​Spirit of Aviation Scholarship

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About

The Northern Spirit Chapter is proud to once again offer our “Spirit of Aviation” scholarship. This scholarship is awarded in recognition of outstanding achievements and their dedication to the aviation community. There will be two recipients of this award and they will each receive her Conference registration, a one year membership to Women in Aviation International, as well as travel and shared lodging expenses to attend the 28th International Women in Aviation Conference in Reno, Nevada taking place on March 22-24, 2018. Our objective is to inspire and foster the winner’s career through their experiences at the WAI Conference. Preference will be give to an individual who would otherwise not be able to attend without financial assistance.

Connect

Our scholarship winners will get the opportunity to connect with other women in the aviation industry and make new invaluable networking connections.

Engage

Attending a WAI conference allows you to be completely engaged in aviation.  It allows you to re-connect with your passion and your career goals.

Inspire

Whether you are inspired by the women you meet or the speakers you listen to, or the stories you hear, you will undoubtedly come home inspired after attending a conference.
The Northern Spirit Chapter is proud to once again offer our “Spirit of Aviation” scholarship. There will be two recipients of this award and they will each receive her Conference registration, a one year membership to Women in Aviation International, as well as travel and shared lodging expenses to attend the 28th International Women in Aviation Conference in Reno Nevada taking place on March 22-24, 2018. Our objective is to inspire and foster the winner’s career through their experiences at the WAI Conference. Preference will be give to an individual who would otherwise not be able to attend without financial assistance.  
Winners will be announced on Friday January 6th 2018. 
This scholarship is open to all women involved in any aviation related field.  The winners must have a valid passport or have acquired a passport by January 18th, 2017 and be able to travel on the dates to the conference.Applications must include the following information:
  • Completed application form
  • Current resume 
  • 2 recommendation letters 
  • A 500-1000 word typed descriptive essay covering the following topics:
  • your aviation history and goals and what you have done to achieve your goals
  • how the scholarship will help you achieve your career objective 
  • previous educational scholarships, awards and honours 
  • where you see yourself in 5 and 10 years 
  • your current involvement in aviation activities in your community or other non-aviation organizations 

** Applications must be emailed to ywgspirit@gmail.com by Friday December 23, 2017 **

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Past Spirit of Aviation Winners

2017: Annefluer Aguirre and Jenna Johannsen - Conference Registration, Airfare and Accomodations (Orlando, FL)
2016: Jenna Johannsen and Karolina Utko - Conference Registration, Airfare and Accommodations (Nashville, TN)
2012: $1000 Flight Training Award
​2011: Adeline Grobler - Conference Registration, Airfare and Accommodations (Dallas, TX)
2010: Karolina Utko - Conference Registration, Airfare and Accommodations (Reno NV)
​2007: Stacy Booker - Conference Registration, Airfare and Accommodations (San Diego, CA)
​2006: Sarah Spy - Conference Registration, Airfare and Accommodations (Orlando, FL)
2005: Tanya (Kletke) Cole - Conference Registration, Airfare and Accommodations (Nashville, TN)
2004: Kelly Jamieson - $1000 Flight Training Award
​2003: Desiree Marie - $1000 Flight Training Award