

  • Must have a 2.5 (C+) GPA

 

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

Award
$500
Deadline
02/17/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. 2025: 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. 2025: 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. 2025: This scholarship celebrates students who transform gratitude into community impact. Reflecting on your own experiences, how has the kindness or support you’ve received inspired you to turn care into action? Describe a specific moment or experience that shaped you, what you did to pay that kindness forward, and how your actions helped strengthen your community or uplift others.