LEO Foundation is an independent non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to provide educational opportunities and scholarships to students attending university with a traditional full-time status.

LEO Foundation scholarship applications for the 2026-2027 academic year will be accepted
November 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026.

Please carefully review the scholarship details and qualifying criteria from the scholarship list below that best aligns with your major.

 Students must be ground, traditional students who are Arizona residents.

All students are considered without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, or citizenship.

  • LEO Foundation Scholarship:
    Scholarship Amount: Varies depending on available funds.
    To qualify, applicants must be a university undergraduate, traditional ground campus student taking at least 12 hours per semester.
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  • GCU Guild Continuing Student Scholarship:
    Scholarship Amount: $1,000.
    To qualify, applicant must be enrolled full-time as a traditional ground student with a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.
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  • Richard McCurdy Club Sports Golf Scholarship:
    Scholarship Amount: $1,000.
    To qualify, applicant must be a current registered Club Sports golf team member.
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  • LEO Foundation Entrepreneurial Scholarship:
    Scholarship amount is $1,000.
    To qualify, the applicant must be a university undergraduate and a traditional ground campus student taking at least 12 hours per semester.
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  • LEO Foundation Christian Studies Scholarship:
    Scholarship Amount: Varies depending on available funds.
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  • LaVern “Sharky” and Leona Baker Educational ScholarshipScholarship Amount: Varies depending on available funds.
    To qualify, applicant must be studying education.
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  • SKW Play it Forward Music Scholarship:
    Scholarship Amount: $1,000.
    To qualify, applicant must be pursing a degree in Music.
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  • LEO Foundation Theatre Scholarship:
    Scholarship Amount: $1,000.
    To qualify, applicant must be pursing a degree in Theatre / Theatre Education.
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Scholarship Amount: Varies, depending on need.

To qualify, students must meet specific eligibility requirements.

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  • Joyce K. Smith Nursing Memorial Scholarship:
    Scholarship Amount: $1,000.
    To qualify, applicant must be pursuing an academic degree in nursing.
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  • BHHS Legacy Nursing & Health Related Scholarship:
    Scholarship Amount: Various
    To qualify, applicant must be pursuing an academic degree in nursing.
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  • Tiffany D. Mealman Women Excellence in Chemistry and Christian Character Scholarship:
    Scholarship Amount: Varies depending on available funds.
    To qualify, applicant must be a woman with a declared major in Chemistry or Biochemistry.
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  • Evan C. Gary Memorial Scholarship:
    Applicants must have been homeschooled for a minimum of their high school years.
    Scholarship Amount: $1,000.
    To qualify, applicants must be Engineering, Science, or Pre-Med majors at Grand Canyon University.
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If you have questions about the scholarship process, please contact Madeline at mwinney@leofoundationusa.org.

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LEO Foundation welcomes you to become a part of a growing, Christ-centered group of learners whose lives are making a perpetual effect on the world.