The ability for officers to earn a college education improves morale and builds strong departmental leadership.
The Atlanta Police Department (APD) believes that education enriches the lives, skills and abilities of its employees. To support this, the Atlanta Police Foundation has created the Scholarship Program, which reimburses APD employees up to $3,000 per year. Course work must be in a job-related field, and students must earn a “B” or higher in the class to qualify for reimbursement.
Since program inception in late 2006, approximately $350,000 in scholarship money has been dispersed through more than 320 scholarships . The Atlanta Police Foundation looks forward to continuing to provide the gift of a college education to APD employees.
More detailed instructions on how to apply and how applications are approved for reimbursement can be found in the Scholarship and Training Policies and Procedures document.
For more information on the Scholarship Program, contact Grant Hawkins at the Atlanta Police Foundation, 404.586.0180 or ghawkins@atlantapolicefoundation.org, or contact the Atlanta Police Department Training Academy, 404.209.5250.
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