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Claim a dollar-for-dollar credit on your Arizona state taxes by donating to Earn to Learn!

“I am getting so much more out of Earn to Learn than a scholarship. Earn to Learn taught me to consider the impact of my decisions, whether that’s financial or what classes I’m taking.”

Earn to Learn was honored as an "exceptional effort to develop and support Arizona students" by the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education.

One of Earn to Learn’s principal community partnerships in the Central Region is with College Depot, a City of Phoenix program offered through the Phoenix Public Library.

Earn to Learn has enabled Celestine Taieb to worry less about her finances and spend more of her energy on campus activities that are preparing her for life after college.

As a kid, Antonio Acuña dreamed of exploring space. Enrolling in Earn to Learn showed Antonio that saving and financing his college experience wasn’t rocket science.

Earn to Learn and Raytheon’s new business mentorship program continued October 19, 2017, with a fall social.

Earn to Learn and Raytheon kicked off a new business mentorship program with a speed-networking event on Sept. 21, at the University of Arizona.

Are you a student planning to start at Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University, or the University of Arizona in fall 2018 or spring 2019?

In July, incoming Earn to Learn savers at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University got together to explore their new campuses, They found helpful resources and locations they will [...]

“This has been a dream of mine – to see this day come. You guys are part of the original crew of Earn to Learn. I can’t tell you how I proud I am of you. You made it across the finish line and [...]

How do high school students learn about the Earn to Learn savings-to-scholarship opportunity? Along with Earn to Learn staff outreach efforts, a network of current savers and their families, [...]

Daniela Ibarra spent the summer of 2017 as one of Hexagon Mining’s talented interns. She held a software support intern position in Tucson and assisted in company efforts around the globe while [...]

Have you ever wondered why people select a certain major? For some the answer may be simple, and for others there are more twists and turns in their academic journey. Knowing this was an [...]

Earn to Learn values student's efforts to gain experience in the workplace through internships. Students from the University of Arizona participated in a 90-minute workshop with the goal of [...]

“One bad grade doesn’t define me as a student. I told myself that I deserved to be here at college and one class as an incoming freshman wouldn’t determine my future.” It is easy to see that [...]

The Southern AZ office hosted their 2nd personal finance workshop with Vantage West Credit Union. This semester the topic was credit. Students learned about the importance of credit, what affects [...]

For this Valentine’s season, the NAU Earn to Learn team hosted an evening of saver appreciation. Students competed for prizes, shared their goals and worries for the semester, and had the [...]

Earn to Learn Savers in Southern Arizona came together before finals week to build gingerbread figures, enjoy tamales, and share study tips at our 1st annual holiday party. Students in high [...]

Maisha Kamalebo, a freshman at the University of Arizona, recently learned that by the year 2025 most jobs will require post-secondary education. He knows that by being the first in his family to [...]

As a freshman at Northern Arizona University, Isabel Rojas has mixed feelings about her new surroundings. “There have been happy and sad moments being away from home for the first time.” [...]

“I am motivated to save and participate in Earn to Learn because I know that saving is something that you learn by doing it and I can become a better and more knowledgeable saver over time.” [...]

Lizbeth Encinas believes in maximizing her options to ensure a bright future while minimizing uncertainty. “When I started at UA I finished the prerequisites for both nursing and Eller. Either a [...]

“This program was perfect for me. I’ve been saving for college since I was three years old.” Michaela Starkey, a junior at Arizona State University, is not only a natural-born saver but also a [...]

The world is changing fast, and if there’s one person who can fill you in on all the updates it’s Jazzmina Redondo. She has a passion for learning about new cultures through international [...]

“We can all be helpful and contribute to society in a meaningful way.” Genesis Matthew Florendo inspired us with this idea and more at the recent Evening of Honors held in the Southern Arizona [...]

Viridiana Morales is on track to graduate early pre-nursing from the University of Arizona and also will complete a bachelor’s in psychology and a minor in sociology. All of this and she works [...]

Our 4th annual Evening of Honors at the University of Arizona was a touching ceremony that celebrated our current student savers, their families, and our generous donors and sponsors. Earn to [...]

Learning how to save was just the beginning for Analyssa Sanchez. “It has been an education in empathy and mentorship that I learned from the way my Earn to Learn success coach listened and [...]

As a freshman in high school, Ryan Bravin discovered he wanted to be an architect. “I knew I would need to save and many scholarships only apply to four-year college programs, the University of [...]

