We are proud to announce the Class of 2024 recipients of the BASIS Educational Ventures Scholarship!
Valued at $5,000, this scholarship is awarded to graduating BASIS Charter School seniors who display academic excellence in the development and execution of their Senior Projects. Unique to BASIS Charter Schools, Senior Projects consist of 10 weeks of off-campus, high-level research on an approved topic. After carefully reviewing this year’s impressive projects, winners were selected by Peter Bezanson, CEO and Co-Chairman of BASIS Educational Ventures, and Patti Bezanson, Co-Chairman of BASIS Educational Ventures.
Every high school in the BASIS Charter School network had at least one winner. The scholarships were announced during each school’s graduation ceremony, where the winners were called to the stage and presented with a certificate.
BASIS Educational Ventures Scholarship recipients can use their $5,000 prize towards tuition at any four-year college or university.
The full list of 2024 winners can be found below, along with each winner’s project title. The breadth of topics showcased in these winning projects—ranging from biology to business management to blacksmithing—illustrates the varied and unique interests of our 2024 graduating class. Please join us in giving a huge congratulations to these hardworking students!
Keshav C., BASIS Peoria
Project Title: Australian Media Bias
Megan C., BASIS Goodyear
Project Title: Fentanyl Overdoses: How Overprescription and Lack of Individual Purpose Has Led to an Increase in Fentanyl Deaths
Trevon C., BASIS Ahwatukee
Project Title: Stay Inside! It’s Burning Out There!: Exploring the Locality and Dangerous Implications of High Temperatures
Zoey C., BASIS Prescott
Project Title: Exploring the World of Small Business Management
Juliette D., BASIS Tucson North
Project Title: Buzzing About Conservation: A Look Into the Effects of Pyriproxyfen on the Hypopharyngeal Glands in Honey Bees
Brooke L., BASIS Oro Valley
Project Title: The Happiest Vacation on Earth: A Modern and Nuanced Approach to Disney Planning
Liza L., BASIS Chandler
Project Title: Non-Resettlement of Ancient Maya Interior After the Terminal Classic Period
Sydney L., BASIS Washington, D.C.
Project Title: Study Buddies: Empowering Education Through Peer Tutoring
Payton M., BASIS Phoenix
Project Title: A Mission Design to Eris: Exploring the Outer Solar System With an Emphasis on Trajectory Analysis
Connor O., BASIS Mesa
Project Title: Ars Fabricandorum Armorum: The Art of Forging Armor
Alistair P., BASIS Scottsdale
Project Title: Neuroinformatics: Computationally Modeling High-Frequency Oscillations in the Olfactory Bulb
Tez P., BASIS San Antonio Shavano
Project Title: Bringing the Chair to the Table: How to Become a Senator
Bella V., BASIS San Antonio Shavano
Project Title: Peep in the Deep: A Journey Into Bat Conservation
Aiyana W., BASIS Flagstaff
Project Title: Analysis of Trauma-Informed Care Screening
Congratulations again to all of these incredible students! To see more student accomplishments from the BASIS Charter Schools network, check out our latest news and resources.