2024-25 Applications Are Open!

Women of Winter (WoW) and the Professional Ski Instructors Association – American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) are offering twelve (12) scholarships for the 2024-2025 season, to Black, Indigenous, Women of Color and/or non-binary/gender non-conforming individuals comfortable in women-centered spaces, with an education opportunity to obtain a PSIA-AASI Alpine or Snowboard Level I certification or  a Freestyle Specialist 1 (FS1) or Children’s Specialist 1 (CS1) Certification.

Women of Winter and PSIA-AASI in collaboration with the National Brotherhood of Snowsports (NBS) will once again offer twelve (12) scholarships to their membership to obtain a PSIA-AASI Alpine or Snowboard Level I Certification. 

This partnership allows for all three organizations the opportunity to continue to expose, educate, support and advance our missions of inclusion in the Snowsports Industry. 

The Why

BIPOC women and girls are the most excluded and underrepresented demographic in Snowsports. We are a group of diverse women in Snowsports that want to see a change in our industry. So we are being the change we want to see…and that change is to see more BIPOC individuals participating in the outdoors!  

Program Details

WoW x PSIA-AASI x NBS Scholarship Program

Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, February 19 – 23, 2025, 4-Day Program

Keystone Resort is our host for the WoW x PSIA-AASI x NBS Alpine/Snowboard Level 1 Certification Program. You must be a financial member of NBS to apply*

 WoW x PSIA-AASI Scholarship Program

Big Sky Resort, Big Sky Montana, March 5 – 9, 2025, 4-Day program

Big Sky Resort is our host for the Alpine/Snowboard Level 1 Certification Program. And for Past WoW scholarship recipients (members) who achieved their PSIA or AASI Level I Certification, there are scholarships for FS1 or CS1. You do not have to be a member of PSIA-AASI or NBS to apply.

* If you are not a member of an NBS Club, you can find a club in your area and join!  Click here to see the NBS clubs.

How to Apply

HOW TO APPLY

  • Review PROGRAM DETAILS.
  • Review the APPLICATION PROCESS.
  • Submit your application and materials no later than 11:59 p.m. MT on October 13, 2024.

Links to Apply:

For WoW Level 1 Alpine or Snowboard or For NBS Level 1 Alpine or Snowboard:

APPLY NOW

For WoW Prior recipients – FS1 or CS1, look for an email coming soon!

All Scholarship recipients will be announced by mid-November. 

 Please note. If you applied for a scholarship this past season (2023-24) and were not awarded a scholarship or you were not awarded and were not able to participate in the program, you’ll need to reapply for the same scholarship for the upcoming season (2025-26).

For questions regarding the scholarships, please send an email to

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