The program is available to employees at corporate properties and offices that have joined the Hilton family as the result of last year�s acquisition of Promus Hotel Corp. In addition to Hilton, the other hotel brands participating in the program are Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Red Lion Hotels and Inns, and Harrison Conference Centers. 

As part of Hilton�s continued commitment to team members and the communities where Hilton and its family of brands do business, the company launched a pilot scholarship program in 1999. More than $52,000 was awarded to more than 40 deserving students during the program�s inaugural trial period. �I and the entire Hilton corporate family encourage both team members and dependents to participate in this most beneficial program,� says Hilton Hotels Chief Executive Officer Steve Bollenbach. 

The academic scholarship program is designed to offer financial assistance for collegebound dependents of eligible team members regularly employed at Hilton�s owned and operated hotel properties, reservation centers, and regional sales offices throughout the United States. The corporate offices in Beverly Hills and Memphis, Tenn. will also participate in the program. 

Hilton Hotels is recognized internationally as a pre-eminent hospitality company. The company develops, owns, manages or franchises more than 1,800 hotels, resorts and vacation ownership properties. Its portfolio includes many of the world�s best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton®, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Harrison Conference Centers®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Homewood Suites® by Hilton, Red Lion Hotels & Inns® and Conrad International®.