WTS’s mission is to build the transportation industry by advancing women worldwide. Our San Francisco chapter is offering six scholarships for graduating high school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students. Scholarships are $5,000 each for the local chapter. Applications are also submitted to WTS International for a chance at an additional scholarship of varying amounts. You can apply to more than one scholarship. 

Applications are due January 3, 2026.

Click on the scholarship below to download the application and instructions for submission. 

• Bridgette Beato Leadership Legacy Graduate Scholarship
• Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship
• Junior College/Technical/Trade School Scholarship
• Molitoris Leadership Undergraduate Scholarship
• Sharon D. Banks Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
• Transportation YOU High School Scholarship

Please contact Marcella Rensi at [email protected] for any questions or additional information.

More about the WTS Scholarship Program

WTS understands that transportation is far more than people and goods moving from one place to another. It drives growth and an integral part of communities throughout the world. Women’s leadership, skills, and perspectives are essential to ensuring that transportation systems of the future respond to everyone’s needs.

The San Francisco Bay Chapter and International organization encourage women to study and become leaders in transportation by offering scholarships. These are for studying transportation and related fields such as aviation, city planning, engineering, environmental science, logistics, maritime operations, political science and public policy in college and trade schools.  

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2025 Scholarship Winners

Undergraduate Scholarship:

• Liana Tran – Molitoris Leadership – $5,000 + chapter nominee for International, UC Berkeley

Community College/Trade School Scholarship:

• Reva Siu-Masset – $5000 + chapter nominee for International, College of Marin

Transportation YOU Scholarship:

• Christina Huang – $5000 + chapter nominee for International, UC Berkeley

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2024 Scholarship Winners

Graduate Scholarships:

• Erica Casillas – Helene M. Overly Graduate Scholarship - $5,000 + chapter nominee for International, SJSU
• Iulia Panescu Quiazon – Jannet Walker-Ford Leadership-Legacy – chapter nominee for International, SJSU

Undergraduate Scholarships:

• Catherine Xiang – Sharon D. Banks Memorial - $5,000 + chapter nominee for International, Stanford
• Adriana Reyes – Jolene Molitoris Leadership – chapter nominee for International, SJSU

Community College/Trade School:

• Sophia Furtado – $2,500 + chapter nominee for International, Santa Rosa Community College, Santa Rosa