Mesa

There are many scholarships for Mesa students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Mesa, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Mesa students in the following categories:

Mesa High School Scholarships
Mesa College Scholarships
Mesa University Scholarships

For School Specific Scholarships, select one of the schools below:

Mesa, Arizona is a bedroom community of the larger city of Phoenix. It is situated within county of Maricopa and is the third-biggest city within Arizona State following Phoenix and the city of Tucson. Mesa's population is about 439,000 as of 2010, giving it Arizona's highest concentration of suburban population. Mesa is located thirty two kilometers east of Phoenix. Mesa is bordered by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Gilbert and Chandler on the south, Apache Junction on the east and Tempe on the west.

The area of Mesa was settled over 2,000 years ago by the remarkable Hohokam people. The Hohokam built the biggest and most extensive canal systems found in the pre-contact North America. Some extended 26 km across the Sonoran Desert to deliver water for agricultural purposes. Some were as much as 27 m wide at their head gates. By A.D. 1100 an area of desert measuring approximately 450 km2 was capable of yielding crops thanks to irrigation. Many of these canals are still in use nowadays.

Now, the city of Mesa is a successful industrial area, home to the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University and businesses like for instance AT&T and Boeing. Other top companies consist of Banner Health, Mesa Public Schools, Wal-Mart, the City of Mesa and Mesa Community College. Businesses and young professionals continue to be attracted to the city's thriving economy.

Many tourists come to the city thanks to is various cultural attractions and mild type of weather. The city of Mesa is recognized as a golfer's paradise because the region features over 100 golf courses. The most highly regarded of these courses are the Desert Forest Golf Club and The Rim. Mesa's Arts and Cultural District comprises theaters, galleries and several arts organizations: the Mesa Arts Center, the Mesa Southwest Shakespeare Company and dance companies. The history of the area is featured at the Commemorative Air Force Museum, Mesa Historical Society & Museum and the Mesa Southwest Museum. The Mesa Amphitheatre is a key location featuring top musical performers. The Grand Canyon is a three-hour drive north of Mesa.