The Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships & Awards

Congratulations to our 2008 Winners

· Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships for Women Pilots
· Research Scholar Grants
· New Pilot Awards for Student Pilots
· Maule Tailwheel Training Award
· Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Winners
· Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Judges
· About the Fund
· Major Supporters
· Your Donation or Bequest

Established in 1940 to help deserving members to further accomplishments, today the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund exceeds $4 million and provides:

• Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships for licensed pilot members to advance in training and education in aviation and aerospace, including scholarships to complete additional pilot certificates and ratings, jet type ratings, college degrees, and technical training.
  
• Research Scholar Grants to add to the world's knowledge of women in aviation and aerospace.
  
• New Pilot Awards of up to $1500 towards completion of the recreational pilot, sport pilot, or private pilot certificate.
  
• Maule Tailwheel Training Award for back-to-basics conventional tailwheel aircraft training, donated by the Maule Aircraft family.
  

For more information: Contact Joy Parker Blackwood, Chairman, AEMSF

The Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships

 

These are the primary scholarships offered by the Fund to deserving 99s Members who are licensed pilots in need of financial assistance to progress toward a specific goal of qualifying for or advancing in an aviation-related profession or charitable cause.

There are four separate applications in order to accommodate the most common types of requests. The Applicant should use the application form most appropriate to her circumstances and goal.

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship & Awards Fact Sheet

 

 

Flight Training Scholarship: Fully paid scholarship to complete an additional pilot certificate or rating or pilot training course.

Examples: Multi-engine rating, commercial certificate, KingAir competency or qualification training. Note: Excludes jet type rating.

Requirements: Must be a current pilot with the appropriate medical certificate, and must be approaching the flight time requirement for the rating or certificate, if any.

 

Jet Type Rating Scholarship: Fully paid scholarship to complete type rating certification in any jet aircraft.

Examples: Cessna Citation, Boeing 737.

Requirements: Must be a current Airline Transport Pilot with a First Class medical certificate, or non-U.S. equivalent, and at least 100 hours multi-engine flight time or combined multi-engine and turbine time.

 

Academic Scholarship: Up to $5000 scholarship towards one year of a college degree in aviation or aerospace. Students may re-apply for continuing support through graduation.

Examples: Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate degree in fields such as aerospace engineering, aviation business management, air traffic management, or professional pilot. Note: Flight training may be included if integral to curriculum.

Requirements: Must be currently enrolled. Students must have cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent.

 

 

Technical Training Scholarship: Fully paid scholarship to complete an aviation or aerospace technical training or certification course.

Examples: Airframe and/or Powerplant Mechanic certificate, Dispatcher certificate, Air Traffic Control training program, government or manufacturer's safety training, specialized training or certification course. Note: Excludes any flight training and any technical training that is part of a college degree program.

 

 

Procedures & Deadline: Each Applicant who belongs to a Chapter needs to request a recommendation from her Chapter. Each Chapter Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chairman should notify members to submit scholarship applications by DECEMBER 1, and must promptly return original applications with the completed 99s Recommendation to the Applicants. The original application (including 99s Recommendation for Applicants belonging to Chapters) must be submitted by the Applicant to her Section Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chairman by DECEMBER 20.

Application forms: The files below may be downloaded or printed or filled out while online. If you choose to fill out the form while online, you must complete the entire form and print it - file cannot be saved with your entries.

 

2009 AE Flight Training Scholarship Application

 

2009 AE Jet Type Rating Scholarship Application

2009 AE Academic Scholarship Application

2009 AE Technical Training Scholarship Application

 

Applicants should also download or print these files:

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship & Awards Fact Sheet

 

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Applicant Instructions & Checklist

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chairman Instructions & Checklist

AE Research Scholar Grants

 

The 99s Amelia Earhart Memorial Research Scholar Grant is given to provide a work environment in which established scholars and scientists can add to the world's knowledge of women in aviation and aerospace. It is the desire of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. to contribute to:

• The documented history of woman's place in the development and furtherance of aviation and aerospace.
  
• Documenting and fostering the leadership role of women in all facets of aviation including social, economic, engineering, historical, political, etc.
  
• The expansion of human knowledge in areas of specific differences faced by women in aviation: as pilots, as engineers, as administrators, in military aviation, etc. Special disciplines applied to these problems could include, but not be limited to: history, sociology, psychology, biology, economics, business administration, human engineering, ergonomics, etc.
  

 

The grant may be used in conjunction with other research activities such as: completion of research requirements for an advanced degree or matching funds with other grants to fund a program larger than either grant could sponsor independently.

Information on the AEMSF Research Scholar Grants, including eligibility requirements, application process, and deadlines, may be obtained from Dr. Jacqueline Boyd, AEMSF Research Scholar Grants.

New Pilot Awards

 

The New Pilot Award is the award given to Future Woman Pilot 99s Members with a need for financial assistance to become licensed pilots. We've expanded the scope of this award to provide up to $1500 toward completion of the Recreational Pilot, Sport Pilot, or Private Pilot certificate, or non-U.S. equivalent, in any aircraft.

Requirements: Must be a Future Woman Pilot Member of The 99s - there is no length of membership requirement. Must have soloed, and, if required for the pilot certificate sought, must have a current medical certificate and must have passed the written exam.

