WCA 2013 Scholarships
Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation ($1000)
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. 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 US citizen, fluent in
English and have a current GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale).
Applicant should submit a one-page essay detailing her current
educational status, what she hopes to achieve by pursuing a degree in aviation and her aspirations in the field.
USC Viterbi Aviation Safety and Security Scholarship $2250 *
is offered to a woman with demonstrated interest in aviation safety or management in corporate or business aviation. This award is for the cost of tuition of any course offering by the USC Viterbi Aviation Safety and Security program.
http://viterbi.usc.edu/aviation/aviation_cert_programs/aviation_safety_security.htm
* value of award varies by course
For information and guidelines for the WCA Scholarship Program
please click here
For the WCA Scholarship Application
please click here
Although care has been taken in preparing the information contained
here, WCA does not and cannot make any warranty, express or implied,
or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy and
completeness of the information retrieved from these scholarship
brochures/application.
About Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA)
WCA is a premier 501(C)(3) non-profit premier mentoring association for professionals in corporate and business aviation. Providing networking, mentoring, scholarships, and educational opportunities for current and future corporate/business aviation professionals, WCA offers individual and corporate memberships. For more information, visit http://www.wca-intl.org.
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Send scholarship applications to wca2013scholarships@gmail.com
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Scholarship Donation
Your donation sponsors a member who is unemployed or goes directly to the Give Back Scholarship fund.
Just note how you want your donation to be used in the comments section. Donate via the Paypal link above, or by check/money order to:
WCA
4450 Nicholas Lane
Southaven, MS 38672
Donations to WCA are tax deductible!
WCA 2012 Scholarships
Women in Corporate Aviation to Award
Over $35,000 in Training Scholarships
ORLANDO, FLA. – October 29, 2012 – Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA), the premier non-profit mentoring association for professionals in corporate and business aviation, has announced the eleven winners of seven aviation-related training scholarships to be presented at WCA’s annual scholarship luncheon at noon on Oct. 31 (room S210C) at the the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 65th Annual Meeting and Convention in Orlando, Florida.
The following winners who will receive more than $35,000 in scholarships are:
Aircare FACTS Training Scholarship (valued at $4,675) A five-day initial or two-day recurrent emergency procedures training for business aviation crew members which meets Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 135 requirements, industry best practices and International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) standards.
Winner: Kara Dunaway
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation – Corporate Aviation Maintenance Technology Scholarship (2 at $5,000 each) Available to a woman pursuing education, professional development or career advancement in any job classification of maintenance aviation technology. This scholarship must be used toward a specific program of education in the area of aviation maintenance.
Winners: Whitney Brouwer and Maria Liberto
MedAire – Management of In-flight Illness and Injury Course Scholarship ($1040) A two-day aviation medical course that covers altitude physiology, first aid, CPR certification, defibrillator training, blood borne pathogens and more.
Winner: Adrienne Dyner
Susan C. Friedenberg Corporate Flight Attendant Training Scholarship ($3,995) A four-day training program which encompasses all responsibilities of the business aviation flight attendant.
Winner: Lisa Sochko
Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. – Dispatcher License Training Scholarship (3 at $2,995 each) Is offered to professionals seeking to advance their careers in corporate aviation with an FAA Dispatch License.
Winners: Kathy Donnelly, Natalie Garner and Deborah Prosinski
WCA Aviation Management Scholarship ($3000) To be used for aviation management professional development such as: 1) NBAA Certified Aviation Manager Certification, 2) NBAA Leadership Conference, 3) NBAA Professional Development Program (PDP) courses, and others such as Aviation Safety and Security training or Aviation Management Certificate programs.
Winner:
· Asela Calvert will use her scholarship funds to attend the 2013 NBAA Leadership Conference in Austin, Texas.
WCA Career Scholarship (2 at $2000 each) To be used toward specific professional development or career advancement in corporate/business aviation.
Winners:
· Krystene Zehnder will expand her flight instructor certificate by becoming a Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument Rating (CFII), so she can help influence future pilots.
· Refilwe Ledwaba is committed to promoting corporate aviation in South Africa, along with the Southern African Women in Aviation (SAWIA). As a WCA member, she will continue to promote WCA in Africa and individually, her dream is to finish her commercial fixed wing with instructors rating. “Being Dual rated will go a long way in assisting me to one day fly corporate.”
To apply for future WCA scholarships, visit www.wca-intl.org/scholarships.
About Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA)
WCA is a premier 501(C)(3) non-profit premier mentoring association for professionals in corporate and business aviation. Providing networking, mentoring, scholarships, and educational opportunities for current and future corporate/business aviation professionals, WCA offers individual and corporate memberships. For more information, visit http://www.wca-intl.org.
For information and guidelines for the WCA Scholarship Program
please click here
For the WCA Scholarship Application
please click here
Although care has been taken in preparing the information contained
here, WCA does not and cannot make any warranty, express or implied,
or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy and
completeness of the information retrieved from these scholarship
brochures/application.
This e-mail for questions only
Send scholarship applications to wca2013scholarship@gmail.com
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader Here
Scholarship Donation
Your donation sponsors a member who is unemployed or goes directly to the Give Back Scholarship fund.
Just note how you want your donation to be used in the comments section. Donate via the Paypal link above, or by check/money order to:
WCA
4450 Nicholas Lane
Southaven, MS 38672
Donations to WCA are tax deductible!
WCA Career Scholarship Program Announcements:
WCA will be announcing a new offering of scholarships shortly. Meanwhile, we highly recommend checking the scholarships currently being offered by the Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance and by the NBAA by clicking on the links below.
WCA promotes the interests of the corporate and business aviation industry, and those interested in a career in corporate aviation. The organization provides networking and educational forums for aviation professionals and students. The scholarship is funded from within the organization in a desire to foster and promote men and women's success in the business/corporate field of aviation. WCA is sponsored by numerous business aviation industry leaders and is open for individual and corporate membership.
For more information about WCA or to donate towards our scholarship program
please click here to visit our homepage
or contact our
Mail: WCA Headquarters, at 4450 Nicholas Lane, Southaven, MS 38672.
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Previous Scholarship Winners
