WIA Foundation Scholarship

Scholarship Name:

WIA Foundation Scholarship

Purpose:

The Women in Aerospace (WIA) Foundation, Inc., is a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to women interested in a career in the aerospace field to pursue higher education degrees in engineering, math or science. One or more awards are given each year to a rising senior in college, to be applied during the upcoming academic year.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for any of these pilot scholarships the applicant must:
• The applicant must be interested in pursuing a career in the aerospace field
• must have completed at least two and a half academic years of full-time college work at the time of application
• must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States or its territories, and plan to be enrolled in the subsequent academic year
• must have a college grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• must be female of any nationality

Value:

$2,000.00

Application Submission Process and Completion Date:

Applications will be available on or about November 1 for the subsequent academic year.

Selection Process:

The scholarship is awarded annually and the recipient is selected on the basis of merit.

Application:

Announcement and call for scholarship applicants starts on early November each year.

History/Background:

Founded in 2009, the Women in Aerospace (WIA) Foundation, Inc., is a nonprofit, tax-exempt educational organization created with three missions:
• Increase public awareness of the importance and benefits of the aerospace field.
• Increase public appreciation for aerospace science and technology.
• Inspire female students to develop the skill sets required to innovate and assume leadership roles in the development of technology in the aerospace field.
The Foundation partly accomplishes its purpose by providing scholarships to women who study engineering, math or science at the undergraduate level, and thereby (i) encourage women to enter careers in the aerospace field, (ii) expand women’s opportunities for leadership in aerospace, and (iii) increase women’s visibility in the aerospace community.

Website:

WIA Foundation