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship & Awards Fact Sheet

Procedures & Deadline: Each Applicant who belongs to a Chapter needs to request a recommendation from her Chapter. Each Chapter Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chairman should notify members to submit scholarship applications by DECEMBER 1, and must promptly return original applications with the completed 99s Recommendation to the Applicants. The original application (including 99s Recommendation for Applicants belonging to Chapters) must be submitted by the Applicant to her Section Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chairman by DECEMBER 20.

Application form: The file below may be downloaded or printed or filled out while online. If you choose to fill out the form while online, you must complete the entire form and print it - file cannot be saved with your entries.

2009 New Pilot Award Application

 

Applicants should also download or print these files:

2009 New Pilot & Maule Award Applicant Instructions & Checklist

 

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship & Awards Fact Sheet

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chairman Instructions & Checklist

 

The Maule Tailwheel Training Award

 

We are pleased to announce that the Maule family has once again donated a Maule Tailwheel Training Award! Please show your appreciation by visiting the Maule family at www.MauleAirInc.com and www.MauleFlight.com.

The Maule Tailwheel Training Award is for ten (10) hours tailwheel flight training at Maule Flight, Inc., in Moultrie, Georgia, USA, with an estimated value of US$1700.
Requirements: Must be a 99 with at least one year of membership and with the financial ability to pay for travel, food, and lodging expenses during training. Must be a U.S. citizen, and be current and qualified as a pilot with the appropriate medical certificate, but with NO previous tailwheel experience as pilot. Must be willing to spread word on the joys of tailwheel flying to the aviation community.

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship & Awards Fact Sheet

Procedures & Deadline: Each Applicant who belongs to a Chapter needs to request a recommendation from her Chapter. Each Chapter Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chairman should notify members to submit scholarship applications by DECEMBER 1, and must promptly return original applications with the completed 99s Recommendation to the Applicants. The original application (including 99s Recommendation for Applicants belonging to Chapters) must be submitted by the Applicant to her Section Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chairman by DECEMBER 20.

Application form: The file below may be downloaded or printed or filled out while online. If you choose to fill out the form while online, you must complete the entire form and print it - file cannot be saved with your entries.

 

2009 Maule Tailwheel Training Award Application

 

Applicants should also download or print these files:

2009 New Pilot & Maule Award Applicant Instructions & Checklist

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship & Awards Fact Sheet

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chairman Instructions & Checklist

 

 

Other Scholarships

 

Reaching beyond The 99s Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships, scholarships both large and small are sponsored by 99s Sections and Chapters. Eligibility requirements vary considerably, so we recommend a thorough review of all scholarships listed.

Scholarships Offered by 99s Sections and Chapters
Scholarships Offered by Other Organizations

 

Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Winners

Since 1941, the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund has helped over 400 women from six countries to advance and succeed in aviation and aerospace.
Today Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship winners are pilots for the world's airlines and multinational corporations, owners of flights schools and aviation businesses, and managers with the Federal Aviation Administration. Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship winners have served at every level of The 99s, as Chapter Chairmen, Section Governors, International Presidents, and AEMSF Scholarship Chairmen and Trustees.

Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Winners 1941-2004, by Name
Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Winners 1941-2004, by Year

Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships, Grants, and Awards, 2005-2008

 

Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Judges

We are honored that these professionals in aviation and aerospace dedicate their time to carefully selecting our winners from among many deserving applicants.

 

2009 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Judges

Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Judges 1949 - present

 

About the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund

 

Amelia Earhart was a Charter Member and the first President of The Ninety-Nines. She was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and flew to new horizons in 1937 during an attempt to fly around the world.

The Ninety-Nines established the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund in 1940 to honor her memory and perpetuate her ideals and love of flying. From a single scholarship of $125 in 1941, the annual Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund has grown to help over 400 women from six countries to advance and succeed in aviation and aerospace.

The Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund is a unique entity, separate from The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Managed through a charter by Trustees who are 99s members, the Fund's financial statements are included in The Ninety-Nines' annual financial statements, available from 99s Headquarters upon request.

 

Trustees

Joy Parker Blackwood
Chairman

 

Dr. Jacqueline Boyd

Permanent Trustee
Vice Chairman & Research Scholar Grant Chairman

 

Madeleine Monaco
Permanent Trustee
Treasurer

 

Peggy Doyle
Permanent Trustee
Secretary - Correspondence

 

Dorothy Berthelet
Assistant Treasurer

 

Deborah Cunningham
Secretary - Recording

 

Charlene Falkenberg
Chairman Emeritus

 

 

Major Supporters of the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund

 

Our Fund has surpassed Four Million Dollars, establishing itself as a marvelous legacy to the women who had the foresight to create the fund in 1940 and the dedication of those who continued building it in the years since. The Fund's success can be attributed to every contributing 99s member and the meticulous planning on the part of former Trustees who ensured that those contributions would grow in perpetuity. Thank you all!

This does NOT mean that we have millions dollars to give away, however! But with a healthy principal in the Fund, we will be able to give more scholarships, grants, and awards every year, especially now that even more 99s members are eligible to apply.

 

 

The Ninety-Nines, Inc. is very grateful to The United Parcel Service Foundation for providing generous and continuous support to the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund since 1992.

The Ninety-Nines, Inc. honors the Perpetual Scholarship Donors, generous 99s members who, along with their families and friends, made substantial contributions to the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund and established scholarships to benefit women pilots in perpetuity. To read about these extraordinary women and their contributions to aviation and to The 99s, please click here.

 

 

Your Donation or Bequest to The 99s Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund

 

These scholarships and grants would not be possible without your generous donation or bequest. For more information, please contact Joy Parker Blackwood, AEMSF Chairman.