28-Feb-2024
Whirly-Girls International, a non-profit, educational, and charitable organization dedicated to advancing women in the helicopter aviation industry, has announced the recipients of the 2024 Whirly-Girls Scholarship Awards. The scholarships were awarded at the Whirly-Girls Annual Reception during HAI HELI-EXPO in Anaheim, California. Thanks to the support of aviation leaders, 39 scholarships were bestowed upon deserving female aviators, the largest scholarship program in the helicopter industry.
Recipients of the 2024 Whirly-Girls scholarships are:
“The 2024 Scholarship offering has been a record-breaking year and incredibly inspiring. We are overwhelmed with the generosity and support from our Sponsors and the quality of deserving applicants and recipients. In addition to providing new opportunities to our pilots throughout their initial flight ratings, the incorporation of new Sponsors has provided more advanced training courses for working, commercial pilots and scholarships to aid maintainers as well. We feel honored to offer these opportunities to our membership, support women in the helicopter industry, and collaborate with so many wonderful Sponsors and individuals” said Fallon Blattner, Whirly-Girls International VP of Scholarships.
The 2024 Scholarship program has officially exceed $600,000 in annual scholarship awards with the addition of two (2) AW139 type rating/ATP scholarships provided by Coptersafety as a mid-year offering. Coptersafety, located in Finland, offers a full range of flight and mission training courses and is an EASA, FAA and UK Part-ORA certified training facility. These scholarships will be offered to Whirly-Girl members and subsequently awarded in the Summer of 2024.
The Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund, Inc. (“WGSF”) was incorporated to oversee and administer the scholarship funds raised by the Whirly-Girls and their Associates. Initiated in 1968, the scholarship program has grown from a single $500 scholarship to a wide range of training and development scholarships valued today in excess of $600,000. For more information on Whirly-Girls International, please visit www.whirlygirls.org