Denver, Colorado, United States – Wings Over the Rockies (“WINGS”) announced it has selected 26 Colorado high school students to receive the 2024 Wings’ Flight Training Scholarship. Students will receive up to a $12,000 scholarship—based on flight training experience to date—to be used toward flight training to achieve certification as a private pilot for single-engine airplanes.
The Ray Foundation provides funding for flight training scholarships, which WINGS distributes across Colorado each year to qualifying students age 15-19. To date, WINGS has awarded more than 150 scholarships totaling over $1.3 million since launching the program in 2019. The scholarship helps students seeking their Private Pilot Certification in gliders or single engine airplanes. Scholarship applicants must be Colorado residents and complete their training through a Colorado business.
“We received more than 119 impressive applications for the scholarships. Our future is bright with the up and coming students who want to pursue a career in aviation,” said John L. Barry, Maj Gen, USAF (Ret), President and CEO of WINGS. “We hope to continue to expand this scholarship program in the future and are incredibly grateful to the The Ray Foundation for making this scholarship program available to Colorado’s future pilots.”
All applicants go through a rigorous evaluation and interview process conducted by representatives from WINGS, the Wings Captain Jeppesen Foundation and other partner organizations including Daedalian Flight 18, the Colorado Pilot’s Association and the Colorado Aviation Business Association (CABA). The committee conducted more than 50 interviews this year. Each scholarship recipient is assigned a mentor to guide them through the training process which includes both flight time and a thorough study regime in order to complete their pilot certification.
About Wings Over the Rockies
Wings Over the Rockies™, a Colorado-based non-profit organization and Colorado’s official Air and Space Museum, is committed to educating, inspiring and exciting all people about aviation and space endeavors of the past, present and future. Wings is one organization with two locations.
Source: Wings Over the Rockies
Photo Credit: Wings Over the Rockies