Scholarship

Overview

We are passionate about soaring and love sharing the many wonders and challenges soaring provides. Coupled with that passion comes the responsibility to inspire and assist the next generation of aviators and soaring enthusiasts. We believe that all young aspiring pilots, regardless of their economic status, should have the opportunity to fulfill their aviation dreams. In support of that effort, we are proud to offer the Estrella Scholarship. If you know of an aspiring young aviator who is in need of a little financial assistance to help achieve their goals, please encourage them to apply.

Details

Arizona Soaring is proud to offer $5000 in annual scholarships. Funding, promotion and execution of the program is a cooperation between Arizona Soaring Inc., which administers and judges the scholarships, and an anonymous benefactor. These scholarships are made available to pre & post-solo STUDENT pilots, ages 13 – 21 years old. Two Scholarships, with a total worth of $2500, will be awarded annually. Scholarship awards will occur twice a year. The first award occurring on 1 January and the second on 1 June. Awardees will have an initial credit of $1750 applied to their account. The second credit of $750 will be applied following completion of the FAA written test or upon achieving solo status. These credits can only be used for direct flight training expenses at Arizona Soaring Inc. Direct training expenses includes glider flight instruction, glider ground instruction, glider rental and examiner fees. No cash withdraws are permitted on awarded scholarship funds. Awardees have 24 calendar months from the date of award to utilize awarded funds. Any unused funds at the 24-month mark will be removed from the awardee’s account and returned to the scholarship trust to be used for future awards.
Scholarships are awarded to applicants based on the following criteria:

Desire and determination to achieve a Private Glider certification
Academic Achievement
Extra-Curricular Activities
Extra-Scholastic Activities
Volunteer Activities
Their financial need (financial hardship involved in paying for lessons)

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Flight History

Have you flown in gliders before?

Where was your first flight?

When was your first flight?

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Total # of Flights - Gliders

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Total # Hours - Gliders

Have you flown in gliders before?

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Aviation Memberships (AOPA, EAA, CAP, SSA, Exploring, etc)

Essay Questions

Detail any previous ground training or flight activity through a school organization or club:

Detail your academic achievements (Honors, Prizes, Scholarships, Advanced Courses, etc.):

Detail any extra-curricular activities (Sports, Clubs, Band etc.):

Detail and extra-scholastic activities (Boy/Girl Scouts, Junior Achievements, etc.):

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Why do you need this award to begin or continue glider training (financial need):

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