Eligibility Requirements
- Minimum college grade point average (GPA) of not less than the equivalent of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Must have completed at least two and a half academic years of full-time college work at the time of application, and must be currently enrolled at an accredited college or university in the United States or its territories, working towards a bachelor’s degree, and plan to continue to be enrolled in the subsequent academic year
- Interested in pursuing a career in the aerospace field
- Entering senior year in the 2019-2020 academic year
- Must be female, of any citizenship or nationality
Application Requirements
- High school and college transcripts
- Two letters of recommendation from a professor, or a supervisor of summer or Co-op work experience, or a supervisor of research work. Recommendations from relatives will not be accepted.
- 500-1000 word essay answering the following question: Imagine that you are trying to explain to someone with no interest in aerospace why aerospace is important. How would approach this explanation and what would you say?
I have included a link to the scholarship website, as well as to the scholarship application. The application process is now open with a deadline of June 18, 2019. Your student body would greatly benefit from this opportunity and I hope that you will distribute our scholarship information among your resource networks and related faculty members.
Please let me know if you are interested in hearing more about the WIA Foundation scholarship.
Scholarship website link: http://www.womeninaerospacefoundation.org/foundation/
Application link: https://www.womeninaerospace.org/forms/foundation/scholarship_app.pdf
Kind Regards,
Torrie Nickerson
Women in Aerospace
204 E Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-547-0229
Fx: 202-547-6348
