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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES    

The ICAS Foundation is pleased to offer a number of scholarships to help the pilots, performers and flight instructors of the future complete the necessary training to reach their goals.  The application window is open all year, with all applications due no later than December 31.  Applications received during the calendar year are considered by the selection panels in January, with Scholarships awarded in February.  We encourage student pilots to apply for any scholarships for which they meet the qualification criteria. 

  • Marion Cole Memorial Scholarship. The Marion Cole Scholarship provides money for any aspiring aviator who is interested in primary flight training or in aerobatic training, but the emphasis of the award will be in encouraging young people who are interested in the aviation or air show business. The world of aviation will be enhanced by helping to create passionate leaders and mentors for the future. Applicants must be at least 16 years old.  Scholarship amount: $4,000.

  • ICAS Foundation - GAMA Scholarship.  The Foundation has joined with the General Aviation Manufacturers' Association (GAMA) to provide assistance to students seeking an aviation-related degree.  Eligible students are those who are enrolled in an aviation-related degree program, such as professional pilot, maintenance/engineering, airport administration, and so forth. The applicant must have completed at least two semesters in an aviation-related declared major, with a demonstrated ability and intention to complete their degree.  Scholarship amount: $2,000.

  • Sean DeRosier Memorial Scholarship. The recipient must be male or female between the ages of 17 and 31, wishing to pursue aerobatic flight training or and A&P license.  Applicants for an aerobatic training track must have already earned at least private pilot certification.  There is no airmen certification required for A&P applicants.  Scholarship amount: $1,500.

  • Jan Jones Memorial Scholarship. Recipient must be a female holding a private pilot certificate, wishing to pursue aerobatic flight training. Scholarship amount: $2,000. 

  • The French Connection Memorial Scholarship. The recipient must be a certified flight instructor (CFI), and the scholarship monies must be used for aerobatic flight training. Both a male and a female recipient may be selected.  Scholarship amounts: $1,000 each.

  • Charlie Hillard Memorial Scholarship. The recipient must be between the ages of 18 and 30, and use the grant to begin or continue flight training. Scholarship amount: $2,000.

  • Lovelace-Drake Memorial Scholarship. The recipient must be the holder of a current private pilot certificate or international equivalent, at least sixteen years of age, and use the scholarship for aerobatic flight training.  Two recipients will be selected to honor Sonny Lovelace and Randy Drake. Scholarship amounts: $2,000 each. 

  • Leo Loudenslager Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is given in rotation to an enlisted member of the US Air Force Thunderbirds, the US Navy Blue Angels or the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.  The recipient must use the scholarship monies to begin or continue flight training.
    Scholarship amount: $2,000.  This scholarship is currently in a suspended status... applications are not being accepted at this time.


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