The Atlanta Police Department (APD) believes that education enriches the lives, skills and abilities of its employees. To support this, the Atlanta Police Foundation, through community partnerships, has created the Scholarship Reimbursement Program to provide APD staff with the opportunity to earn college credits. Utilizing funding from the Atlanta Police Foundation, the Scholarship Program provides reimbursement scholarships up to $3,000 per year for APD employees to pursue college degrees and post baccalaureate work from accredited university programs. Scholarships include reimbursement for tuition paid out of pocket, and are paid after students have completed the semester for which they are requesting reimbursement. 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 $120,000 in scholarship money has been dispersed to 51 APD employees from all divisions and ranks of the department. 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 Jennifer Zeunik at the Atlanta Police Foundation, 404.586.0180 or jzeunik@atlantapolicefoundation.org, or contact the Atlanta Police Department Training Academy, 404.209.5250.
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