Whirly-Girls Scholarships
Helicopter training and professional-development scholarships for eligible Whirly-Girls members; award requirements vary by sponsor.
- Award
- Flight, maintenance, safety, and professional training
- Deadline
- Annual deadline published in the application portal
- Best for
- Women helicopter pilots, students, and maintenance professionals
- Geographic eligibility
- International, subject to sponsor and training-location rules
- Number of awards
- Multiple sponsor-supported awards
- Total program funding
- Not published
- Membership
- Eligible Whirly-Girls membership required
- Application cycle
- Annual
FlightSchoolList summarizes the program for planning. The sponsor's current rules and application always control.
View official applicationAbout this opportunity
Whirly-Girls International administers an extensive scholarship program focused on helicopter aviation. Sponsor awards range from entry-level flight support to aircraft-specific, maintenance, safety, survival, and advanced operational training.
Who can apply
Most awards require an active Whirly-Girl or eligible female associate membership and compliance with the certificate, experience, and training prerequisites set by the sponsor. Maintenance and specialized-course awards may have different qualifications.
What the award may cover
Awards include rotorcraft ratings, aircraft-specific courses, safety and survival training, external-load and specialty instruction, maintenance courses, and other helicopter professional development.
How to apply
Sign in to the Whirly-Girls application system, confirm membership eligibility, review every sponsor flyer, and submit the required documents for each selected award.
- Verify the current deadline and every eligibility requirement.
- Confirm how funds are paid and when they must be used.
- Prepare transcripts, certificates, logbook totals, references, and essays early.
- Save the confirmation and a complete copy of your submission.
Selection and application notes
Planning tip: Aircraft-specific and advanced courses commonly require certificates or experience that must already be held when applying.