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Scholarships

The Colorado Chapter of The NINETY-NINES® now offers 2 scholarship types:

Future Woman Pilot - a scholarship to a woman pilot in Colorado to complete her primary (very first) pilot certificate, Recreational Pilot, Sport Pilot, or Private Pilot. 

Ruehle Award - an advanced rating award for a woman with at least a private pilot certificate.

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Future Woman Pilot Award

The award is for flights and flight instruction in any aircraft type (airplane, glider, hot air balloon, etc.) as appropriate for the certificate.

To Be Eligible, each applicant must:

  • Be female

  • Undergo flight training in Colorado

  • Currently hold a Student Pilot Certificate (if required for the certificate sought)

  • Have logged at least 5 hours of flight time in the six months preceding the application deadline

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The 2026 Future Woman Pilot Scholarship application window has closed. ​

Congratulations: Georgette Braden, Brittney Laughlin and Kaylie Moroles!​

The 2027 Scholarship information will be posted in February 2027.

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Scholarship Recipients

2026 - GEORGETTE BRADEN

                BRITTNEY LAUGHLIN

                KAYLIE MOROLES

2025 - SHAYLA MILLER

               ALISHA OLSON

2024 - ANNA MCCAULIFFE

              ANASTASIA MCCUNE

2023 - TAYLOR BENSON

               ELENA BURNS

               HERMELA LEMMA

2022 - ROBYN AMBROSE
              TARA OLDAKER
2021 - AMANDA WILLSON
             JILLIAN WARREN
2020 - CORRIE STEVENS
              SAREINA THOMAS-LOWERY
2019 - KARIN CARTER
2018 - CHRISTINE WALL 
2017 - BEKKI MANVILLE
              LORA LONG
2016 - JUNE STEWART 
              CAITLIN WALTON
2014 - SAMANTHA POIRIER

2013 - CONNIE HIGGINS 
             SARA BECK
2011 - KAYLA GRAHAM
             KATELYN WATSON
2009 - LUDMYLA WEAVER 
2008 - KIMBERLY OLSON
2007 - AMY SMITH
2006 - LAURE MONTANDON
2004 - BRIGIT HARTOP
2003 - JEANETTE FRANCO
2003 - ANJA KAESTNER
2000 - ELLEN DePAOLO
1999 - CARA RANDOLPH
1998 - ROXANNE APODACA
1998 - JOAN CHISZAR WILSON
1997 - SHAWN MOCK
1996 - DOROTHY WILCOX
1993 - CAROL SKELTON
1992 - LORIE WIREMAN
1990 - CARMEN MUNNS
1987 - DAGMAR ANDERSHC

               LAURA LANGE

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Award Recipients

2025 - JACEPINE HOKANSON

           ANASTASIA MCCUNE

           ALAINA PARADISE

2024 - SHALYNN SWAILS

           KATE YORGA

           MARY KAY ZANG

2023 - AMANDA WILLSON

           CLAIRE YLITALO
 

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Ruehle Award for Advanced Ratings

Jane Ruehle is a longtime member of the Colorado Chapter of Ninety-Nines. Her late husband Walt enjoyed a long career as an aviator, and took pride in telling everyone that his most important job was to help Jane get her airplanes in and out of the hangar.

 

The Ruehle Award is made possible by Jane’s generous contribution to the Colorado Ninety-Nines, in honor and memory of Walt. The intent of the award to help Colorado women pilots earn advanced rating to further their aviation careers and goals.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Female undergoing flight instruction in Colorado.

  • Minimum of a FAA Certified Private Pilot.

  • Must be applying for an FAA Advanced Rating (Commercial, IFR, CFI, CFII, Multi-engine, Glider, Lighter-Than-Air, ATP, etc.)

  • Demonstrated financial need for Award.

  • Must have a current, valid FAA Medical Certificate appropriate for the pilot certificate being sought. 

  • Currency: minimum of five hours in the six months preceding the application submission deadline.

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The 2026 application window is now open. For specific questions, email scholarship@colorado99s.org

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