Purpose:
The Mount Shasta Chapter of the Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots, Inc., is offering a $1000 scholarship to local women. The scholarship can be used by the recipient to obtain the private pilot license, or toward an advanced rating to further her pursuit of an aviation career.

Eligibility:
The applicant must have a current medical appropriate to the rating goal, have passed the written exam for the license/rating applied for, and have soloed if her goal is the private license.
The applicant must be a resident of Shasta, Trinity, Siskiyou, Modoc, Tehama, Glenn or Butte County.
The applicant must have passed the written exam and soloed before money is awarded, but not necessarily before application. If an advanced rating is the goal, the applicant must also have a current flight review and all prerequisite ratings for the rating she seeks before money will be awarded, but not necessarily before  application.

The applicant must be proficient in English.

Applications must be postmarked by the application deadline, December 31st.

Application Guidelines:
The application must be completed in full using the attached form. Upon completion, mail the original and three copies of:

Terms:
If the recipient does not complete the rating appropriate to her award within one year of the award date, her status will be reviewed. Special circumstances will be considered. Copies of her logbook shall be provided monthly, along with a monthly report from the instructor during this year. If her progress is not acceptable, all funds paid out must be reimbursed to Mount Shasta Ninety-Nines Aviation Scholarship fund within 60 days.

The scholarships will be paid directly to the flight school or independent flight instructor conducting the training. Receipts showing hours flown and signed by both student and instructor must be submitted before funds are awarded.

printable application