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The AOPA Foundation You Can Fly High School Flight Training Scholarship, funded by the Ray Foundation, awards at least 90 scholarships of $12,000 each to help high school students earn their private pilot certificate.
Applicants must be high school students ages 16 to 18, have a minimum 2.7 GPA, and have already passed the FAA private pilot written knowledge exam before applying. Because eligibility runs from age 16, motivated sophomores and juniors can win flight training funding well before senior year.
Students apply directly through AOPA's online scholarship portal, which matches applicants to eligible awards; applications include short essays and references. There are two application periods per year: the fall 2026 window runs October 1 through December 31, 2026, with decisions emailed by April 15, 2027.
The AOPA You Can Fly High School Flight Training Scholarship awards $12,000. It is sponsored by AOPA Foundation / Ray Foundation.
The deadline is December 31, 2026. The scholarship is not currently accepting applications; create a free Award Scholar profile to get notified when the next window opens.
First-time freshmen and transfer students enrolling full time in Fresno Pacific University's traditional undergraduate program who attend a Mennonite Brethren church may receive the Mennonite Brethren Scholarship. The award provides up to $4,000 per year for up to four years toward tuition only. The scholarship is applied before institutional need-based aid and cannot exceed tuition or demonstrated need. Apply and be admitted to FPU, submit an MB Church Membership or Attendance Form to Student Financial Services by July 15 for fall or December 1 for spring, and enroll full time. Students must notify SFS if MB church membership or attendance ends.
No essay requiredU.S. high school seniors from households with adjusted gross income of $125,000 or less who graduate from public high schools in rural counties (fewer than 50,000 residents) may apply for the nationwide Hagan Scholarship. Up to 1,500 recipients receive $2,000 for essential college items plus up to $7,500 per semester for up to eight consecutive semesters. Recipients also attend workshops, receive a Schwab brokerage account, and may access study-abroad opportunities. Applicants need a 3.5 GPA, minimum ACT 24 or SAT 1150, and must attend an eligible public four-year college or university in their home state. The Hagan Scholarship Foundation helps high-achieving rural students graduate debt-free.
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Key requirements include: United States; High school; Age 16-18. Check the full eligibility section above, or create a free Award Scholar profile to have every requirement checked against your profile automatically.
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