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International Society of Women Airline Pilots, sometimes called ISA+21, to acknowledge the original 21 members who formed ISA in 1978. Site includes membership and scholarship information.

"I fly because every time I get in my airplane I am pushing myself to become a better version of myself. Flying requires you to be a good listener, detail-oriented, and build a value system which is constantly requiring you to evaluate your skill and accept constructive criticism from others. It has built faith in myself and has allowed me to listen to that voice inside which says this is a blast and shows me what I am capable of. I want to be that encourager of other girls and women who think that aviation is something that could be fun to be a part of but never give it a second thought."

"Profits to Kids The Goal: Give away thousands and thousands to educate kids and expose new people to aviation! Flying High Coffee is committed to aviation. We will support aviation by contributing a significant portion of our profits to programs and scholarships for youth."

"Promotes engineering thinking and practice in formal and informal educational settings for pre-K through high school aged students, their teachers, group leaders, and caregivers. We also engage in shared scholarship to determine better ways to accomplish our goals, assess our impacts, and evaluate our progress. We seek to open the doors to engineering to all young people as a future career or as a way of finding solutions to everyday challenges."

The NASA Kentucky Space Grant Consortium is a NASA Higher Education program supporting student fellowships/scholarships, research initiation and workforce development in STEM areas of interest to NASA and Kentucky. Space Grant also promotes networking and cooperation among education, industry, and local, state and federal government."

"Introducing AOPA AV8RS, AOPA's new youth membership free to teens aged 13 to 18. Through AV8RS, you'll be introduced to the world of aviation and given the support and encouragement to pursue your dreams and aspirations. AV8RS membership includes a digital subscription to Flight Training magazine, access to members-only content on aopa.org, special AV8RS social communities through Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and tumblr, a dedicated AV8RS blog, opportunities to win flight training scholarships and more. "

"Women in Aviation, International is a nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to providing networking, education, mentoring and scholarship opportunities for women (and men) who are striving for challenging and fulfilling careers in the aviation and aerospace industries. "

Established in 1929 by 99 women pilots to provide mutual support and advancement of aviation, The Ninety-Nines Organization of Women Pilots has continued and expanded that mission. Today, the organization promotes world fellowship through flight, provides networking and scholarship opportunities for women and aviation education in the community and preserves the unique history of women in aviation.

The Great American Aero Derby (GAAD) is a competition designed to introduce students between the ages of 10 and 18 years to the exciting world of aviation. The competition is split into two categories based upon age. Scholarships and prizes will be awarded to students whose planes remain aloft the longest.

Women in Corporate Aviation aims to create diversity in corporate and business aviation and provides networking, mentoring and scholarships.

International Women Helicopter Pilots organization dedicated to the advancement of women pilots. The site includes membership, scholarship and events news.

A site established by women of NASA to encourage more young women to pursue careers in aviation and science. Informationon educational opportunities, scholarships and grants.

Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance has membership, scholarship, conferences and speakers network information. AWAM was formed to champion women's professional growth and opportunities in aviation maintenance.

International Aviation Womens Association, which was organized for women in Executive positions and leadership in aviation and aerospace, includes membership, conference and scholarship information.

The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Fellowship Year. The Einstein Fellowship Program is available to current K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators with a demonstrated excellence in teaching and leadership.

"The Consortium for Ocean Leadership, representing leading oceanographic institutions universities and aquaria, manages a national academic competition for high schools on topics related to the study of the oceans - the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®). The NOSB is a nationally recognized and highly acclaimed high school academic competition that provides a forum for talented students to test their knowledge of the marine sciences including biology, chemistry, physics, and geology. The NOSB was created in 1998 in honor of the International Year of the Ocean and since its inception, the competition has grown to include 25 regional competition locations with 300 schools and over 2,000 students participating annually."

Audience: Educators Grades: 9-11 WISH wants female high school juniors to participate in a pilot project. Beginning with an online collaboration in fall 2010, selected applicants will compete to participate in a summer 2011 workshop at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. There they will work alongside female NASA engineers and interns and collaborate in hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The WISH Flier explains how to apply.