APS Offers ASU, Maricopa Community College Scholarships

February 17, 2010

Applications are being accepted for APS-sponsored scholarships at Maricopa Community Colleges, Arizona State University (ASU) and ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business at the West Campus for the 2010-2011 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.

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 2010 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

All applicants must be a high school senior or current Maricopa Community College student in the field of engineering, information technology or trades and crafts. The deadline is March 26.

Arizona State University

There are 10 scholarships of up to $2,000 - $1,000 per semester – available for students attending ASU. The scholarships will be awarded to those eligible in two categories:

• Eight scholarships to the eligible general student population; and
• Two scholarships to eligible dependents of employees of Pinnacle West or one of its subsidiaries.

All applicants must be in the field of engineering, information technology or business. The deadline is March 1.

ASU West – W.P. Carey School of Business

Five scholarships of about $2,000 each – about $1,000 per semester – are available for students pursuing a baccalaureate degree at ASU West. All applicants must be in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) or finance. The deadline is April 30.

Students can apply for all scholarships by visiting http://www.pinnaclewest.com/main/pnw/careers/stw/scholarships/default.html.

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. With headquarters in Phoenix, APS is the principal subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW).

Jenna Henry, APS Media Contact
(602) 250-4403