Ever since the summer before his senior year in high school, the marshmallow rule has guided Brian Perez’s decision-making for the future. “I was talking to a professor from the University of [...]

Our first NAU Evening of Honors was a huge success! On September 13, 2016 we all joined together as a community in the beautiful Native American Cultural Center on NAU’s campus. We had a [...]

Meet Rachel Rogowski, a saver who does her homework to know how to best plan for the future. “When I was 18 I decided to move out and get my own apartment. This wouldn’t have been possible if I [...]

Why does Delijah Little save? So that he can experience on-campus college life. Without the Earn to Learn scholarship, living on campus would not be possible. “There are a lot of people from all [...]

Our 3rd UA Evening of Honors was a success! On November 2, 2015 Earn to Learn and the University of Arizona celebrated our student savers, families, community partners, and sponsors!

On March 22, 2016, Earn to Learn and Arizona State University hosted the 1st Annual Evening of Honors. Earn to Learn was joined by sponsors Western Alliance Bank, Helios Education Foundation, [...]

To kick off the fall semester, Earn to Learn’s Southern Team hosted a First Year Q&A Night, where incoming freshmen had the chance to hear from UA sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Our [...]

In our Why I Save series, we are meeting some of the amazing young people in the Earn to Learn program. Let’s meet Jacqueline Noriega, a senior at the Northern Arizona University working toward a [...]

As we continue our Why I Save series, meet Anthony Danza, an incoming freshman at NAU who has been saving $42 for college every month since October 2015. With matches received through Earn to [...]

In our new series Why I Save, we are exploring the stories of young Arizonans who are choosing to save for college. They are amazing and determined young people who, with the help of Earn to [...]

Earlier this month Earn to Learn hosted Arizona State University’s Campus Discovery Instagram Challenge. Incoming ASU students were teamed up with returning ASU students and competed to find [...]

This summer I had the opportunity to study abroad in Costa Rica for five weeks. I am currently a sophomore majoring in physiology and chemistry with a minor in Spanish at the University of [...]

Our 1st annual University of Arizona Campus Discovery Instagram Challenge was a big success! Four teams made up of incoming freshmen and returning students explored the UA to find as many campus [...]

Earn to Learn is aligning its work with the Arizona College Access Network, Northern Arizona College Resource Center and the Metropolitan Education Commission to reach students in 18 Arizona [...]

Candelaria attends Rincon High School, where she maintains a 3.67 GPA while balancing her time studying, working and playing soccer and basketball. She has been saving for college by working [...]

On April 30, 2016, the Central Earn to Learn Staff, Citi Bank and College Depot hosted an in-person Personal Finance Training for Phoenix area students who are interested in applying to Earn to [...]

In 2014, Citi partnered with Earn to Learn and LeadLocal, which delivers leadership coaching and professional development experiences for young professionals and high potential students who have [...]

We are happy to announce that Judicael, a Northern Arizona Saver from Winslow High School, is a Gates Millennium Scholar! He has taken advantage of every opportunity. Not only is he an Earn to [...]

Evening of Honors is a celebration of Earn to Learn student savers and their families. Each student receives a certificate of participation, and several students and parents share their stories [...]

Flor, an Earn to Learn Success Coach, stopped by her local Starbucks one Saturday morning. As she stood waiting for her latte, she noticed a young Hispanic man nervously shifting from foot to [...]

Earn to Learn’s mission is to empower low- to moderate-income students to succeed in college. We do this because we want people to have a solid pathway out of poverty and into possibility that a [...]

To All Earn to Learn Staff, Coming from a middle class family that was split apart into a lower class family, I never thought I’d be able to pay for college. My sophomore year of high school I [...]

Frank Meza grew up in Tucson, Arizona. The oldest of 4 children, Frank was the first person in his family to attend college. He registered at Pima Community College right out of high school and [...]

Michelle Sharifi has been an Earn to Learn saver since November 2013. She began her college career at Arizona State University in the fall 2014. Michelle is currently a sophomore and is majoring [...]

Wendy Mullen has been an Earn to Learn Saver since 2014. This spring she is graduating from the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s in applied science in human services. She leaves us [...]

Throughout the month of April Earn to Learn partnered with Lead Local and Starbucks to bring Career Café to our Savers. Career Café is a free, 3-hour workshop that gives young people the chance [...]