The WTS Foundation provides undergraduate and graduates scholarships to female students seeking careers in transportation. The scholarship recipients are chosen based on their academic standing, transportation-related extracurricular activities, and career objectives. Candidates of color are encouraged to apply.
SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR
WTS FOUNDATION
The WTS Foundation was established in 2009 by WTS International as a bold move to encourage the progress of women in the transportation industry.
WTS International, formerly known as Women’s Transportation Seminar, has worked to advance women in the transportation sector since 1977.
Professional societies generally prevented women from joining, unless the events were deemed instructional. A trailblazing group of women responded by planning luncheons and workshops that were accepted as “seminars.” They helped one another, promoted one another through their contacts, and started to imagine a transportation sector that was more inclusive, varied, and equal.
With more than 40,000 transportation experts working in the field today, WTS International is a vital and important component of that sector. WTS has 65 professional chapters and more than 8,500 members.
In order to support the next generation of transportation professionals and advance the principles of WTS, the organization has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships to deserving women and students throughout the transportation industry thanks to the generosity of thousands of WTS members and supporters. It has also developed educational and awareness programs like Transportation YOU.
In order to advance women in transportation, the Foundation:
• Increasing the number of scholarships available to women seeking degrees in the transportation industry.
• Offering and encouraging educational opportunities and professional advancement for women in transportation
• Starting, funding, and publishing studies that aim to advance women in the transportation industry.
Since the bulk of scholarships and events are a crucial component of chapters’ programming, WTS chapters are the focus of many of the Foundation’s operations.
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• Leadership of the International Foundation
• Make scholarship applications
• Use the Transportation YOU initiative to motivate the next generation.
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ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP
WTS TRANSPORTATION YOU SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL
WTS offers the Transportation YOU Scholarship to female high school students majoring in STEM fields in order to support the advancement of women and girls in the transportation industry by incentivizing talented young people to pursue professions in the field. A $2,500 Transportation YOU High School Scholarship is available.
By encouraging talented young professionals and students to pursue careers in transportation, these scholarships, which are supported by WTS International Strategic Level Partners, help the Foundation advance the careers of women and girls in the industry.
By encouraging talented young professionals and students to pursue professions in transportation, WTS supports the advancement of women and girls in the industry. One way it does this is by giving girls pursuing high school courses in science, technology, engineering, and math the WTS Transportation YOU High School Scholarship. Young females between the ages of 13 and 18 can learn more about a range of transportation vocations through the mentoring program Transportation YOU.
WTS chapters strive to improve the lives of young girls through the Transportation YOU program and this scholarship by providing them with opportunities and activities that will pique their interest in all forms of transportation and inspire them to enroll in courses in math, science, and technology, which are stepping stones to exciting careers that have the potential to transform the transportation industry. WTS Transportation is offering a $1,000 high school scholarship.
ELIGIBILITY
Minimum requirements for selection are:
- A senior in high school must apply.
- A GPA of at least 3.0.
- Being math, science, and technology student right now.
- Thinking about pursuing a college degree in a subject connected to transportation Scholarships are competitive and awarded based on the candidate’s specific transportation objectives, academic performance, and extracurricular or professional involvement in the field.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Scholarship recipients are asked to attend the reception where the scholarships will be awarded in the fall of 2023. The spring of 2023 will see the presentation of national honors. Please forward any additional inquiries to [email protected] along with the full application (in the form of a PDF file containing all necessary paperwork, letters, transcripts, etc.).
APPLICATION LINK
Interested persons can now apply here
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