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Scholarships

Oklahoma Flight Academy is committed to helping aspiring pilots explore opportunities that may make flight training more affordable. Below, you’ll find a list of aviation scholarships offered by foundations, professional organizations, and aviation industry partners for students pursuing pilot certificates, advanced ratings, and other aviation careers.

99s Amelia Earhart Academic Scholarship

$10,000

Women; Ninety-Nines members

99s Amelia Earhart Flight Training Scholarship

$20,000

Women; Ninety-Nines members

99s Amelia Earhart Technical Training Scholarship

$20,000

Women; Ninety-Nines members

AAUW Tweet Coleman Aviation Scholarship

Approx. $4,000

Women pursuing pilot training

Able Flight Flight Training Scholarship

Amount varies

Open to all

AEA Educational Foundation Scholarships

$1,000 – $5,000

AEA member employees and dependents

Ag Wings of Tomorrow Scholarship

$5,000

Open to all

AMAC Foundation Aviation Scholarships

Amount varies

Women, Minority students

Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships (Ninety-Nines)

Up to $20,000

Women

AOPA Foundation Flight Training Scholarships

$250 – $14,000

Women, Open to all

AOPA High School Flight Training Scholarship

$10,000

High school students; AOPA membership required

AOPA Primary Flight Training Scholarship

$10,000

AOPA members pursuing a primary pilot certificate

AOPA Teacher Flight Training Scholarship

$10,000

Full-time school employees; AOPA members

Ashton Johnson Memorial CloudDancer Scholarship

$17,500

Veterans and military

Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance AWAM Scholarships

$1,000 – $6,000

Aviation maintenance students; some awards for women

Aviation Pathways Grant

Up to $10,000

Open to all

Bay City 99's Pilot Training Scholarship

Amount varies

Women student pilots in Northern California

Bill Cowden Memorial Aviation Scholarship

$1,500

Private pilots pursuing advanced training

CAF Ray Foundation Pilot Scholarship

Up to $12,000

Open to all

Civil Air Patrol Cadet Wings

Up to $10,000

Open to all

Costas Sivyllis ALPA Education Scholarship

Up to $15,000

Open to all

EAA Flight Training Scholarships

Amount varies

Open to all

EAA Post Secondary Scholarships

$5,000+

Post-secondary students

Edward W. Stimpson Aviation Excellence Award

$2,000

Open to all

Epic Flight Academy Annual Aviation Scholarships

$5,000 – $20,000

Open to all

F.A.S.T. Female Aviators Sticking Together Scholarship

$2,500

Women; F.A.S.T. members

FlyGirl/Sporty’s Advanced Pilot Training Scholarship

$3,000

Women; Women in Corporate Aviation members

GBAA Professional Pilot Scholarship

Up to $5,000

Open to all

GOPA Maintenance Technician Scholarship

Up to $2,500

Open to all

Grand Dames of Aviation Scholarships

$1,500 – $2,000

Women

GRCF Joshua Esch Mitchell Aviation Scholarship

$500 – $5,000

Enrolled aviation college students

I Hart Flying Scholarship

$2,500 – $5,000

Pilots pursuing private or advanced flight training

International Cessna 170 Association Scholarship

$1,500

Aviation students

ISA+21 Financial Scholarship

$5,000

Women

ISA+21 Scholarships

$5,000 – $10,000

Women

ISA+21 Type Rating Scholarship

$10,000

Women

Judith Resnik Memorial Scholarship

Amount varies

Women

LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation Flight Training Scholarship

Up to $17,000

Open to all

LPA Flight Training Scholarship

Amount varies

Minority students, Veterans and military

Lyons Aviation Foundation Private Pilot Scholarship

From $1,500

Open to all

MAPA Safety Foundation Scholarship

Amount varies

Open to all

National Aviation Explorer Scholarships

$5,000 – $10,000

Open to all

NBAA Charities Scholarships

$1,000 – $8,000

Open to all

NBAA Fred & Diane Fitts Aviation Scholarship

$2,500

Aspiring business aviation professionals

NeBAA Flight Training Scholarship

$1,500

Open to all

NGPA Scholarships

$1,500 – $15,000

Minority students

Ninety-Nines First Wings Award

Up to $6,000

Women

Northwest Data Solutions Aviation Safety Management Scholarship

$1,000

Enrolled students

OBAP Aerospace Scholarships

Amount varies

Minority students

PAPA Flight Training Scholarship

$2,500 – $7,500

Open to all

Pioneers of Flight Scholarship

$1,000

Open to all

Ray Aviation Scholars (EAA)

$6,000 – $12,000

Open to all

Ray Foundation Veteran Scholarship - UND Aerospace Phoenix

Up to $15,000

Veterans and military

Richard L. Taylor Flight Training Scholarship

$1,500

Open to all

RTAG Chris Bedzis Memorial Rotor Transition Scholarship

Amount varies

Veterans and military

RTAG Flight Training Scholarships

Amount varies

Veterans and military

Sisters of the Skies Scholarships

$2,500 – $15,000

Women, Minority students

SSA Junior CFI-G Scholarship

Up to $3,000

Open to all

SSA Kolstad Award College Scholarship

Up to $10,000

Open to all

Stripes to Bars Scholarship

Amount varies

Veterans and military

UAA Collegiate Aviation Scholarships

$500 – $5,000

Open to all

Veteran Air Warriors Scholarship

$7,000 – $10,000

Veterans and military

Women in Aviation International Scholarships

$3,000 – $5,000

Women, Open to all

Women Military Aviators Dream of Flight Scholarship

$2,500

Women

WomenSoar Scholarship

Amount varies

Women

Work Ethic Scholarship Program

Amount varies

Open to all

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