LEE & NANCY BUECHLER AND SRQ99s SCHOLARSHIP – $2,000

LEE & NANCY BUECHLER AND SRQ99s SCHOLARSHIP – $2,000

The Sarasota Ladybugs Chapter is offering this scholarship on behalf of Nancy and Lee Buechler to a current Southeast Section 99s member, who is active in the 99s chapter and serious about her pursuit of a return to flying after an extended time away (minimum two years) – towards a Rusty Pilot Rejuvenation.

Additional requirements:

• TWO (2) letters of recommendation:

1. a 99s Chapter Chair or Co-Chair; and
2. your CFI or someone who has flown with you.

• Please make sure to include answers to all of the essay questions (see Item 4 of the Scholarship Registry application instructions), and including:

1. What is your level of financial need on scale 1 (low) and 5 (high) and why?
2. What flight school are you enrolled in or planning to be enrolled in?
3. How frequently do you participate with your local 99s chapter and in what role?
4. How long was your absence from flying and why?

• Copy of FAA written test results, if required
• Copy of the last three pages of your logbook

Limitations:

• Active member of the Southeast Section and your local chapter
• Proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
• Currently enrolled in a flight school. If training is completed by the time of scholarship distribution, be prepared to show proof of costs.
• Use funds as intended by December 31, 2023.

Other information:

• If required, be available for a short Zoom interview.
• If awarded, the recipient is expected to thank Lee and Nancy Buechler in writing.
• If awarded, the recipient should give the chapter permission to post a photo and a brief personal biography to recognize the recipient’s achievement for the chapter’s website/newsletter.

Deadline for applications: extended to December 15, 2022 (Award notification: by January 15, 2023)

Submit application to: Marisha Falk, 99s SRQ Ladybugs Scholarship Committee (Marisha.Falk@gmail.com)