Alaska Airlines Female Scholarship

Scholarship Name:

Alaska Airlines Scholarship

Purpose:

Scholarship is rewarded to a female pilot pursuing a professional airline pilot career.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be full-time students at the junior or senior level with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens.

Candidates will be evaluated on volunteer work in the community, academic standing, teamwork, leadership skills, and airmanship.

Value:

$2,500

Application Submission Process and Completion Date:

All WAI requirements applicants must also include a detailed essay (500-1,000 words)

Must be submitted by Mid November

New this year: scholarships may be applied for electronically through the WAI website

Selection Process:

Recipients will be announced at the Annual International Women in Aviation Conference in early March.

Application:

Download the application (PDF)

History/Background:

Scholarship awards are a major benefit of membership in Women in Aviation, International. In the past 25 years WAI has disbursed millions of dollars to its members to help them get ahead and advance into the aviation and aerospace careers they have always dreamed about. There is an award for nearly everyone here, from the college student to the woman or man returning to the workforce, from managers and dispatchers to pilots, engineers, technicians and mechanics.