The Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund, Inc. has announced the opening of the 2024 scholarship season.
Deserving female aviators can apply for over $550,000 of helicopter flight training and educational scholarships. These scholarships advance the helicopter industry by strengthening the talent pool and increasing diversity. Applications are due October 4, 2024.
This year, the organization is pleased to have numerous returning scholarship sponsors including Airbus, Helisim LLC, Anastasia Mosquito Control District, Bristow, Bell Helicopters, CAE, FlightSafety International, Garmin, Leading Edge Flight Academy, Central Oregon Community College, Leonardo Helicopters, MD Helicopters, Oregon Aero, PHI Aviation, Robinson Helicopter Company, Survival Systems USA, Volo Mission and many private individuals and donors.
New sponsors this year include 3-G HeliPrep Coptersafety, and Timberline in a new partnership with Volo Mission.
Scholarships are available for both experienced and newly certificated pilots, as well as those individuals who are seeking their initial helicopter ratings.
Courses are offered for a variety of training objectives, including turbine transitions, software use, commercial flight training, airline transport licenses, and many more. In addition to these, they now also have an extensive range of maintenance scholarships to offer.
Although a lot has changed since the original 13 members of the Whirly-Girls founded this organization and the number of female pilots has been increasing over the past few decades, there are still relatively few women with Commercial Pilot Licenses (CPL) worldwide and females still comprise fewer than six percent of pilots.
The Whirly-Girls organization provides a place where female pilots can find support and camaraderie and help one another succeed. With the support of our sponsors who provide these career-building scholarships, they strive to advance women and aid the growth of aviation. For any woman out there, who wants to start or advance their dream in aviation, there is no reason not to apply!
Scholarship applications are available at www.whirlygirls.org/scholarships/ and are due October 4, 2024. Scholarships will be formally presented on March 9, 2025, at the Annual Whirly-Girls Gala at VERTICON in Dallas, Texas. For more information on attending the Gala, visit www.whirlygirls.org.
Whirly-Girls International is a non-profit, educational, and charitable organization dedicated to advancing women in the helicopter aviation industry.
This press release was prepared and distributed by Whirly-Girls International.
