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Scholarships

The Colorado Chapter of The NINETY-NINES® now offers 2 scholarship types:

Future Woman Pilot - a scholarship to a woman pilot in Colorado to complete her primary (very first) pilot certificate, Recreational Pilot, Sport Pilot, or Private Pilot. 

Ruehle Award - for an advanced rating

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Future Woman Pilot Award

The award is for flights and flight instruction in any aircraft type (airplane, glider, hot air balloon, etc.) as appropriate for the certificate.

To Be Eligible, each applicant must:

  • Be female

  • Undergo flight training in Colorado

  • Currently hold a Student Pilot Certificate (if required for the certificate sought)

  • Have already soloed

  • Have logged at least 10 hours of flight time

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Application deadline is April 30, 2024.

For specific questions, email  scholarship@colorado99s.org.

Scholarship Recipients

2023 - TAYLOR BENSON

            ELENA BURNS

            HERMELA LEMMA

2022 - ROBYN AMBROSE
           TARA OLDAKER
2021 -- AMANDA WILLSON
            JILLIAN WARREN
2020 -- CORRIE STEVENS
             SAREINA THOMAS-LOWERY
2019 -- KARIN CARTER
2018 -- CHRISTINE WALL 
2017 -- BEKKI MANVILLE
              LORA LONG
2016 -- JUNE STEWART (Evergreen, CO)
             CAITLIN WALTON
2014 -- SAMANTHA POIRIER (Berthoud, CO)

2013 -- CONNIE HIGGINS (Broomfield, CO)
             SARA BECK (Boulder, CO)
2011 -- KAYLA GRAHAM (Centennial, CO)
             KATELYN WATSON (Denver, CO)
2009 -- LUDMYLA WEAVER (Lafayette, CO)
2008 -- KIMBERLY OLSON (Fort Collins, CO)
2007 -- AMY SMITH (Thornton, CO)
2006 -- LAURE MONTANDON (Boulder, CO)
2004 -- BRIGIT HARTOP (Silt, CO)
2003 -- JEANETTE FRANCO (Thornton, CO)
2003 -- ANJA KAESTNER (Longmont, CO)
2000 -- ELLEN DePAOLO (Aurora, CO)
1999 -- CARA RANDOLPH (Denver, CO)
1998 -- ROXANNE APODACA (Trinidad, CO)
1998 -- JOAN CHISZAR WILSON (Boulder, CO)
1997 -- SHAWN MOCK (Denver, CO)
1996 -- DOROTHY WILCOX (Lamar, CO)
1993 -- CAROL SKELTON
1992 -- LORIE WIREMAN
1990 -- CARMEN MUNNS
1987 -- DAGMAR ANDERSHC, LAURA LANGE

Award Recipients

2024 - SHALYNN SWAILS, KATE YORGA, MARY KAY ZANG

2023 - AMANDA WILLSON, CLAIRE YLITALO
 

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Ruehle Award

Jane Ruehle is a longtime member of the Colorado Chapter of Ninety-Nines. Her late husband Walt enjoyed a long career as an aviator, and took pride in telling everyone that his most important job was to help Jane get her airplanes in and out of the hangar.

 

The Ruehle Award is made possible by Jane’s generous contribution to the Colorado Ninety-Nines, in honor and memory of Walt. The intent of the award to help Colorado women pilots earn advanced rating to further their aviation careers and goals.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Female undergoing flight instruction in Colorado.

  • Minimum of a FAA Certified Private Pilot.

  • Must be applying for an FAA Advanced Rating (Commercial, IFR, CFI, CFII, Multi-engine, Glider, Lighter-Than-Air, ATP, etc.)

  • Demonstrated financial need for Award.

  • Must have a current, valid FAA Medical Certificate appropriate for the pilot certificate being sought. 

  • Currency: minimum of five hours in the six months preceding the application submission deadline.

The application deadline for this year's scholarship is now closed.

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