Aspire Arizona Foundation – Education Elevates Everyone

Education Elevates Everyone

The mission of the Aspire Arizona Foundation is to create higher education opportunities in Payson, Arizona and the surrounding Rim Country. We believe education elevates everyone.

Dual Credit

Aspire Arizona Foundation provides scholarship funding for local students to take college courses while still attending high school. Give your kids a head start on their college education! Read More >

I Aspire…

AAF congratulates all of our Aspire students! Since inception, 670 Payson Unified School District pupils have enrolled in college classes while in high school. Read More >

Shape the Future

Your contribution can shape the future by helping a student get a head start on their college education. Invest in the next generation and in the future of Payson. Read More >

Meet Aspire Scholars

Alison Nordquist started teaching in 2010 and joined Payson High School in 2011 as a dual credit math teacher. Dual-credit math is incredibly useful. Students see how everything they’ve learned applies to real-world situations. They also build a strong academic foundation for trade school, college, or life.

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Elly Schreur says “I was fortunate because through the Aspire program, all my prerequisites were completed except for one science course. And that showed that I was serious about my education, so I received other scholarships covering all my school expenses except housing.”

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Lizbeth, one of four $5,000 Aspire Scholarship recipients in 2025, will complete her senior year at PHS with 53 college credits she earned with the assistance of Aspire Arizona Foundation’s Dual Enrollment Program.

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