Aviation Scholarship

Erickson & Volo Mission Vertical Reference/External Load Scholarship

Scholarship Award

Course valued at $18,000

Scholarship Description

This scholarship is sponsored by Erickson and Volo Mission to provide a career-minded Whirly-Girl who needs vertical reference/external load training for a flight position. This course includes 20 hours of flight time in the R44, 10 hours of classroom/ground instruction and 3 hours of field operations instruction. She need not be turbine qualified. Training must be completed at Volo Mission in Campbell, Texas.

Eligibility Requirements

1. Must be a helicopter pilot with at least a commercial pilot certificate/license with at least 1,000 hrs total time.
2. She must be a member in good standing at the time of application submission, award of scholarship, and during scholarship training, and must have joined the Whirly-Girls no later than September 23rd of the current year.
3. Scholarship training must be completed by December 31st of the following year.
4. Training must be completed at Volo Mission in Campbell, Texas.

Application End Date

October 3, 2026

First Name

Kim

Last Name

Barwick

Other scholarships from this sponsor

Female Applicant Preference

Yes

Field of Study

  • Aeronautical Science
  • Pilot Training

FAA Pilot Airman Rating

  • Helicopter

Scholarship Recurrence

  • Annual
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