PURPOSE |
| Sheltair and Avfuel desire to re-invest in the aviation community by providing meaningful financial support to aviators pursuing a greater commitment to business aviation. In supporting career advancement opportunities, Sheltair and Avfuel are giving back to the marketplace that has allowed them to thrive as collaborative partners for close to 10 years. |
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The Sheltair and Avfuel: Future Takes Flight Scholarships will provide $30,000 in educational funds annually. Each year, the program will award six $5,000 scholarships across three categories: two for learning to fly or advanced pilot ratings; two for aviation technicians; and two for continuing education. By splitting the scholarship funds across three key categories, Sheltair and Avfuel seek to support advancement throughout a broad scope of educational opportunities within business aviation.
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Learning to Fly or Advanced Pilot Ratings Scholarship | $5,000 Each
Scholarships available: 2
Funds in the learning to fly or advanced pilot ratings category can be used for coursework or flight lessons for students pursuing their private pilot certificate, adding a type rating (multi-engine, commercial or others), adding to their certificate with an ATP, completing a bachelor’s degree, working toward a CAM certification, or completing upset recovery training.
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Aviation Technicians Scholarship | $5,000 Each
Scholarships available: 2
Funds in the aviation technicians category can be used to start or continue aviation technician coursework, or achieve a mechanic’s inspector authorization certification. |
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Continuing Education Scholarship | $5,000 Each
Scholarships available: 2
Funds in the continuing education category can be used to further skills needed when working at an FBO, charter company, maintenance facility or flight school. |
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| Sheltair and Avfuel reserve the right to not award any scholarship in a given year if no sufficient application is received. |
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| APPLICATION DEADLINE |
| Complete applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 31, 2025. |
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| SELECTION CRITERIA |
A team of Avfuel and Sheltair executives will select the year’s six recipients based on essay submissions and with special consideration given to those facing financial hardship.
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| PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS |
| The Future Takes Flight Scholarships will be distributed by check. The check will be made payable to the recipient and the educational institution of the recipient’s choice. The check must be endorsed by both and must be used for the purposes of furthering the recipient’s aviation education. The scholarship must be redeemed within one year of receiving the award notice. |
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Recipients must provide Avfuel and Sheltair with a detailed description of how the funds will be used.
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| SCHOLARSHIP CONTACT |
| Questions regarding the Future Takes Flight scholarship program should be addressed to [email protected]. |