APS Offers ASU West, Maricopa Community College Scholarships

March 19, 2009

Applications are being accepted for APS-sponsored scholarships at ASU West and Maricopa Community Colleges for the 2009-2010 school year.

To be eligible, applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, be an Arizona resident and have financial need.

Arizona State University West
The final number and amount of ASU West scholarships will be based on endowment payout to be announced in July 2009. The application deadline is April 30.

Applicants must be a high school senior or current ASU West student studying business or education. Students can apply electronically at two sites:

• Applications for the College of Teacher Education and Leadership can be found at 
  http://ctel.asu.edu/admissions/undergraduate/scholarships/#APS.
  
  
• Applications for global business students can be found at
  http://wpcarey.asu.edu/undergraduate/college-admissions/scholarship.cfm.

Maricopa Community Colleges
There are 25 scholarships of $1,000 - $500 per semester - available for students attending Maricopa Community Colleges. The scholarships will be awarded to those eligible in three categories:

• Sixteen scholarships to high school seniors graduating in Spring 2009 or current Maricopa Community College students
  
  
• Seven for the Chandler-Gilbert Electric Utility Technology Program
  
  
• Two scholarships to dependents of an employee of APS or any of the other Pinnacle West Capital Corp. subsidiaries.

Applicants must be a high school senior or current MCC student studying engineering, trades and crafts, information technology, business, education or health care. The deadline for applications is March 27.

Students can apply by visiting http://www.maricopa.edu/foundation/apply/.

For more information on these scholarships, call Louise Moskowitz at (602) 250-2291 or email her at Louise.Moskowitz@aps.com.

APS, Arizona's largest and longest-serving electricity utility, serves about 1.1 million customers in 11 of the state's 15 counties. In 2008, APS won its second Edison Award in recognition of innovative leadership and operational excellence in the electric industry. Given annually by the Edison Electric Institute, the Edison Award is considered the industry's most prestigious honor. With headquarters in Phoenix, APS is the principal subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW)

Jenna Henry
(602) 250-4403