<p>The founder of a non-profit organisation, which helped her become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft in 2017, is now launching a new academic scholarship for female flight students.</p>
<p>Shaesta Waiz, the founder and president of Dreams Soar, flew 25,000 nm in a Beech Bonanza and visited 22 countries on her trip. During the journey, she spoke to more than 3,000 children about the value of pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and aviation. This has led her to announce that Dreams Soar is launching its inaugural academic scholarship, open to all female students who are actively enrolled in the Flight Training Program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida campus.</p>
<p><img alt="Dreams Soar Begins" src="/getasset/121f0023-ac31-4931-ab69-2c291a48c99c/" /></p>
<p>Since Waiz – who was the first Afghan-born female certified civilian pilot – completed the global flight, she has returned to leading Dreams Soar, which has continued its work by collaborating with over 29 organisations in nine different countries. Each of these has held outreach events to inspire the next generation. Dreams Soar estimates that these collaborative efforts and events have reached more than 11,000 children across the world.</p>
<p>“I am very proud that Dreams Soar is providing this financial opportunity to one deserving female student attending Embry-Riddle, my alma mater,” says Waiz, who helped to established Dreams Soar in 2016 to inspire the next generation of STEM and aviation professionals. “In college, scholarships were essential to the advancement of my flight training courses. I couldn’t have done it without this kind of financial support.”</p>
<p>In addition to being enrolled in the ERAU’s Flight Training Program, scholarship applicants are required to carry a minimum GPA (grade point average) and must demonstrate a true need for financial assistance.</p>
<p>Shaesta Waiz, the founder and president of Dreams Soar, flew 25,000 nm in a Beech Bonanza and visited 22 countries on her trip. During the journey, she spoke to more than 3,000 children about the value of pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and aviation. This has led her to announce that Dreams Soar is launching its inaugural academic scholarship, open to all female students who are actively enrolled in the Flight Training Program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida campus.</p>
<p><img alt="Dreams Soar Begins" src="/getasset/121f0023-ac31-4931-ab69-2c291a48c99c/" /></p>
<p>Since Waiz – who was the first Afghan-born female certified civilian pilot – completed the global flight, she has returned to leading Dreams Soar, which has continued its work by collaborating with over 29 organisations in nine different countries. Each of these has held outreach events to inspire the next generation. Dreams Soar estimates that these collaborative efforts and events have reached more than 11,000 children across the world.</p>
<p>“I am very proud that Dreams Soar is providing this financial opportunity to one deserving female student attending Embry-Riddle, my alma mater,” says Waiz, who helped to established Dreams Soar in 2016 to inspire the next generation of STEM and aviation professionals. “In college, scholarships were essential to the advancement of my flight training courses. I couldn’t have done it without this kind of financial support.”</p>
<p>In addition to being enrolled in the ERAU’s Flight Training Program, scholarship applicants are required to carry a minimum GPA (grade point average) and must demonstrate a true need for financial assistance.</p>