The Verizon Foundation focuses its grant-making on the issues of education/literacy and safety/health. “Our goal is to help people achieve the skills they need to live, learn and work in the 21st century,” writes Patrick Gaston, President of the Verizon Foundation. In the area of education/literacy, grant making targets student achievement, regardless of the student’s age.

“We also recognize that students of different abilities will play a key role in society and in our business,” says Diana Vargas, an executive in Verizon’s corporate human resources office in Basking Ridge, NJ. “This scholarship program allows Verizon to give studens with disabilities the recognition they deserve.” At Ramapo, the Verizon Scholarships benefit students registered with the Office of Specialized Services. Recipients must be enrolled in a Business major or Computer Science, fields which have direct relevance to Verizon’s core business values. Recipients must also be from states served by the company.

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