The Arizona Homeschool Scholarship Fund (AHSF) provides eligible Arizona homeschooled students with financial assistance in pursuing post-secondary education from a college, university, or trade school. The AHSF was established to recognize Arizona homeschooled students’ achievements, assist in their post-secondary education, and honor the sacrifice made by their parents. There are general scholarships as well as designated scholarships available each year.

In the summer of 2000, AFHE formed the Arizona Homeschool Scholarship Committee (AHSC), which is overseen by the AFHE Board of Directors. Comprised of Arizona business professionals, the AHSC established criteria and an administrative process to operate the scholarship fund. The AHSC reviews applications and recommends scholarship awards for qualified students.

From 2001 through 2023, Arizona Families for Home Education (AFHE) has awarded $143,000 to 129 outstanding homeschool applicants for their post-secondary education. To further expand the program AHSF also includes designated scholarships. The designated scholarship program allows donations in the name of an individual, family, business, or other entity. This approach allows donors to personalize the scholarships by specifying such things as amount, criteria, title, and purpose.

AFHE gratefully continues to administer the Lewis Scholarship, a $2,000 scholarship for a graduating senior who plans to go on to study Journalism, Law, Public Policy, Business, Political Science, Economics, or related fields.
CRITERIA: The donors are looking for a civic-minded student with a Christian worldview who seeks to apply Judeo-Christian values in order to positively impact policy and culture.
ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: A student-authored two-page essay on how your call to public life will impact the foremost challenges of our day for the Kingdom of Christ and the betterment of our society.

AFHE is pleased to announce the Molinari Building Trades Scholarship, a $2,000 scholarship for a junior or graduating senior to pay for tuition and expenses for a trade school in the building and construction trades.
CRITERIA: The donors are looking for a homeschool junior or senior who is enrolling in a building/construction trade school or program to train in one of the following fields: fiber optics, masonry, carpentry, construction, electrician, HVAC, machining, manufacturing, pipefitting, plumbing, welding.
ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: A student-authored two-page essay on how your desire and call to enter the building trades will impact our world for the Kingdom of Christ.

These scholarships have the same qualifications and supporting documentation requirements as the general AFHE scholarships. Read more below.

The AHSF consists of general scholarships and designated scholarships. General scholarships are restricted to first-year, college-bound students while the designated scholarships may address the students at any stage of their college or post-graduate experience. Designated Scholarships may include additional requirements and criteria. All general and designated scholarship applicants must fill out the AHSF Application. Students may apply for multiple awards which includes both the general and designated scholarships.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: date TBA (March 2025)
All phases of the AHSF are administered by the Arizona Homeschool Scholarship Committee under the oversight of the AFHE Board of Directors.

All students who apply and provide the supporting documents by the deadline will be considered for an AFHE General Scholarship. Each application will have the opportunity to select additional designated scholarships for which they would like to be considered.

Eligible students must have been homeschooled for all four years of high school in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes and the family must be a current AFHE member.

Once you have completed the online application above, please submit the following supporting documents to the AFHE Scholarship Director at scholarships@afhe.org no later than (2025 date TBA). With the exception of the student’s photo, all supporting documents should be submitted as either pdfs or as Word documents. See additional details/requirements for the Designated Scholarships on the application form.

LIFE STORY
Student-authored, one-page life story about the student’s homeschool experience (family, leadership, volunteerism, and other interests such as sports, music, etc.)
FUTURE GOALS ESSAY
Student-authored, one-page essay about the student’s future goals.
PHOTO OF STUDENT
Submit one recent high-resolution digital photo of the student as a jpg file. Label file name with student’s name: lastname_firstname.jpg
STUDENT BIO
Up to 100 words written in the third person.
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Please provide two letters of recommendation from non-family members.
TRANSCRIPT
A copy of the student’s homeschool high school transcript and community college transcript (if applicable). This does not need to be an official copy from the community college. A photocopy is sufficient.
TEST SCORES
A copy of the results of all nationally recognized achievement tests (ACT, SAT, CLT, etc.) or post-high school studies placement tests taken, if required by the school/institution the student will be attending. This does not need to be an official copy.

The success of this program depends on you! Your investment in the Scholarship Fund can make a huge difference in the life of  homeschooled students pursuing post-secondary education.

AFHE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and your donation is tax deductible.

Together, we are making a difference! 100% of the money donated goes to deserving homeschool graduates.

There are several ways you can donate to the AFHE General Scholarship Fund.

The Designated Scholarship Fund allows you to personalize and apply additional conditions to your donation. The designated scholarship can be set up in the name of an individual, family, business, or other entity. The minimum amount is $1,000.

Please complete the online Designated Scholarship form and, once reviewed and approved by the Scholarship Committee, submit your donation online* or by check payable to AFHE. For online payment, please indicate in the NOTES section that this is a donation to a designated scholarship and include the name of the designated scholarship.

For payment by check, make check payable to AFHE, and mail to

AFHE Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 2035
Chandler, AZ 85244-2035

Designated Scholarships must be funded by December 1 of the previous year (e.g. funded by December 1, 2023 for a scholarship to be awarded in 2024).

INFORMATION
1. The designated scholarship can be set up in the name of a person, family, business, or other entity.  Your contribution can also be anonymous.
2. The minimum donation amount for a designated scholarship is $1,000 per year. There is no limit on the maximum amount of a donation.
3. Scholarship donation paperwork must be filed by November 1 to be included in the scholarship application for the upcoming calendar year. Funding for designated scholarships must be received no later than December 1 of the previous year.
4. The donor can increase the amount in any given year.
5. The donor determines the longevity of their scholarship.
6. Scholarship awards can be split between semesters.
7. Donors will receive notification and a thank-you letter from the winning applicant.
8. If there are no qualified candidates, the money will carry over to the next year’s process.
9. You may elect a college or university to present the scholarship award. Be aware they can charge up to 10% of the award amount. Arizona Families for Home Education does not charge for processing scholarship awards.
10. The Arizona Homeschool Scholarship Fund is open to any Arizona homeschooled student whose family is a current member of AFHE and has been homeschooled all four years of high school in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes. Students enrolled in any other education option during the four years of high school are ineligible to apply.
11. Applicants must meet the general homeschool scholarship requirements as well as the donor-designated requirements.
12. Relatives of a designated scholarship donor are ineligible for that particular scholarship.
13. The AFHE Scholarship Committee determines the scholarship winners.
14. Arizona homeschool families are made aware of scholarship opportunities through one or more of the following outlets:  AFHE website, email to AFHE members and Arizona support group leaders, the AFHE magazine, Senior High Graduation Ceremony, AFHE Leadership Conference, AFHE social media channels, and the annual Arizona Homeschool Convention.
15. All donations are tax deductible. Donor will receive no goods or services in exchange for this donation.
16. The AFHE Scholarship Committee has approval discretion regarding designated scholarship donations and may decline a donation that does not fit with the organization’s mission, philosophy, objectives, or goals, or if the focus of the designated scholarship conflicts with a biblical worldview or the Board of Directors’ statement of faith.

DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP PREFERENCE CRITERIA CAN BE BASED ON
- Academic achievement, integrity, conduct, financial need, character, leadership, professionalism
- A particular college, university, or trade school
- A particular field of study
- Grade Point Average (GPA)
- Undergraduate or postgraduate degree program
- ACT, SAT, CLT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT results, etc.