WTS’s mission is to build the transportation industry by advancing women worldwide. 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.  

There are six scholarships for graduating high school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students. The local and International amounts differ. The same application works for both levels; the local winner gets submitted to National. You can apply to more than one of these scholarships. Please feel free to reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions.

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

Transportation YOU High School Senior: