Scholarship payments

Find instructions on submitting a scholarship check, donor award letter, or Cost of Attendance/Verification form. You can also learn how to set up a scholarship on our website or make a donation as a gift.

Submit an outside scholarship payment

Arizona State University uses Backpack to receive outside scholarship payments. Outside scholarships are funded by organizations or individuals other than their parents/guardians.

 ****ASU no longer accepts paper checks and all payments must now be submitted online.

Please click the button below for submission and further instruction.

Backpack Scholarship Submission Portal

If your organization has questions, please contact [email protected].


External donors are encouraged to email letters or forms to [email protected] for review

For American Indian tribe forms, please visit the American Indian Funding webpage to submit FNAs.

For students, please submit the external donor letter or verification form using the eForm below:

  1. Follow the instructions provided on the eForm below.
  2. Submit the eForm..

External donor eForm

Request a new scholarship or become a donor

If you would like to establish a new scholarship or make a gift to an existing scholarship fund, please contact Arizona State University Foundation donor relations at [email protected] or call 480-965-2735 for assistance.

If you have a scholarship that you would like added to Scholarship Universe, please submit your scholarship information.