Scholarship Guidelines

Submission Requirements

Each applicant must be a WAI member and may apply for no more than two scholarships. Internships are not included in the two per member scholarship limit. These requirements are in addition to all stated specifications in individual listings.

All applications must include five (5) stapled sets (NO FOLDERS) of the following information:

• application form
• three one-page recommendation letters
• typed, descriptive 500-word essay
• résumé
• copies of all aviation and medical certificates and the last three pages of your pilot logbook, if applicable

Descriptive essay or résumé should address the following:

• your aviation history and goals
• what you have done for yourself to achieve your goals
• where you see yourself in five and 10 years
• how the scholarship will help you achieve your objective and your present financial need
• flight or other training/education for which you need assistance; how your previous training was financed; educational scholarships, awards and honors; where you would obtain the training and the hourly rate for the instructor, aircraft, and simulators, or other costs, if applying for cash scholarship
• demonstrated involvement in aviation activities
• other applicable information as requested for each specific award/grant/scholarship

International applicants must meet the above requirements. In addition, you must include your country’s pilot, mechanic or other requirements and the equivalent copies of licenses and medicals.

Selection Factors

Achievements...Attitude toward self and others...Commitment to success...Dedication to career...Financial need...Motivation...Reliability...Responsibility...Teamwork.

Awards

All scholarships, unless otherwise noted, will be awarded during the 20th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 26-28, 2009.

Applications must be postmarked by November 28, 2008.