Training for Private Pilot Certificate - Scholarship Application Steps and Eligibility Criteria

Sep 25, 2026

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Training guidance and scholarship application instructions for a private pilot certificate, including step-by-step account login, application start, scholarship selection, criteria review, form completion, saving progress, submission review, and post-submission updates. It outlines scholarship funding sources and amounts, applicant eligibility requirements by age and California residence counties, FAA medical certificate expectations, training schedule during summer 2025, flight-school locations, disqualification rules for prior large awards, deadlines for ground school, exam, solo, reimbursements, and notification/interview timing.

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CategoryHealthcare

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Pages3

Reading Time8 min

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Deadline to Apply

Applicant Notification and Interview Schedule

Scholarship Description and Eligibility Criteria

Training Expectations and Flight School Locations

Reimbursements and Additional Rules

Application Form Fields

Sample form, not for offline completion. Visit [https://auburn-aviation-scholarships.scholarshipsplatform.com](https://auburn-aviation-scholarships.scholarshipsplatform.com to apply)[ to apply](https://auburn-aviation-scholarships.scholarshipsplatform.com to apply). 1. Log into your existing account if you have one. If not, register for a new one. 2. Click the Start Application button. 3. Choose the scholarship for which you are applying. 4. Review the criteria and BE SURE you qualify. 5. Complete the fields and answer the questions. You can save the application in-progress. 6. Submit your application to be reviewed. 7. You can update your submitted application until the application deadline. Best of luck! For any questions, please contact [Flyfund@auburnaviationassociation.org](Flyfund@auburnaviationassociation.org) Training for private pilot certificate Scholarship description and eligibility criteria Up to four scholarships ranging in value from about $5500 to $12,000 each will be awarded to qualified applicants as determined by the review board. These scholarships will be funded by Auburn Aviation Association (the Brigadier General C.E. "Bud" Anderson Scholarship), the Ellsworth Hovey Getchell Foundation (EHGF), potentially Mach 5 Aviation, and potentially the Ray Foundation through Auburn Chapter 526 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) . Applicants must be 17 as of September 30, 2025. Applicants must reside in the California counties of Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, or Yuba. An FAA medical certificate appropriate to the training to be undertaken will be required prior to the start of training under this scholarship. Successful applicants will be expected to train intensively during the summer of 2025, studying for the FAA written examination as well as flying three to four days per week. Instruction and training under most of these scholarships must be accomplished at one or more of the following flight schools located at Auburn Municipal Airport (KAUN): Mach 5 Aviation Sierra Air Helicopters Sky Trails Aviation Sunshine Flyers Persons who are prior recipients of $10,000 or greater scholarships from any of these sponsors or the Aerospace Museum of California are ineligible for the 2025 scholarships. For the Brigadier General C. E. "Bud" Anderson scholarship and the EHGF scholarship, the deadline for starting ground school is May 1, 2025. The deadline for completion of ground school and for commencing flight training is June 4, 2025. The deadline for passing the written examination is June 30, 2025. The deadline for soloing will be 25 hours offlight time or August 15, 2025, whichever comes first. Waivers from these requirements may be considered. Funding will be in two installments. The first installment will be $5500. Funding for the second installment will be dependent upon the student having met training milestones. For the Brigadier General C. E. "Bud" Anderson, the EHGF, and the Ray Foundation scholarships, ground school costs up to $300 and FAA written examination costs up to $200 will be reimbursed from scholarship funds. For the Ray Foundation scholarship, the successful applicant would be required to commence flight instruction within 60 days, solo within 90 days, pass the FAA written examination within 180 days, and pass the FAA flight check for the private pilot license within 365 days of accepting the award of the scholarship. For the Brigadier General C. E. "Bud" Anderson scholarship and the EHGF scholarship, the applicant must have been signed off by his/her flight instructor as eligible for the FAA flight check for the private pilot license by November 30, 2025. Additional rules and guidelines apply and are posted on the AAA website. Click here. Deadline to apply 10:00 pm on January 31, 2025, Pacific time Important! Applicants will be notified via e-mail by February 15, 2025, as to whether they have been selected for in

FAQs

What are the key steps to complete the scholarship application?

Log into your account or register, start the application, choose the scholarship, review and confirm you qualify, complete the fields and questions, save progress if needed, submit for review, and you can update your submission until the deadline.

Who is eligible and what residence and age requirements apply?

Applicants must be 17 as of September 30, 2025 and reside in specified California counties (Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, or Yuba). An appropriate FAA medical certificate is required prior to starting training.

What deadlines and milestones must successful applicants meet in 2025?

For key scholarships, ground school start is May 1, 2025; ground school completion and flight training start is June 4, 2025; passing the written exam is June 30, 2025; and soloing must be achieved by 25 hours off flight time or August 15, 2025, whichever comes first. Notification and interviews are scheduled for February 15, 2025 and March 1, 2025 respectively.

Sep 25, 2026

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