Women in Corporate Aviation Announces 2014 Spring Scholarships

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Women in Corporate Aviation
Media Contact: Jill Henning | 602-502-6206 | [email protected]

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Women in Corporate Aviation Announces 2014 Spring Scholarships ​

SOUTHHAVEN, Miss. ? November 19, 2013 ? Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA), the premier non-profit mentoring association for professionals in corporate and business aviation, has announced its 2014 Spring Scholarships, which will be presented during the 25th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, FL on March 8, 2014. WCA members may apply by January 5, 2014.

The following four WCA Spring Scholarship total $7,250:

1. Women in Corporate Aviation Career Scholarship ($2,000) - For any WCA member pursuing professional development or career advancement to be used toward specific corporate aviation education (not general business course work). Suggestions include: Flight training, dispatcher training, maintenance training, flight attendant training and upgrades in aviation education. Pilots: please submit copies of pilot licenses, medical and logbook pages with your application.

2. Women in Corporate Aviation International Career Scholarship ($2000) ? For any non-U.S. based WCA member pursuing professional development or career advancement to be used toward specific corporate aviation education (not general business course work).

3. Dassault Falcon WCA Scholarship ($1,000) ? For any WCA member pursuing an aviation-related undergraduate or graduate degree. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, fluent in English and have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale) in current year.

4. USC Viterbi Aviation Safety and Security Scholarship ($2,250) - For any WCA member pursuing education within the USC Viterbi Aviation Safety and Security Program. Scholarship covers the cost of tuition of any course. Who should apply: safety managers, training, flight department and maintenance managers and supervisors, pilots, air traffic controllers, dispatchers and schedulers.

Scholarship rules:
? Applicants must be WCA members, with dues paid in the last year, and logged into www.wca-intl.org to view scholarship application.
? Scholarship will not be awarded to previous winners of WCA scholarships.
? Annual membership dues are $40 for individuals and $25 for students.
? Applications must include: 500-word essay, two letters of recommendation and certificates, transcripts, and resumes, as applicable.

For additional rules and to apply for a WCA scholarship, visit http://www.wca-intl.org/scholarship-application.

Click here to join or renew your WCA membership: http://www.wca-intl.org/join-or-renew/

For questions not addressed on the WCA website, email [email protected].

About Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) - WCAis a premier 501(C)(3) non-profit premier mentoring association for professionals in corporate and business aviation. Providing networking, mentoring, scholarships, and educational opportunities for current and future corporate/business aviation professionals, WCA offers individual and corporate memberships. http://www.wca-intl.org.

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