$30,000 Women in Aerospace Engineering Scholarship in USA, 2024

WIA FOUNDATION BACKGROUND

Founded in 2009, the Women in Aerospace (WIA) Foundation, Inc., is a nonprofit, tax-exempt educational organization created with three missions:

1. Increase public awareness of the importance and benefits of the aerospace field.
2. Increase public appreciation for aerospace science and technology.
3. Inspire those who identify as 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 those who identify as 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.

To contribute to the WIA Foundation or for further information, please contact the WIA Foundation at info@womeninaerospacefoundation.org or 202-547-0229.

WIA FOUNDATION FINANCIAL GOALS

The current financial goals of the WIA Foundation are twofold:

• To establish an initial $50,000 endowment to perpetually fund the scholarship program
• To establish relationships with individuals and corporations to fund “named” scholarships or educational programs

To contribute to the WIA Foundation or for further information, please donate here or contact the WIA Foundation at info@womeninaerospacefoundation.org or 202-547-0229.

WIA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

The WIA Foundation is pleased to provide scholarships to those who identify as women, who are interested in a career in the aerospace field to pursue higher education degrees in engineering, math or science. Four merit-based awards of $5,000 each will be given to rising juniors and seniors in college, to be applied to the 2024-2025 academic year.

To be eligible for the WIA Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must be interested in pursuing a career in the aerospace field and be a rising junior or senior working towards a bachelor’s degree in engineering, math or science. An applicant must have completed at least two and a half academic years of full-time college work at the time of application and 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. Each applicant must have a college grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must identify as female, and be a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident. Applications will be available around mid-February for the subsequent academic year.

To contribute to the WIA Foundation or for further information, please donate here or contact the WIA Foundation at info@womeninaerospacefoundation.org or 202-547-0229.