If you win a scholarship for flight training, do you have to use it right away?

[N918KT]

Hello all, I might plan to continue flight training once I graduate from college this May and have a job. But I want to apply for scholarships for flight training in the mean time. My question is do you have to do flight training currently to win a flight training scholarship (in general) or can you win a scholarship and save it until you are ready to do flight training?

 

[Z06_Mir]

It depends on the terms of the scholarship. Some require you to actually complete a milestone before the award is given (pass the written, solo, etc) and some are a lump sum that is deposited into an account typically at your flight school.

 

[FloridaPilot]

Hello all, I might plan to continue flight training once I graduate from college this May and have a job. But I want to apply for scholarships for flight training in the mean time. My question is do you have to do flight training currently to win a flight training scholarship (in general) or can you win a scholarship and save it until you are ready to do flight training?

Where do you go to apply for scholarships? Let alone win one?

 

[JoseCuervo]

Just don't win it this year. Win it next year

 

[kenjr]

 

[tehmightypirate]

Where do you go to apply for scholarships? Let alone win one?

They had a scholarship to get you up to solo at the Civil Air Patrol squadron I used to be a part of. About the only reason I could afford my pilot training. I know other squadrons around the country had similar things as well (but it wasn't common I believe). I imagine some collages that have a big pilot program might also have scholarships as well.

 

[Z06_Mir]

Where do you go to apply for scholarships? Let alone win one?

For females, the 99s offer a lot and so does women I'm aviation. Heck, I think the 99s may offer one or two scholarships for men now. Also check out NBAA or your state NBAA (I know AZNBAA offers quite a few). I have friends who have won a couple of entire ratings in scholarships.