Aviation-specific ScholarshipS

Flightstar Corporate Scholarship
Application Form

  • $1,000.00
  • Minimum of a 2.75 overall GPA.
  • Must be enrolled in or have completed AVI 209 or have completed the commercial license certification.

The Talleur Aviation Achievement Scholarship
Application Form

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Minimum of a 3.00 overall GPA.
  • Completed AVI 101 through AVI 200.

M.G. and Gladys Snyder Scholarship
Application Form

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Be African-American and a 505 District high school graduate.
  • Minimum of a 2.75 overall GPA.
  • Demonstrate financial need.
  • Must be enrolled as a full-time student.

Champaign Rotary Vo-Tech Scholarship Aviation
Application Form

  • $500.00
  • Be a second-year Aviation student.
  • Minimum of a 3.00 overall GPA.
  • Must be enrolled as a full-time student.

Bruce A. Knecht Memorial Scholarship for the Institute of Aviation Fund

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be enrolled in Parkland Aviation courses.
  • Must be concurrently enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
  • Recipients selected by UIUC. No separate application required.
  • Contact Ashley Gorman, Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations OVCIA at 217/300-1916.

Stu Moment Aviation Citizenship Scholarship

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be enrolled in Parkland Aviation courses.
  • Must be concurrently enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
  • Preference given to Aerospace Engineering, then to other Engineering and Crop Sciences majors.
  • Recipients selected by UIUC. No separate application required.
  • Contact Ashley Gorman, Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations OVCIA at 217/300-1916.

Sutter Passion for Flying Scholarship

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must have a passion for aviation.
  • Pathway student, junior or senior in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Aerospace Engineering.
  • Must be in good academic standing.
  • Contact Department of Aerospace Engineering at 217/244-8671.

Robert Ruelle Memorial Scholarship

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be enrolled in Parkland Aviation courses.
  • Must be concurrently enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
  • Recipients selected by UIUC. No separate application required.
  • Contact Ashley Gorman, Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations OVCIA at 217/300-1916.

Lt. Col. Michael Anderson Aviation Scholarship for African Americans

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be enrolled in Parkland Aviation courses.
  • Must be concurrently enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
  • Recipients selected by UIUC. No separate application required.
  • Contact Ashley Gorman, Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations OVCIA at 217/300-1916.

Ralph Flexman Scholarship

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be enrolled in Parkland Aviation courses.
  • Must be concurrently enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
  • Merit recipients selected by UIUC. No separate application required.
  • Contact Ashley Gorman, Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations OVCIA at 217/300-1916.

L.B. and Mary Applegate Leadership Scholarship

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be completed with all AS degree and/or flight requirements at the Institute of Aviation.
  • Must be enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) with coursework remaining to complete degree at UIUC.
  • Recipient should have demonstrated aviation leadership skills.
  • Recipients selected in conjunction with Parkland & UIUC. No separate application required. 
  • Contact Ashley Gorman, Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations OVCIA at 217/300-1916.

John Richard Mylin Leadership Scholarship

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be completed with all AS degree and/or flight requirements at the Institute of Aviation .
  • Must be enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) with coursework remaining to complete degree at UIUC.
  • Recipient should have demonstrated aviation leadership skills.
  • Recipients selected in conjunction with Parkland & UIUC. No separate application required. 
  • Contact Ashley Gorman, Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations OVCIA at 217/300-1916.

Helen F. Woolman Leadership Scholarship

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be concurrently enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
  • Recipients selected by UIUC. No separate application required.
  • Contact Ashley Gorman, Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations OVCIA at 217/300-1916.

Jesse W. Stonecipher Scholarship

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be enrolled in Parkland Aviation courses.
  • Must have completed their first full year of Aviation courses at Parkland College.
  • Must show great potential for a career as a pilot.
  • Must be concurrently enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
  • Recipients selected by UIUC. No separate application required.
  • Contact Ashley Gorman, Associate Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations OVCIA at 217/300-1916.

Flight Training Scholarships
Application Information

  • For student pilots pursuing an FAA sport, recreational, or private pilot certificate.
  • Recipients chosen based on merit, including previous accomplishments, ability to set goals, and demonstrated commitment to flight training and general aviation.

Cleared to Dream (ALPA)
Application Information

  • Comprehensive list of aviation scholarships.

