Scholarships
The application period is OPEN! Please see below for application information.
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Requirements:
- Must be a resident or attending school in the Inland Empire (includes Cal Poly Pomona).
- Must be a woman or of non-conforming gender.
- Currently attending high school, community college, trade school, or 4-year university.
- Must be pursuing a transportation related major, e.g. Civil Engineering, Urban Regional Planning, Business, Finance, Public Relations, or anything else. Please specify in your scholarship essay.
- Two letters of recommendation from a professor, work supervisor, colleague, etc.
- Personal essay describing interest in transportation sector and how that passion will be used to empower the future.
Our goal is to award $50,000 in scholarships, so don't sleep on this opportunity!!
Deadline to apply is November 5th, 11:59 pm.
**IF YOU ARE WAITING FOR YOUR LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION, PLEASE EMAIL THEM TO ANDREA OR MADISON AFTER SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION.
Any questions or concerns please contact our scholarship chairs, Andrea Hernandez and Madison Hall.
Congrats to our 2023 scholarship recipients!
To see the full list of award recipients, please view our event program here: WTSIE Annual Dinner 2024 - Program (canva.com)
Susan Van Note Memorial Scholarship
Undergraduates
- Hien Le, California State Polytechnic State University, Pomona
- Rena Li, California State Polytechnic State University, Pomona
- Susanna Eng, California State Polytechnic State University, Pomona
- Ariana Loera, California State Polytechnic State University, Pomona
- Celina Robles, California State Polytechnic State University, Pomona
- Nancy Mercado, California State Polytechnic State University, Pomona
- Julia Sevilla, California State Polytechnic State University, Pomona
- Chelsie Joy Cortez Tanjuaquio, University of California, Irvine
Community College
Erin Heger, Chaffey College
High school
Riley Houser, Citrus Valley High School
Helen M. Overly Memorial Scholarship
Graduate Students
- Haishan Liu, University of California, Riverside
- Nancy Lu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Cindy Nieto, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona