Scholarships

Scholarship awards are a major benefit of membership in Women in Aviation International and help members reach their goals and advance into the aviation and aerospace careers they have always dreamed about. A total of $875,500 (156 individual scholarships) was awarded in 2019, bringing the total scholarships awarded since 1995 to over $12 million. Read the success stories of past scholarship winners in the special 20th anniversary publication WAI Scholarships Change Lives.

Watch the WAI Scholarship Video to learn more.

Thanks to an anonymous donation, WAI is pleased to award $73,000 in additional scholarships in June 2019. Congratulations to the following winners:

WAI Instrument Certificate Scholarship $5,000 each

Melissa Diaz Cooper, Kailua, Hawaii

Shana Bartell, Cedar City, Utah

Maria Hall, Kerrville, Texas

WAI CFI Certificate Scholarship $3,000 each

Lauren Lynn Sherrick, Racine, Wisconsin

Sarah Corbin, Anchorage, Alaska

WAI CFII Rating Scholarship $5,000 each

Trimbi M. Szabo, Broomfield, Colorado

WAI Multi-Engine Rating Scholarship $3,000 each

Morgan M. Gillespie, Prescott, Arizona

Gabrielle F. Palmas, Phoenix, Arizona

Theodore W. Johnson, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Meira Leonard, Honolulu, Hawaii

Aircraft Maintenance Technician Scholarship $5,000 each

Erin Walling, Beavercreek, Ohio

Jodie A. Gawthrop, Westfield, Indiana

WAI Private Pilot Scholarship $5,000 each

Madison Coutu, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kourtnie A. Robin, Slidell, Louisiana

Rachel A. Obajtek, Tehachapi, California

Aurora E. Enriquez, Bozeman, Montana

Morgan D. Sandstrom, Centerville, Ohio

 

The 2020 scholarship application process is now online, and applications will be due on November 12, 2019. Remember that applicants must be WAI members in good standing.  Contact Scholarship Coordinator Donna Wallace with any additional questions.

Please Note:
The applicant understands and accepts that WAI has no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any scholarship awards other than those specifically identified as WAI scholarships.

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Internship Scholarships

Internship

Delta Air Lines – Business Performance Internship

Estimated Value: 
$10,000
Available Scholarships: 
1
Scholarship Year: 
2020

Delta Air Lines would like to extend a 2020 Summer Internship (13 weeks) opportunity to a student currently enrolled in a Baccalaureate degree in Business Management or Industrial Engineering. In addition to an internship position, the recipient will receive a trip to the 31st Annual International Women in Aviation Conference (includes round trip airfare, hotel accommodations and conference fee). Applicants must be full-time students at the junior or senior level with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale). Applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens.

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Helicopter Scholarships

Flight Training, Helicopter

W4V Captain Sara Knutson Cullen Memorial Scholarship

Estimated Value: 
$5,000
Available Scholarships: 
1
Scholarship Year: 
2020

This scholarship honors the legacy of Captain Sara Knutson Cullen, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot for the U.S. Army who perished on the same day as Val in Afghanistan. Her family shares that Sara was smart, funny, and driven to succeed. She had a strong faith and positively impacted those around her through her wit, kindness, and joyfulness. This scholarship is open to a female WAI member from any country, 18 years of age or older. It will be awarded to an individual pursuing a private helicopter (rotary wing) pilot license.

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Aviation Maintenance, Helicopter

HFI Maintenance Technician Certificate Scholarships

Estimated Value: 
$2,500
Available Scholarships: 
1
Scholarship Year: 
2020

This scholarship provides $2,500 to applicants who are in training to become aviation maintenance technicians. Applicants must already be enrolled in a maintenance technician certificate program at an FAA-approved Part 147 school or international equivalent.

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Aviation Maintenance Scholarships

Aviation Maintenance

Delta Air Lines – Business Performance Internship

Estimated Value: 
$10,000
Available Scholarships: 
1
Scholarship Year: 
2020

Delta Air Lines would like to extend a 2020 Summer Internship (13 weeks) opportunity to a student currently enrolled in a Baccalaureate degree in Business Management or Industrial Engineering. In addition to an internship position, the recipient will receive a trip to the 31st Annual International Women in Aviation Conference (includes round trip airfare, hotel accommodations and conference fee). Applicants must be full-time students at the junior or senior level with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale). Applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens.

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Aviation Maintenance

Horizon Air 2020 A&P Scholarship

Estimated Value: 
$2,500
Available Scholarships: 
1
Scholarship Year: 
2020

Horizon Air will award one $2,500 scholarship to a female mechanic pursuing an A&P certification with a goal of working as a mechanic for a U.S. airline. Applicants must be students enrolled in an accredited Aviation Maintenance Program and in good academic standing. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens.

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Aviation Maintenance

Pratt & Whitney Engine Maintenance Training Scholarships

Estimated Value: 
$5,000
Available Scholarships: 
6
Scholarship Year: 
2020

Pratt & Whitney will offer (6) engine maintenance training scholarships to individuals working to become A&P mechanics. Winners will receive the following: One engine maintenance training course (recipients can pick one of the two options provided below). Domestic airfare only (see international travel for more information). Hotel accommodations. The estimated value of this scholarship in US dollars is: $5,000. Recipients can choose from two different types of engine training: A large commercial engine training course at the closest Pratt & Whitney Customer Training Center (CTC)

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Aviation Maintenance, Helicopter

HFI Maintenance Technician Certificate Scholarships

Estimated Value: 
$2,500
Available Scholarships: 
1
Scholarship Year: 
2020

This scholarship provides $2,500 to applicants who are in training to become aviation maintenance technicians. Applicants must already be enrolled in a maintenance technician certificate program at an FAA-approved Part 147 school or international equivalent.

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Aviation Maintenance

Southwest Airlines Maintenance Training Scholarships

Estimated Value: 
$4,250 each
Available Scholarships: 
2
Scholarship Year: 
2020

Southwest Airlines is pleased to offer TWO individual Maintenance Training Scholarships.  The Recipient may choose from the following courses. Two-week 737-700/800 Systems Class OR One-week 737-700/800 Avionics  Class. Included in the scholarship is a roundtrip ticket on Southwest Airlines to Dallas, hotel accommodations, and provisions for meals for the duration of class. During the time the Recipient is attending training he/she will: Meet with Tech Ops Leaders, Tour the DAL maintenance facility, headquarters, and NOC, Shadow a Supervisor in Tech Op, and other fun Southwest Airlines’ even

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Aviation Maintenance

Tools for Aircraft Maintenance (TAM) Scholarship 2020

Estimated Value: 
$5,000
Available Scholarships: 
1
Scholarship Year: 
2020

The TAM Scholarship was created after sponsor Carolyn Burton, an American Airlines Mechanic identified a need for providing tools to a female student starting out in Aircraft Maintenance. Carolyn will offer one TOOL Scholarship for $2500 worth of TOOLS of your choice plus round-trip airfare. In addition, Snap-On Industrial is generously contributing an aviation starter tool kit with a value of $2500.

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Aviation Maintenance

FedEx Express JT8D-15AQM Engine

Available Scholarships: 
1
Scholarship Year: 
2020

FedEx Express is accepting applications from qualified aviation schools, universities, museums and other aviation education organizations for a JT8D-15AQM engine with stand from the company’s retiring fleet. To be considered for this donation, please submit a detailed summary of your organization, including information about your program, how the engine would enhance your program and any joint use opportunities with other area programs to increase the utilization of the asset.   The recipient will be required to sign a contract that restricts the transfer of ownership, the sale

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