Wings Over Houston Airshow accepting scholarship applications

The Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Houston Airshow is accepting scholarship applications for its 2014-2015 scholarship program. The organization will award up to five scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each to selected college students. 

The scholarships, which are intended to assist and reward students who have demonstrated academic potential, leadership and extracurricular involvement, are available for students pursuing degrees associated with a career in aviation, aeronautics or aerospace. The selection will be made by the Wings Over Houston Scholarship Committee in July 2014 with winners being notified by the end of August 2014.

“With our scholarship program, we try to encourage youth to pursue careers that will impact the field of aerospace and aviation for years to come,” said Steve Sehnert, Wings Over Houston Airshow Scholarship Committee Chairman. “Wings Over Houston Airshow is proud to support aviation education throughout the Greater Houston area.”

The scholarships are available to students from the Greater Houston area currently enrolled at an accredited college or university and have completed two academic years of full-time college work or 50 semester hours of credit. Graduate students are also eligible. Applicants must have a minimum college grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours each semester during the year of the awarded scholarship. As Wings Over Houston supports local communities, applicants must have legal residence in Harris County or one of the contiguous surrounding counties including Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller, Montgomery, Liberty and Chambers. The residency requirement is waived for members of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets. All applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

In addition to the completed application, applicants must submit a written essay describing his or her career objectives as well as three letters of recommendation. Financial need of the applicants will be considered by the selection committee.

Applications must be postmarked or submitted online no later than July 1, 2014. For more information or to download the Wings Over Houston Airshow scholarship application, visit http://wingsoverhouston.com/index.php/info/scholarship.

About Wings Over Houston
 
Wings Over Houston is a non-profit 501(c)(3) community event produced by a volunteer effort of the Gulf Coast Wing and Houston wing, Tora! Tora! Tora! of the Commemorative Air Force, with support from the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. The annual event is dedicated to showcasing vintage military aircraft, along with the thrills of modern aviation. One of the top air shows in the United States in its category, the Wings Over Houston Airshow attracts more than 80,000 visitors from across the Houston area as well as from around the globe. The 2014 Airshow benefits the Wings Over Houston Airshow Scholarship Program, TSU Aviation Career Academy, Exchange Club of Sugar Land, and the Commemorative Air Force aircraft restoration and flying historical programs, in addition to numerous other nonprofit organizations.

Source:   http://www.yourhoustonnews.com