Women in Corporate Aviation Announces 2014 Spring Scholarships

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[SIZE=15pt]Women in Corporate Aviation[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Media Contact: [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Jill Henning | 602-502-6206 | [email protected][/SIZE]                             
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[SIZE=14pt]Women in Corporate Aviation Announces 2014 Spring Scholarships [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]SOUTHHAVEN, Miss. – November 19, 2013 – [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA), the premier [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]non-profit mentoring association for professionals in corporate and business aviation[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt], has announced its 2014 Spring Scholarships, which will be [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]presented [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]during the [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]25th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, FL on March 8, 2014. WCA members may apply by January 5, 2014.[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=10pt]The following four WCA Spring Scholarship total $7,250:[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=10pt]1.       [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Women in Corporate Aviation Career Scholarship[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] ($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.[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=10pt]2.       [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Women in Corporate Aviation International Career Scholarship ($2000) – [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]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). [/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=10pt]3.       [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Dassault Falcon WCA Scholarship ($1,000) –[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] 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. [/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=10pt]4.       [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]USC Viterbi Aviation Safety and Security Scholarship ($2,250) -[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] 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. [/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=10pt]Scholarship rules:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]·         [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Applicants must be WCA members, with dues paid in the last year, and logged into www.wca-intl.org to view scholarship application.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]·         [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Scholarship will not be awarded to previous winners of WCA scholarships.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]·         [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Annual membership dues are $40 for individuals and $25 for students.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]·         [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Applications must include: 500-word essay, two letters of recommendation and certificates, transcripts, and resumes, as applicable.[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=10pt]For additional rules and to apply for a WCA scholarship, visit [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]http://www.wca-intl.org/scholarship-application.[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=10pt]Click here to join or renew your WCA membership: http://www.wca-intl.org/join-or-renew/[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=10pt]For questions not addressed on the WCA website, email [email protected].[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=10pt]About Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) - [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]WCA is 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.[/SIZE]
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