FLIGHT Student Scholarship

Tonia Oates, the 1996 Scholarship Award Recipient,
with her son, Rashad, age six, and actor James Earl Jones.

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear
 in the face.  You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror.  I can take the next thing 
that comes along.”… You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

Project FLIGHT, in partnership with the New York State Division for Women, Western New York Advisory Council, sponsors a student scholarship in the amount of $1,500.  The award is designed to recognize an outstanding female student who has overcome obstacles to pursue a degree in higher education.  Students who are enrolled at a fully accredited two or four-year schools are eligible.

Project FLIGHT Scholarship Award Recipients

By awarding this scholarship, Project FLIGHT, in partnership with the New York State Division for Women,
Western New York Advisory Council, allows the recipient to strive for and better attain her educational goals. 
This directly affects the quality of her family life while promoting community growth and improvement. 
The $1,500 annual scholarship is designed to recognize an outstanding woman student who has overcome
 obstacles to pursue a degree in higher education. Students who are enrolled at a fully accredited
 two- or four-year college or university are eligible.