Student scholarship program

Starting in 2025, Westchester Aircraft Maintenance Association will be awarding a scholarship to each of the local Aviation Maintenance Programs in the local area. The scholarship will provide a monetary awarded equal to the cost for the testing as required to become a certificated Aircraft Maintenance Technician. The nominating school is required to be a Corporate member, in active status, of WAMA

Each AMT program participating will have the option to nominate a student that has demonstrated the qualities and professionalism that the industry seeks to hire. The student must have completed most of the testing for written, practical and oral portions for either the general and airframe tests or general powerplant test to qualify for submission.

To receive the scholarship, the candidate must complete and pass all required testing needed to receive the FAA rating.  

The designated aviation program director for each school will need to assess which student is the best candidate to receive the scholarship and submit to the WAMA scholarship committee for review and approval.

The process starts by accessing this guideline and form on the WAMA web page. Accomplished this by signing onto the WAMA web site with school log in credentials. Go to the Scholarship tab. On this tab you can select and download the guidelines. The form can be filled out and submitted online.

 The window for submission is 60 days and should be accomplish and all documentation submitted by August 1^st of each year.