Scholarship Summary List: 

Here is a link to the BC Coast 99s excel file that summarizes available scholarships, who they are for, application dates, and websites: BC Coast 99s – List of Scholarships in Aviation and Aerospace. A Gmail account is needed to view this excel spreadsheet, but if you don’t have one, all of the Scholarships are also listed further down on this page.

Recent Scholarship Winners from the BC Coast 99s:

2025 Winners!

Kiegham Broney – Elevate Aviation Rene Cutforth Pilot Bursary – $1000

Kiegham Broney – Manitoba 99s Career Takes Flight & Airport Accommodation Scholarship

Terra Dactyl – AE Memorial Scholarship – $18,000

Catherine Czech – Fly Now Award – $5000

Shondra Martin – Fly Now Award – $5000

Shondra Martin – Air Hart Aviation Float Scholarship

Kiegham Broney – Freedom to Fly Floats through BCFA – $3000

Lien Tran – Women in Aviation by Chinook Helicopters – $5000

Kiegham Broney – Wings & Wrench by Geoff Latter Airshows & Wilson Aviation LTD – $1000

Kiegham Broney – Northern Lights Aero Foundation Scholarship – $5000

Shondra Martin – BCAC’s Al Michaud Memorial Commercial Pilot Scholarship – $1,750

Natalia Zurakowsky – BCAC’s Francois Leh Flight Instructor Rating Scholarship – $1,750

Catherine Check –  BCAC’s Bain and Brown Aviation Career Scholarship – $20,000

Sarah Power – BCAC’s Langley Aero Private / Commercial Pilot – $1,750

Kiegham Broney – BCAC’s Pacific Coastal Airlines Scholarship – $10,000

Amelia Candy – BCAC’s Ernie Alexander Memorial Aviation Scholarship – $2,000

2024 Winners!

Catherine Doody – Fly Now Award – up to $5,000 towards PPL

Karen Ghatala – Fly Now Award – up to $5,000 towards PPL

Kiegham Broney – Women in Aviation International – Keep Flying International Scholarship – $6650

Lien Tran – Freedom to Fly Floats through BCFA – $3000

2023 Winners! 

Chioma Okoro – AE Memorial Scholarship (AEMSF)- multi- engine rating

Madeleine Ungurain – 2023 AE Memorial Scholarship – Vicki Cruse EMT scholarship

Terra Samson – Elevate Aviation Pilot Program Bursary Scholarship – $850

Amanda Tosto – Captain Judy Cameron Air Canada Scholarship – $5000

Past Winners!

	Chioma: I won the 99s fall 2020 Fly Now award and the BCAC Career Training Scholarship. These scholarships will help pay for solo hours and flight test fees.
	Jennifer: In 2020, I won the Women in Aviation International Dare to Dream Scholarship. This allowed me to finish my CPL and almost complete my multi-engine/IFR. Which I’m working on currently, despite the winter stormy weather!
	Cathrine: My journey in aviation is a bit different, I didn’t know anyone in aviation or anything about it until recently. I am a registered nurse who loves adventure and thought flying would be fun. Though passionate about my career, at the end of 2023, I had the opportunity to start ground school and decided to take a chance. It was the best decision for myself, I love it. In 2024, I won the Fly Now Award. I am very appreciative of it as it will help me with my aviation goals. Being part of the 99s and meeting women in aviation has given me a community and I am even more greatful for that.

Some of the available pilot/aviation scholarships are also listed below (but the excel file above is a nice summary.) Click on the links for more information…

Canadian 99s Scholarships & Awards:
http://canadian99s.com/scholarships-awards/

West Canada Section Scholarship:
Since 1995, the West Canada Section of the Ninety-Nines is offering a $2,000 scholarship to help a female advance in her flight training, education, or pilot career. https://canadian99s.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2025/05/2025-WCS-99s-Scholarship-Application-fillable.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawOylA5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFPZUgzSFBKcmVZelVlM3Q0c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqCKuj-P_5dnvdK20_UKT8kz11kvjACP6VbWxvf4L26tzIrKbk2v3_itBOl1_aem_a7UY6qa-h7RdC0Z4-lPqZQ

99s Student Pilot Scholarships:
FLY NOW Awards of up to $3000 towards completion of the recreational pilot, sport pilot, or private pilot certificate, females only, must be a Student Pilot 99s Member. Offered in the Spring and Fall. More details at: http://www.ninety-nines.org/index.cfm/Fly_Now.htm

Other Ninety-Nines Scholarships:
Go to the International Ninety-Nines website to view the full scholarship listing. http://www.ninety-nines.org/index.cfm/scholarship_summary.htm

Other Scholarships:

Applications for COPA’s Neil Armstrong Scholarships are now being accepted.
The COPA Neil J. Armstrong Ab-Initio Scholarship promotes Canadian pilot development by providing annual scholarships to a student pilot in an ab-initio flight training program. Created to honour one of Canada’s foremost aviators, the scholarship has helped many Canadian pilots get their wings.
COPA’s Neil J. Armstrong Ab-Initio Scholarship provides up to $14,000 toward eligible training costs associated with obtaining a Private Pilot License (PPL).

• Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 21 as of the application deadline.

https://copanational.org/awards-and-scholarships/copa-neil-j-armstrong-ab-initio-scholarship

COPA Rene Cutforth Memorial Scholarship – $1000
https://copanational.org/awards-and-scholarships/copa-rene-cutforth-memorial-scholarship
The new COPA Rene Cutforth Memorial Scholarship celebrates the life, passion, and commitment of lifetime COPA member Rene Cutforth. The scholarship provides $1,000 each year to help female pilots pursuing their CPL or other additional ratings.

COPA Scholarship Listing:
https://copanational.org/awards-and-scholarships

BC Aviation Council:
https://www.bcaviationcouncil.org/scholarship-applications/

BC Aviation Council members recognize the financial pressures faced by students pursuing studies in aviation and aerospace, and the BCAC provides scholarships and awards for students on an annual basis. Students actively pursuing studies in the following fields can apply for cash awards ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.  See the link above for the Mary Swain and Anderson Family scholarships, and more!

The Mary Swain Memorial Aviation Training Bursary:   (Female Student) — $1,000
Anderson Family Scholarship:   $5000

Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship: —  $5000  
https://northernlightsaerofoundation.com/
Awarded to outstanding pilots, AME

Captain Christina Thomson Scholarship: —$5000
https://www.alpa.org/Supporting-Pilots/Benefits-and-Assistance/Scholarships-and-Internships/Christina-Thomson-Scholarship
“Applicants are Canadian citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a post-secondary aviation (fixed-wing) program at a college, university, or flight school. Applicants must have an aviation Category One Medical certificate and have completed a solo flight.”

BC Float Plane Association:
$3000, http://www.bcfloatplaneassociation.com/Scholarships