WOMEN IN CORPORATE AVIATION 2014 SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED
WCA Scholarships are awarded to women and men who will positively impact the future of corporate aviation.
Awards will be presented at the 2014 Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, FL
The Women in Corporate Aviation Career Scholarship
The Women in Corporate Aviation Career Scholarship The Women in Corporate Aviation Career Scholarship is offered by the members and sponsors of Women in Corporate Aviation to any person pursuing professional development or career advancement in any job classification of corporate/business aviation. It is to be presented at the 2014 Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, FL. The award must be used toward a specific program of education. Suggested uses include (but are not limited to): Flight training, dispatcher training, maintenance training, corporate flight attendant training and upgrades in aviation education. The award cannot be used for general business course work. Scholarship will not be awarded to previous winners of Women in Corporate Aviation scholarships. If you are a pilot please submit copies of pilot licenses, medical and logbook pages with your application.
Scholarship Value $2000
Women in Corporate Aviation 2014 International Career Scholarship
The International Career Scholarship is offered to non-US based members of Women in Corporate Aviation. Membership dues collected around the world fund this award. The award is available to anyone pursuing professional development or career advancement in any job classification of corporate/business aviation. It is to be presented at the 2014 Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, FL. The award must be used toward a specific program of education. Suggested uses include (but are not limited to): Flight training, dispatcher training, maintenance training, corporate flight attendant training and upgrades in aviation education. The award cannot be used for general business course work. Scholarship will not be awarded to previous winners of Women in Corporate Aviation scholarships. If you are a pilot please submit copies of pilot licenses, medical and logbook pages with your application.
Scholarship Value $2,000
The Dassault Falcon WCA Scholarship
The Dassault Falcon WCA Scholarship is sponsored by Dassault Falcon. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance for a woman seeking to pursue a career in business or corporate aviation. Applications are to be made through the WCA website: www.wca-intl.org.
Dassault Falcon is awarding a $1,000 scholarship to support a woman seeking to pursue an undergraduate or graduate degree in an aviation-related field. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, fluent in English and have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale) in her most recent year of schooling. Applicant should submit two letters of recommendation, copies of flight logs if applicable, resume, and a one-page essay detailing her current educational status, and what she hopes to achieve by pursuing a degree in aviation and her aspirations in the field.
Scholarship value $1,000
USC Viterbi Aviation Safety and Security Scholarship
USC Viterbi Aviation Safety and Security Scholarship is offered by the members and sponsors of Women in Corporate Aviation to anyone who has demonstrated interest in aviation safety or management in corporate/business aviation. This award is for the cost of tuition of any course offered by the USC Viterbi Aviation Safety and Security Program.
Who should apply: safety managers, training, flight department and maintenance managers and supervisors, pilots, air traffic controllers, dispatchers and schedulers. Visit http://Viterbi.usc.edu/aviation/aviation_cert_programs/aviation_safety_security.htm for more information.
Value: $2250
WCA Scholarships are awarded to women and men who will positively impact the future of corporate aviation.
Applicants must be WCA members, with dues paid in the last year.
Annual membership dues are $40 for individuals and $25 for students.
Click here to join or renew your WCA membership: http://www.wca-intl.org/join-or-renew/
Awards will be presented at the 2014 Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, FL
Applications must include the following items:
1) Essay: Each application must include an essay.
Some scholarships have a specific essay length requirement. Click here for more details.:
http://www.wca-intl.org/scholarships/
The essay should describe how the scholarship would help the applicant further his or her career goals in corporate aviation. The essay should be 500 words or less.
2) Two letters of recommendation:
The recommender must know the applicant for more than one year.
3) Certificates, transcripts, and resumes, as applicable.
Click here to APPLY NOW: http://www.wca-intl.org/scholarship-application/
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For additional information or questions, contact Jennifer Dardzinski or Stacey Kotrla, WCA Scholarship Co-Chairs at scholarships-wca@wca-intl.org.
