The U.S. Bates Scholarship Program awards a stipend of $2500 per year for up to four years to three students annually. The program is open to sons and daughters of U.S. BAC members (in good standing) of U.S. BAC Locals who will be juniors in high school during the 2008-2009 academic year. Applicants must take or plan to take the standardized “PSAT” exam in the fall of their junior year. The selection of scholarship recipients is administered through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

The next Bates Scholarship cycle will begin in the fall of 2008. Program information and the online application form will be accessible at our website in mid-August 2008. For further information, please contact BAC’s Education Department at askbac@bacweb.org or 1-888-880-8BAC ext. 3111.

Again, U.S. Bates applicants must apply during their junior year in high school, and must have taken (or plan to take) the standardized “PSAT” exam as a junior. The PSAT exam is conducted by most high schools in October of each year. If a student’s high school does not conduct this test, the student should check with their guidance office to find a testing location in their area.