Richard L. Taylor Flight Training Scholarship
Application Information

  • $1,500.00
  • Be enrolled into an accredited college flight program.
  • Have a private pilot's license.
  • Minimum of a 3.0 overall GPA.

Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships
Application Information

  • Award amounts vary up to $6,000.00
  • Must be a full-time student.

The Dan L. Meisinger Sr. Memorial Learn to Fly Scholarship
Application Information

  • Established in the honor and memory of Dan L. Meisinger Sr., whose career in aviation spanned 63 years. He was founder of Executive Beechcraft, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., and was twice named Beech Aircraft's Man of the Year.
  • Provides an annual flight training scholarship to a qualified individual.
  • Residents of Kansas, Missouri or Illinois given preference.

Women in Aviation International (WAI) Scholarships
Application Information

  • For members of Women in Aviation International.

AOPA Scholarships
Application Information

  • For members of AOPA.

ADMA International Scholarship
Application Information

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be majoring in Aviation Management or Professional Pilot program.

Palwaukee Airport Pilots Association (PAPA) at Chicago Executive Scholarship
Application Form

  • $1,000.00
  • For an individual who is an Illinois resident.
  • Must be attending or planning to attend an accredited university, college, or aviation technical school located in the state of Illinois.

EAA Scholarships
Application Information

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Flight training and post-secondary scholarships

Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships
Application Information

  • The Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund (AEMSF) offers full and partial scholarships awarded thought the year.
  • Funds provided by the Ninety-Nines, Inc. (99s), International Organization for Women Pilots.
  • Applicants must join the 99s as an Associate (student) member to submit application.

Calvin L. Carrithers Aviation Scholarship - Global Air
Application Form

  • $1,000.00
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be attending or planning to attend an accredited university, college, or aviation program.
  • Awardee must agree to blog about their flight training.

GAMA Scholarships
Application Form

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Must be attending or planning to attend an accredited university, college, or aviation program.

National Gay Pilot's Association
Application Form

  • $5,000.00
  • Must be be seeking to develop professional aviation skills and ratings beyond their private pilot certificate.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age at the date of application.

Get Into the Air Scholarship - Aviation Insurance Resources (AIR)
Application Form

  • $500.00
  • Open to student pilots to help further their training.

Green Wings Eco-Aviator Award
Application Form

  • $2,500.00
  • Share a few sentences about how you are making a positive difference, eco-friendly difference in your life or Aviation Community.
  • Green Wings membership required.

Joseph Frasca Excellence in Aviation Scholarship
Application Form

  • $1,000.00
  • Minimum of a 3.0 overall GPA.
  • Must be a junior or senior.
  • Membership in at least one Aviation organization such as Alpha Eta Rho, NIFA Flying Team, Experimental Aircraft Association, Warbirds of America, etc.

Eugene S. Kropf Scholarship
Application Form

  • $500.00
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be enrolled in and plan to continue a college curriculum leading to a degree in the field of aviation.
  • Minimum of a 3.0 overall GPA

Paul A. Whelan Scholarship
Application Form

  • $2,000.00
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be enrolled in and plan to continue a college curriculum leading to a degree in the field of aviation.
  • Sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student.
  • Minimum of a 2.5 overall GPA

Chicago Area Business Aviation Association (CABAA)
Application Form

  • $7,500.00
  • Open to both graduating high school seniors and college level students.

American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)
Application Form

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Criteria varies with each scholarship.

Navigate Your Future Scholarship
Application Form

  • $2,500.00
  • Open graduating high school seniors.
  • Enrolled or accepted into an aviation-related program at an accredited college or university aviation program.

Tyler Orsow / Chuck Kimes Memorial Seaplane Rating Scholarship
Application Form

  • Funds a complete seaplane training program for a single-engine sea rating.
  • Applicants should be 17 to 35 years of age and actively pursuing a career as a professional pilot.
  • Must have a private pilot certificate.
  • Must be a current paid SPA member.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.

Flying Musicians Association Solo Scholarship
Application Form

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Nominated by Band or Music Director.
  • Must have a passion for music and aviation.
  • Junior or senior member of band.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.

International Cessna 190/195 Foundation Scholarship
Application Form

  • Award amounts vary.
  • Commitment to success and making aviation a career.
  • Demonstrate financial need.