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"Scholarships Offered for 2012 WAI is proud to offer a diverse selection of Scholarships again this year. Check back often as new Scholarships are added regularly. New Scholarships are marked with a Just Added tag. Please be sure to read the scholarship descriptions carefully as some have special instructions and/or additional requirements. "

"Recognizing that the cost of learning to fly can pose a significant barrier for some student pilots, AOPA earlier this year established two $5,000 flight training scholarships-the AOPA Flight Training Scholarship and the Erral Lea Plymate Memorial Scholarship. In addition, Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA) and Jeppesen-two of the world's leading providers of flight training materials-approached AOPA to provide scholarship funds as well. To qualify, applicants had to hold a student pilot certificate but not yet a pilot certificate, complete an online application, and receive two recommendations."

"Girls With Wings is pleased to announce that we have developed an additional scholarship for 2012. Girls With Wings has traditionally offered a Private Pilot Scholarship to help defray the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of a private pilot certificate. This scholarship is targeting those individuals who have soloed but have not completed the Private Pilot Course. The Private Pilot Scholarship is an award in the amount of $1000.00."

EAA's Scholarship Program encourages, recognizes and supports excellence among those studying the technologies and the skills of aviation. These annual scholarships help outstanding students, who demonstrate financial need, to accomplish their goals. Scholarship applicants must be involved in school and community activities, as well as aviation activities.

NBAA's scholarship program, generously supported through sponsorships, offers nearly $100,000 annually in cash awards as tuition reimbursement for enrolled students, and that number is nearly matched in monetary and training awards for working professionals. NBAA currently offers six scholarships to qualified students studying aviation-related curricula at institutions of higher learning. The Association also sponsors seven monetary and training scholarships to promote professionalism and the advancement of careers for aviation professionals, such as flight department managers, flight attendants, maintenance technicians, schedulers and dispatchers.

Scholarships for 2011 are now available. Women in Aviation, International scholarship awards In the past 21 years, millions of dollars to its members to help them get ahead and advance into the aviation and aerospace careers they have always dreamed about. Scholarships help teachers too, by providing them with the resources to bring aviation into their classrooms or to enhance their skills."

"It's Girls With Wings Scholarship Time! We are currently within our application window for our 2013 Spring Scholarship Award. Girls With Wings has a Private Pilot Scholarship to help defray the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of a private pilot certificate. This fund targets individuals who have soloed but have not completed the Private Pilot Course."

"The 2013 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Applications and 2013 New Pilot Award Scholarship Application will be available in Mid to Late July 2012."

Our Girls With Wings Summer Scholarship Application Window is now open. Yes, we just have to find more people who deserve funds for flight training! We just announced three winners for our Spring Program and we're looking for applicants for the Summer Program. Please tell everyone you know about the scholarship so we have another great pool of potentials from which to choose. Please send this Press Release to any and all of your area schools (flight and otherwise), organizations, friends, family, etc. You can post this flyer, too, on bulletin boards. Flying is expensive, as well all know, and these funds could make the difference in someone's life!

apply for available EAA scholarships online.

This year's Awardees were announced in October via the Girls With Wings eZine (signup). The winning submissions were judged on their willingness to be a superlative GWW role model. Janice and Rose showed potential to continue their interaction with the GWW organization, via the website and events, so they assist GWW in encouraging more young girls to have an interest in aviation. Click HERE for the details of the 2011 Scholarship application process."

"My name is Amy Blechman and I am the 2008 Scholarship recipient. Winning the Girls with Wings scholarship meant the world to me because it allowed me to further my training and I was able to afford my first solo flight! That was the best experience of my life thus far and it gave me an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment and a smile from ear to ear that made it difficult to make my radio calls!"

"Special announcement: The first ever Girls With Wings scholarship winner has completed her Private Pilot Certification! Brenda recently graduated from San Jose University and is now looking for a career in the aviation industry. "

"Student Pilot Flight Training Scholarship - One $1,000 award to help fund Private Pilot training. Applicant must (1) be a female San Diego County resident, (2) have passed the written test, (3) have a current student medical, and (4) soloed. There is a 90 day limit to apply funds towards training. "

"Congratulations to our winners for the 2012 Summer Girls With Wings Scholarship award."

"Scholarships and awards on this site are listed directly by NCAE members. For information, please contact the member directly. The NCAE serves as a compilation resource only and does not have specific information on individual awards."

Girls With Wings™ Scholarship

"The Sebring Florida EAA Chapter 1240 awarded 2 Young Eagle members each a $1,000 scholarship to begin their Sport Pilot license. Each candidate was required to submit an application and a written essay about their love of flying and future career plans related to the aviation field. Photo: Young Eagles Coordinator John Rousch with Young Eagle recipients."

ABLE FLIGHT PILOTS GIVE BACK WITH FREEDOM FLIGHT 2011 Able Flight makes it possible for people with disabilities to become pilots. In January 2011, Able Flight pilots Heather Schultz and Sean O'Donnell will do fly Sean's specially adapted airplane on a multi-city tour of a thousand miles to demonstrate to wounded veterans and others that a disability need not be a barrier to realizing a dream. Sean and Heather are also using the journey to raise funds for Able Flight scholarships for wounded veterans, providing a way for them to face and overcoming their own challenges.

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