A very long time ago, the Paine Field Chapter had
a scholarship fund set up and awarded flight lessons to
deserving people. It was wildly successful, as
evidenced by the biography below. We have decided to
have the scholarship again to hopefully inspire a young
person to pursue their dreams of becoming a pilot or
aircraft mechanic.
Criteria, The applicant must:
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Be
a US Citizen or legal resident
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Be
enrolled (or accepted) into an accredited college,
university, or flight school as an undergraduate in one
of the following programs:
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Flight Training
Program
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Accredited
college or university for an aviation degree
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Accredited
college for Airframe & PowerPlant certification
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Aerospace labor
training program
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Demonstrate financial need
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Have an enrollment status equal to at least half time (6
credit hours) student or be enrolled as a flight
training student
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Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of
3.0 or show satisfactory flight training progress.
Application
Process
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Each applicant must submit the following items:
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Completed
application form. Link is to the left.
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A two page,
double-spaced essay, describing your academic and
career goals and explaining why you are interested
in pursuing a pilot certificate or degree in
aviation.
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Participate in a live interview (if selected from the
qualifying applications.
The
deadline for the application is Saturday, March
31, 2012. Applications postmarked after this date will not
be considered.
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