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Virginia Resident Receives Aviation Scholarship

Abigail L. Welch received the International Society of Women Airline Pilots (ISA+21) Scholarship. This organization is the world’s largest single donor of advanced flight scholarships for women, annually awarding aircraft type-ratings and thousands of dollars in scholarship awards. ISA+21 awards a minimum of two Scholarships of $5,000 each year to be used towards an advanced flight training program.

Women in Aviation International (WAI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women in all aviation career fields and interests, and is one of the partnering organizations for the ISA+21 Scholarship.

Women in Aviation International held their first virtual conference and there were 101 scholarship winners receiving a total of $475,805.  Watch the scholarship recipient video.