Last updated on November 26, 2024 by College Financial Aid Advice.
Application Deadline April each year
Award Amount $2000
Earn an aviation scholarship for college for students graduating high school who wish to pursue a career in aviation. For more information about the Edward W. Stimpson Aviation Scholarship and to apply online see www.gama.aero.
Application Deadline March of each year
Award Amount $500 to $5000
These aviation scholarships are offered through the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Open to US citizens enrolled as sophomores or higher at college or university in any state that provides an accredited flight science program. Applicants must have a current pilot license and be studying general aviation, aviation management or aviation safety, with a GPA of 2.75 or higher. For Scholarships for Aviation Students additional requirements and online application see www.grfoundation.org/scholarships
Application Deadline ~ September of each year
Award Amount 2 scholarships of $1000 and 1 scholarship of $500
This aviation scholarship is open to high school seniors and college women who are interested in the aviation field. For additional requirements and scholarship information about this Women in the Wings Scholarship program see bold.org
Application Deadline December of each year
Award Amount $2000
These aviation scholarships are offered to students working on an undergraduate degree in aviation or related field, e.g. professional pilot, maintenance/engineering, airport administrator. Essay required on aviation career goals. For more information about this General Aviation Scholarship see www.icasfoundation.org
Application Deadline ~ December of each year
Award Amount $1000 per year, renewable
This aviation scholarship is open to college juniors and seniors interested in general aviation (not a major commercial airlines), and have a GPA of 3.0 or better. Essay required on their goals in general aviation. For additional requirements and scholarship information about these General Aviation Scholarships see www.nata.aero
Aviation school loan experience shared by
Carly from New Hamshire
Growing up, my parents lived paycheck to paycheck. They stressed the importance of college so that I would be better off than they were. When it came time, I choose a unique field (aviation) at a private college that cost roughly $50,000 per year. My mother was familiar with the loan process and applied for me. I knew nothing about loans other than my mom presented me with documents and told me to sign. Each year, I applied for scholarships and worked to begin repayment on my loans. Even so, I graduated with over $60,000 worth of debt. Now I am working three jobs to pay off my student loans and I am worse off than my parents ever were with this amount of debt. My advice for college students……
- Apply for scholarships!!! There are thousands of them, all you have to do is search the internet. Many ask for essays about your future plans or how you plan to use the money. Keep track of ones you have applied to and if you don’t win this year, you can try again next year. A big misconception about scholarships is that they are only for high school seniors going to college next year. Not true, there are scholarships for every year of college!
-No matter what field you choose, your first and
second year can easily be done at a cheaper community college. My first two
years at my $50,000 private college were mostly beginner classes like Public
Speaking and Humanities courses. I could have done these classes at a community
college for thousands less and lived at home.
-Understand your loan terms before you sign
them!! I had no idea how much money I was borrowing in student loans. My mother
did most of the work for me and all I had to do was sign for them. It wasn’t
until my last two years that I realized how much debt I had and how much
interest had already accrued.
-Work part time through college!! I was a full
time student, worked part time, was active with church and clubs on campus, and
still managed to get good grades. And I never pulled an all-nighter! It takes
time management but working part time through college and making payments on
your loans while still in school is helpful. I paid off a $8,000 loan (at a
9.7% interest rate) while I was still in school. Over the 2 years, I paid
$4,000 just in interest, meaning the loan actually cost me $12,000!!
-After you graduate and your loans are in
repayment, pay extra if you can!! As it stands right now, my expected pay off
for my aviation student loans is around $120,000 over the next 14 years. If I pay extra
now, it will save me from paying loads of accrued interest later.
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