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Chad Weaver Aviation Scholarship
The Chad Weaver Scholarship offers Virginia residents $1,000 to complete ground school, take flight lessons, or both. This scholarship is available to people seeking their private pilot’s license or their certified flight instructor’s (CFI) endorsement at a Virginia flight school. The Chad Weaver Scholarship may be used once for a private pilot’s license and once for a CFI endorsement.
Willard G. Plentl Sr. Aviation Scholarship
The Willard G. Plentl Aviation Scholarship awards $3,000 to a Virginia High School senior who is planning an aviation career in a non-engineering area. Proof of acceptance into a non-engineering, aviation-related postsecondary education program is required. Scholarship applicants must have an unweighted GPA of at least 3.5. One scholarship is awarded each year and may be renewed.
Teacher Grants for Aviation Education
Teacher Grants offer up to $500 in reimbursement for K–12 Virginia educators who create and implement aviation‑themed lessons. Teachers of any subject may apply using the form below, and, if selected, return a grant agreement and final report with receipts for reimbursement. Past funded projects include model rockets and aircraft, drone builds, aviation field trips, and more.
Aviation Scholarship Catalog
Virginia offers over ten scholarship opportunities to support aviation education and flight training. Explore our comprehensive scholarship catalog to discover state and national programs that can help advance your aviation career path.
Virginia Department of Aviation Scholarships
Virginia Aviation Scholarships
VSGC Pathways Flight Academy ★
Summer camp offering flight training up to first solo
Tidewater Soaring Foundation Scholarship ★
FAA Glider Certificate (35 instructional flights)
Williamsburg Aviation Scholarship Program ★
Full private pilot training (ground school + 50 flight hrs)
Randolph-Macon Academy Aviation Summer Camp ★
Introductory flight & aviation summer camp
VAHS Captain Earle Worley Scholarship ★
Virginia aviation career training & education
VABA Charles J. Colgan Aviation & Aerospace Scholarship ★
Aviation-related career at a Virginia-accredited institution
John R. Lillard VAOC Aviation Scholarship ★
Aviation management & aviation sciences
Kenneth R. Scott VAOC Aviation Scholarship ★
Aviation-related college program
National Aviation Scholarships
LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation Scholarship
Private pilot license training
Ninety-Nines Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships
Support flight training, technical certification & aviation education
RAA Scholarship
Airline industry career (pilot, maintenance, operations)
National Aviation Explorer Scholarships
Flight training, avionics, maintenance & aviation management
ATCA Scholarship Fund
Air traffic control & aviation bachelor’s programs
OBAP Aviation Scholarships — Offered twice yearly (Spring and Fall)
Flight training, maintenance & aviation education programs
AOPA Aviation Scholarships — Offered twice yearly (Spring and Fall)
Support flight training, maintenance, management & STEM
NGPA Aviation Scholarships
Aviation training & academic programs
EAA Aviation Scholarships (Post-Secondary)
Aerospace engineering, ATC, maintenance & flight training
NBAA Charities Scholarship Program
Business aviation: flight ops, maintenance, dispatching & management
EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship
Private Pilot, Sport Pilot, or Glider certificate