Aviation Scholarship

Discover Soaring Scholarship

Scholarship Award

First Award: Up to five (5) $750 awards; Second Award; Up to five (5) introductory books on gliding and soaring; Third Award: Up to six (6) one-year Youth Membership with SSA

Scholarship Description

The SSA’s Discover Soaring Scholarship is a grassroots effort to get young people acquainted with soaring. It is named after the first “utility” training glider in production, built for “air-minded youth” of the 1930s. Winners of scholarships and several smaller prizes are selected each year from young non-pilot applicants who visit a USA gliderport and make a good case for their desire to learn to fly, financial need, and promise in other aspects of life.

Eligibility Requirements

1. Must be between the ages of 13-22.
2. Must a non-pilot interested in learning how to fly gliders.

Application End Date

June 30, 2026

Minimum Age

13

Maximum Age

22

Phone

(575) 392-1177

Female Applicant Preference

No

Field of Study

  • Pilot Training

FAA Pilot Airman Certificate

  • Private Pilot
  • Recreational Pilot
  • Sport Pilot
  • Student Pilot

FAA Pilot Airman Rating

  • Glider

Scholarship Recurrence

  • Annual
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