Scholarship Overview

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

• encourage women to enter careers in the aerospace field,
• expand women's opportunities for leadership in aerospace
• increase women's visibility in the aerospace community.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree

This scholarship is applicable for all universities in USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Singapore +235 more

• Fields of study- Engineering, Math or Science 

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: USD 2,000 => Rs 1,64,920

Conversion rate used: 1 USD = Rs. 84.27 (last updated 25th November 2024)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• The WIA Foundation will award a $2,000 scholarship per year to a woman who is a rising senior in college studying engineering, math or science

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

• Four merit-based awards of $2000 will be given to rising juniors and seniors in college, to be applied to the 2022-2023 academic year.

Scholarship Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirement mentioned on the Scholarship site, student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Special Restrictions

• Only for Women

Eligibility

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 be female of any nationality

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
LOR	Required
Essays	Required
Official transcripts	Required

• High school and college transcripts 
• Two letters of recommendation from a professor, or a supervisor of summer or Co-op work experience, or a supervisor of research work. Recommendations from relatives will not be accepted
• 500-1000 word essay responding to the following: “Imagine that you are trying to explain to someone with no interest in aerospace why aerospace is important. How would approach this explanation and what would you say?

Application Process:

• One merged PDF that includes the above application materials should be emailed to the following address: info@womeninaerospace.org

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	Not Available	Applications are closed now

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email	info@womeninaerospacefoundation.org
Phone number	202-547-0229