Fri, Aug 13, 2010
Awards Help Pay For Private Pilot's Licenses
If you know a young woman who is already involved in aviation,
you might encourage them to investigate two scholarship
opportunities with Girls With Wings. The nonprofit organization is
currently taking applications for their 4th Annual Scholarship
Program for a future Girl With Wings. The application packet
requires an essay with photo stating why the applicant believes she
is a role model for Girl With Wings, to include her motivation,
inspirations and future plans.
Applicants must be a student pilot and have completed her first
solo, but not yet received a private pilot's license.
Entries are being accepted until August 31st, 2010. At least one
scholarship winner will be notified October 1st and be sent funds
to be used toward flying lessons. The awardee agrees to submit
updates with at least three pictures taken during flight training
and a final essay summarizing how the scholarship helped her, what
she learned and her intent to continue her work as a Girls With
Wings role model.
Girls With Wings is a nonprofit organization that focuses its
efforts on introducing young girls to their role models in
aviation-related occupations. Website activities and inspirational
stories of women involved in various fields of aviation will
motivate girls to pursue their own skyward adventures. Fundraising
for outreach activities is done through the sales of Girls With
Wings merchandise designed to let everyone know "Yes, Girls Can
Fly!" While some may view some of our products as just t-shirts, we
believe that it is in fact a statement about the potential of girls
to be intimately connected with Aviation (and other Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math based fields) throughout their
lives.
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