Jason Dahl Flight Training Scholarship Fund Accepting Applications

Academic monies have helped at least 175 pilots on their training path to regional and major airlines.

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM ET

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The Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship was created in honor of the captain of United Flight 93 who was lost on 9/11. [Credit: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

The Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to aspiring professional pilots, helping to offset the significant cost of training.
Established in memory of Captain Jason Dahl, pilot of United Flight 93 on 9/11, the fund has grown into a national, IRS-recognized nonprofit.
Staffed entirely by volunteers and primarily supported by pilot donations, it has awarded over $533,000 to more than 250 students, with 175 now working as airline pilots.
Eligible applicants must be full-time college students majoring in aviation or an equivalent field, having completed at least one semester, with the application deadline being April 15.

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You can make a lot of money as a professional pilot, but it takes a lot of money to get the training and experience you need—and one way to do that is to pursue aviation scholarships.

For those enrolled in college-level aviation courses, the Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship is an option. Dahl was the pilot in command (PIC) of United Flight 93, one of the airliners hijacked on 9/11. The crew and passengers fought back, and the Boeing 757 crashed in a field outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, rather than hitting the intended target in Washington D.C.

Meg Godlewski

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.