Ray Aviation Scholarship recipients are the most engaged, excited, and motivated aspiring pilots that EAA chapters have had the pleasure of meeting. It will be incumbent upon the chapter to vet local youths to help bring forward the most deserving candidate(s) in their local area.
Since it was introduced in 2019, the EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship has been a tremendous success. This program offers flight training scholarships for youths to help them complete flight training and earn their pilot certificate. Thanks to the generous support of the Ray Foundation, EAA is able to award scholarships of up to $12,000 to EAA chapters so they can help deserving young people learn to fly. As of this writing, more than 220 scholars have earned their pilot certificates through the program, and more than 230 are currently undergoing flight training. The program has seen an annual success rate of 80-85 percent.
Applicants must be 16-19 years old to apply if seeking a private pilot or sport pilot certificate, or they must be 15-19 years old if seeking a glider pilot certificate. A full list of eligibility requirements can be found below. After a chapter’s scholar has been approved by EAA, then the chapter begins receiving scholarship funding.
The Ray Aviation Scholarship provides up to $12,000 towards training for a Private Pilot or Sport Pilot certificate.
EAA 80’s eligibility criteria and application process is the same for both the Ray and Rex Aviation Scholarship. (Apply Here)
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