Now is a great time to apply for an aviation scholarship

With a wide range of external flight school scholarships offering financial assistance towards the cost of pilot training, now is a great time to follow your dreams of becoming a commercial airline pilot.

What Are Flight School Scholarships?

Aviation scholarships are payments awarded to aspiring pilots to support them with financing their training. The difference between a flight school scholarship and loan is that scholarships do not need to be paid back, whereas loans do.

Pilot scholarships are usually awards for exemplary grades, outstanding achievements and commitment to the future of the aviation industry.

Commercial airline pilot scholarships could:

• Cover the full cost of pilot training
• Cover a percentage of your pilot training
• Award you a one off payment towards your cadet fees
• Award you an annual payment if you are completing your training as part of a college degree

Eligibility depends on the type of scholarship as many of them have their own unique requirements.

Each aviation scholarship will also have its own deadline and application process so you need to look at each one carefully to ensure you submit an application in time, as flight school scholarships can be competitive.