Deadline:
March 10, 2025
The successful applicant will be notified no later than April 10, 2025.
How to apply
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The Maryland Chapter of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. will award an individual scholarship with a value not to exceed $1000.00. This scholarship will be awarded in honor of lifetime member Ginny Carlin. The award will be used to cover a checkride fee in pursuit of a certificate or add on.
Eligible applicants include student pilot or full members of the Mid-Atlantic Section of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. The member must be a member of the Ninety-Nines by the scholarship submission date.
Funds will be reimbursed to the applicant after successful completion of checkride through a Designated Pilot Examiner (up to $1000.00). The reimbursement amount is limited to the initial checkride fee, excluding any discontinuance or retesting fees.
Funds must be requested for reimbursement within twelve months of being awarded the scholarship and after proof of successful completion of the checkride and is applicable to a checkride taken after March 10, 2025.
About Ginny
Ginny Carlin was a beloved life-time Maryland Ninety-Nines (99s) member who embodied the vision of promoting and advancing women pilots, while honoring our unique history and sharing our passion for flight. A long-time member of the Maryland 99’s, she was enthusiastic, kind, and generous, and beloved by all who were lucky enough to interact with her.
She loved flying and was a passionate advocate of the 99s. For decades, she did the paperwork necessary to maintain the MD Chapter, such as filing reports, and ensuring documentation was maintained. She did much of the work of the chapter, ensuring its continuation. Without her, the Maryland Chapter may have vanished. She always had a smile and a cheerful word for everyone. Through this scholarship, we continue to fly and learn.
Requirements
- Must be a member of the Mid-Atlantic Ninety Nines (or chapters thereunder) at the time of application as well as the time of receipt of the award.
- Essay telling us about yourself. Essay guidance
- One letter of recommendation that verifies your commitment to furthering aviation or obtaining a rating. This letter may be from a Ninety-Nines Officer, flight instructor or other individual associated with aviation organizations.
- Logbook entry showing that you have flown for a minimum of 2 hours in the past 90 days.
- Submit application by March 10, 2025
Essay Guidance
Please include an essay telling us why you are likely to complete a checkride within 12 months of March 10, 2025, and why this scholarship would be important to you.
The essay should be no more than 1,000 words and submitted in Word or PDF format.
You are encouraged, but not required, to address the following questions:
- What inspired you to get involved in aviation?
- What are your long-term aviation goals?
- List any awards, special achievements, activities, leadership roles, etc., within aviation and indicate if they are within The Ninety-Nines organization or not.
- How have you inspired others to pursue flying in their lives, either for personal enjoyment or for a career?
- What is your favorite Ninety-Nines related memory? This can be related to an event or a meeting or flying with other members, etc.
The embodiment of the Ginny Carlin scholarship is to recognize the efforts of 99s members who contribute to furthering the efforts of the 99s and women pilots. Your essay will be evaluated as to your efforts to promote advancement of aviation through education and mutual support of women pilots.
How to Submit
Gather up all of your required documents, and click the button! Each document should be a separate file, please!
Please use the following naming convention, so we know which documents belong to you:
Lastname_Firstname_DocumentTitle
- Personal essay (Word or PDF)
- Logbook (JPEG or PDF)
- Reference letter (Word or PDF)