Willard G. Plentl Sr. Aviation Scholarship

The Willard G. Plentl Sr. Aviation Scholarship is awarded to a Virginia high school senior who is planning an aviation career in a non-engineering area. Non-engineering careers include, but are not limited to, pilots, aviation maintenance technicians, and aviation managers. A certification of acceptance into a non-engineering, aviation-related postsecondary education program is required. One scholarship in the amount of $3,000 will be awarded each year.

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Chad Weaver Aviation Scholarship

With the Chad Weaver Scholarship, the Virginia Department of Aviation offers 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 certificed flight instrugtor’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.

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