The deadline to apply for the third annual Get into the AIR scholarship from Aviation Insurance Resources (AIR), an aircraft insurance broker based in Frederick, Maryland, is June 15, 2018. Previous scholarship winners come from all walks of life, including an aviation museum director and ice skater working towards a private pilot certificate, a student […]
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$21,000 for flight training scholarships
Six scholarship applicants — four young men and two young women — will be earning their private pilot license this summer aided by the Bremerton Pilots Association’s matching funds program. This represents more than $42,000 in revenue to the local FBO, Avian Flight Center, at the Bremerton National Airport in Washington state, association officials say. […]
$10,000 in scholarship money for flight training
WHITE PLAINS, NY – The Westchester Aviation Association and the Academy of Aviation will award $3,000 and $7,000 scholarships, respectively, to be used for flight training. The scholarships will be awarded as a credit to be used towards flight training at the Academy of Aviation and must be used within one year of receiving the award. “We want […]
MAMA scholarship now available
The Massachusetts Airport Management Association’s 2018 Crocker Snow Scholarship is now accepting applications. The scholarship was established to honor the memory of a true Massachusetts aviation pioneer. Crocker was born in Boston Feb. 26, 1905. As a child, he attended the first Massachusetts aviation gathering when he was taken to the 1910 Squantum Air Meet. […]
Wings Club hits $5 million mark for scholarships
NEW YORK – The Wings Club Foundation has reached a milestone, raising $5 million for its scholarship fund. The money was raised through the foundation’s President’s Societies Membership Program and other contributions, according to officials. The President’s Societies initiative is designed to encourage long-term support and to recognize those who make a significant contribution to […]
AIR opens applications for scholarships
Aviation Insurance Resources (AIR), an aircraft insurance broker based in Frederick, Maryland, is offering its Get into the Air aviation scholarship for a third year. Previous scholarship winners come from all walks of life, including an aviation museum director and ice skater working towards a private pilot certificate, a student pilot following in the footsteps […]
Association offers scholarships to students and youth aviation organizations
The Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers Association (ADMA) is now accepting scholarship applications for 2018. The is a two-year renewable scholarship worth $3,000, officials note. ADMA has been providing scholarships to students for almost 20 years, granting more than $150,000 in educational assistance. Student applicants are judged on the basis of academic skills, extracurricular activities, letters […]
GAMA now taking scholarship applications
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is now taking applications for its Edward W. Stimpson “Aviation Excellence” Award, which comes with a $2,000 cash prize. The award is named for the founder and past president of GAMA, Edward W. Stimpson. Given annually, the scholarship goes to a graduating high school senior who will be enrolled […]
Cascade Warbirds offers scholarships
Cascade Warbirds, an organization that promotes the restoration, preservation, operation and public display of historically significant military aircraft, is offering scholarships for private pilot ground school with introductory flights to inspire today’s young people to become the aviation pioneers of tomorrow. Cascade Warbirds has teamed with Galvin Flight Service at Boeing Field in Seattle, to […]