Each of the 26 Wings Over the Rockies scholarship winners will receive $12,000 for the pursuit of a private pilot certificate. [Courtesy: Wings Over the Rockies]
Key Takeaways:
Wings Over the Rockies, with support from the Ray Foundation, awarded Wings Flight Training Scholarships to 26 high school students this year.
Each scholarship provides $12,000 to cover the costs of obtaining a private pilot certificate for either a single-engine airplane or a glider.
The scholarship program, which involves a rigorous selection process and mentorship, has awarded over $1.3 million to 150 Colorado high school students since its launch in 2019.
Wings Over the Rockies, with the help of the Ray Foundation, is making it possible for 26 high school students to pursue their aviation dreams. The students are this year’s winners of the Wings Flight Training Scholarship.
Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
