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, established in memory of the United Flight 93 pilot, provides financial assistance to college students pursuing aviation careers.
Operating nationally with an all-volunteer staff, the fund has awarded over $533,000 to more than 250 students, with 175 becoming airline pilots.
Eligibility for the scholarship requires applicants to be full-time college students in an accredited U.S. four-year program, majoring in aviation or an equivalent field.

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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.