BAC U.S. Members:

We are pleased to announce that the U.S. Bates Scholarship award amount has increased from $2,500 per year to $5,000 per year. Three winners are selected each year to receive stipends of $5,000 per year for up to four years.

To be considered for the 2020 U.S. Bates Scholarship, a student must be a high school junior who took the standardized “PSAT” exam in October 2018, and the child or stepchild of a U.S. member in good standing of a BAC Local.

For further details, including frequently asked questions, and to apply online, please visit bacweb.org, click on "U.S. Scholarship" under the “Education and Training” menu.

If you have questions not answered in the FAQs about the scholarship or the application process, please call BAC at 1-888-880-8222, ext. 3887.

The application deadline is March 31, 2019.

Fraternally,

BAC Secretary-Treasurer Tim Driscoll