2022 Surprise Sundancers Scholarships Announced

April 21, 2022 – While the 2022 Spring Training season was shortened by the MLB and Player’s labor issues, Surprise Sundancer’s elected to continue our award-winning scholarship program for Surprise area youth. The Surprise Sundancer’s Board of Directors today announced the award totals for the 2022 Scholarship season. The total amount of scholarships awarded in 2022 was $94,500. The individual scholarship recipients are being notified of their scholarships.

This year’s totals included a total of 49 Sundancers Scholars. There were 36 first-year scholarships, with three of the top-rated recipients receiving $3,000 Mark Coronado scholarships and 33 recipients receiving scholarships with a value of $2,000 each. There were 13 returning recipients who were awarded a one-year scholarship of $1,500 each.

All awards were made based on blind rankings of criteria by a subcommittee of the Sundancers Board of Directors. The scholarship application process is managed by the Arizona Community Foundation. The Arizona Community Foundation manages more than 120 scholarship funds for organizations throughout Arizona. Each scholarship has its own individual eligibility criteria. Eligibility for awards is determined based on answers to the questions on the General Application and review and blind ranking by the Surprise Sundancer’s Board of Directors.