Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund Inc., a non-profit, educational, and charitable organization dedicated to advancing women in the helicopter aviation industry, has announced the 2022 Whirly-Girls Scholarship offerings. The scholarships will be awarded Mar. 7, 2022, at the Whirly-Girls Annual Awards Ceremony during HAI Heli-Expo in Dallas, Texas.
Thanks to the support of aviation leaders and members of the Whirly-Girls, 24 scholarships will be bestowed upon deserving female aviators, with a total value of over $100,000. This is the largest scholarship program in the helicopter industry. The application deadline is Oct. 3, 2021.
The list below includes scholarships for the Whirly-Girls 2022 scholarship season:
- Krista Holstrom Memorial Flight Training Scholarship
- Whirly-Girls Initial or Add-On Helicopter Flight Training Scholarship
- Whirly-Girls Jean Tinsley Memorial HELI-EXPO Scholarship
- Airbus Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IIMC) Training Scholarship
- Edward M. Thurn Memorial Scholarship
- Erickson & Volo Mission Vertical Reference/External Load Scholarship
- FlightSafety International Bell 206/Bell 407 Scholarship
- Garmin GTN & G500/600 Course Scholarship
- Garmin GTN Essentials 2.0 eLearning Course Scholarship
- Garmin G1000H NXi Fundamentals eLearning Course Scholarship
- Garmin G1000H NXi Advanced-IFR eLearning Course Scholarship
- Leading Edge Flight Academy and Central Oregon Community College Helicopter Instrument Rating Scholarship
- Robinson Helicopter R22/R44 Safety Course Scholarship
- Robinson Helicopter R66 Safety Course Scholarship
- Survival Systems USA Aircraft Ditching Course Scholarship
Whirly-Girls International is a non-profit, educational and charitable organization dedicated to advancing women in helicopter aviation. It was founded in 1955 and currently has over 2,200 members representing 47 countries. Its goals include the promotion of women in the helicopter industry through scholarship awards, mentoring, public appearances, press releases, magazine articles and informational displays in aviation museums, the exchange of information among women in helicopter aviation; and the promotion of community acceptance of rotorcraft through increasing public awareness of rotorcraft utility and versatility.
This press release was prepared and distributed by Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund Inc.
