AT&T Scholarship Programs

To:  All Local Presidents representing Legacy T/AT&T Employees

The application period for the year 2008/2009 CWA/IBEW/AT&T Academic Awards Program is now open. This is an excellent bargained-for benefit that provides for 28 scholarships of up to $6,500.00 annually, renewable three times. High school seniors must have a minimum of a 3.25 GPA on a 4.0 scale and have participated in community or school volunteer activities.

Our represented employees may also apply to the AT&T Scholarship Foundation Program. This program provides 630 scholarships to the children and stepchildren of eligible employees.

Below is a letter from AT&T regarding the CWA/AT&T Academic Awards Program and the AT&T Scholarship Foundation Program.

Applications will only be accepted online this year, with the links for each in the letter below.

The application timeframe for both programs runs from November 1, 2007 until February 15, 2008.

In Solidarity,

Ruth W. Marriott
CWA Representative
Communications & Technologies

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November 1, 2007

Mr. R.V. Maly, Jr., Vice President, CWA
Ms. M.J. Pultar, Director of Telecommunications, IBEW
Mr. P.A. Pusateri, Chairman, System Council T-3, IBEW

Re:  AT&T Scholarship Programs

The AT&T, CWA, IBEW Academic Awards Program for the 2008/2009 school year is now available for children of employees covered under the Legacy AT&T 2005 AT&T, CWA, IBEW Operations Bargaining Agreements. Applications will be accepted online only at https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/atta.

Additionally, children of CWA and IBEW represented employees may apply to the AT&T Scholarship Foundation Program. Applications for this program will be accepted online only at https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/attfoundation.

Scholarship applicants eligible to participate in the AT&T, CWA, IBEW Academic Awards Program and the AT&T Foundation Scholarship Program may apply to both programs. However, they may receive only one scholarship award. Applicants selected to receive scholarships under both programs will receive a scholarship award from the program that provides the highest award amount.

The application timeframe for both scholarship programs runs from November 1, 2007 until February 15, 2008. Details regarding the AT&T scholarship programs can be found on the above program websites.