2008 WNAAA 26th Annual
Scholarship Essay Contest

The Women of the National Agricultural Aviation Association are sponsoring their 26th Annual Essay competition for a $2,000 scholarship and Covington Aircraft Engines has generously agreed to sponsor a $1,000 scholarship

If you are a NAAA member (or become one by June 13, 2008), WNAAA invites you to sponsor an application for the 2008 WNAAA Scholarship. The scholarship is not restricted to use for a "flying career." Any educational pursuit beyond high school (at any age) is eligible.

2008 WNAAA Scholarship Guidelines

2008 Essay Theme: Women’s Involvement in Today’s Agricultural Aviation Industry

The competition is open to all NAAA members and the children, grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, or spouse of any NAAA operator, pilot member, retired operator or pilot who maintains an active membership with the NAAA. The contest is also open to allied industry members and the children, grandchildren, son's in-law, daughters-in-law or spouse of an allied industry member. Each allied industry company is allowed only one eligible family member, drawn from those listed in the industry in the 2008 NAAA Membership Directory. To qualify, dues must be paid by the organization or individual member on or before June 13, 2008.

Entrants must have graduated from high school prior to the deadline date for entry (August 15, 2008) and be enrolled in continuing education during the year of entry. Previous winners are not eligible to compete.

Deadline is August 15, 2008. Essays must be 1,500 words or less. Topic deviation and/or modification will not be accepted. Papers submitted will be judged on content, theme development, clarity, originality, and proper grammar. All sources used must be cited. Plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification. Entries must be typewritten and double-spaced.

To ensure that the judges will not know the identities of the writer, keep any reference to the author's name, sponsoring company and company location out of the essay itself.

However, a title page should be attached, with the entrant's name, address, e-mail, address, telephone number, relationship to sponsor, sponsor's company name, address, and telephone number. A photograph of the entrant and short biography should be attached.

One copy of the manuscript should be sent by mail (postmarked by August 15, 2008) to WNAAA Scholarship Chairman, Becky Crockett at PO Box 1604, Artesia, NM 88211-1604. Also send an electronic submission of the essay, either by e-mail attachment or disk, to beckycrockett@yahoo.com. Questions should be directed to Becky at the email address or by phone at (575) 746-8736.

The winners will be notified by phone and letter and recognized at the 2008 NAAA Convention.

Selected essays will be published on the NAAA website at www.agaviation.org and may be published in Agricultural Aviation magazine, the official publication of the NAAA, based on spacing. All essays become the property of the WNAAA. The judges' decision is final.

In the event the entries received lack outstanding merit, the WNAAA reserves the right not to award the scholarship(s).

Sponsored by the Women of the National Agricultural Aviation Association

Click here to read the 2007 WNAAA Scholarship Award Recipient Essays