Are there scholarships for flight school? This question surely arises in the minds of various aviation students. We are happy to provide this compact information to our readers that there are various flight school scholarships. Funding pilot training can be difficult. Many students take loans from financial institutions. Some use government benefits such as the Montgomery G.I. Bill etc. However you choose to pay for flight school, scholarships can help you keep the cost down. Finding Flight school scholarships can be challenging thought and the application process is sometimes rather daunting.

Frank Der Yuen Scholarship for Flight School
Scholarship Provider: Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Eligible Students: A completed application, two recommendations, and a written essay.
Courses: Scholarship offers in aviation-related program at an accredited trade school, college or university.
Award Details: Awards will be made without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2016

Sir Reginald Ansett Scholarship for Flight School
Scholarship Provider: Swinburne University of Technology
Eligible Students: Applicant must be an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or holder of a permanent humanitarian visa
Courses: Aviation Field
Award Details: The scholarship is valued at $10,000 per year, for a period of three years. The total value of the scholarship is $30,000.
Application Deadline: 29 January 2016

Bill Sanderson Aviation Maintenance Technician Scholarships for Flight School
Scholarship Provider: Helicopter Foundation International
Eligible Students: International Students are eligible for these Aviation scholarships.
Courses: Aviation Field
Award Details: Total offer with a value not to exceed $1,600 may be awarded.
Application Deadline: November 30

UAA Janice K. Barden Scholarships for Flight School
Scholarship Provider: National Business Aviation Association
Eligible Students: Applicant must have a cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
Courses: Flight scholarships for pursuing a undergraduate degree.
Award Details: NBAA annually awards $1,000 to each of five undergraduates.
Application Deadline: 31st October

Aero Club of Pennsylvania Memorial Scholarship Fund 
Scholarship Provider: Aero Club of Pennsylvania
Eligible Students: They must be US citizen or resident legal alien and reside in the Philadelphia, Greater Delaware Valley area.
Courses: Aviation training scholarships
Award Details: These awards range from $500 to $2500.
Application Deadline: The applications for 2016 round will be open in January.

John E. Kirk Scholarship for Flight School
Scholarship Provider: Crystal Aero Group
Eligible Students: Grade point average of 3.0 or above.
Courses: Avaition Field
Award Details: The scholarship includes all costs associated with training, including ground school, training materials, dual and solo flights, aviation medical exam and all stage and final flight and ground tests. Value: $8,000
Application Deadline: September 11th

Blackburn Northwest Flight Scholarships
Scholarship Provider: Blackburn Northwest
Eligible Students: Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and a legal resident of either Washington, Oregon, or Idaho.
Courses: Flight Scholarship
Award Details: The value of each scholarship is $5,000.
Application Deadline: November 16

Richard R. Harper Flight Training Scholarship
Scholarship Provider: EAA, the spirit of aviation
Eligible Students: International students
Courses: Aviation Field
Award Details: EAA is awarding two $7,500 Flight Training Scholarships
Application Deadline: September 30

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