The ECOPA Education & Safety Foundation Flight Scholarship
The principle award each year, provided suitable candidates are presented, shall be the “ab-initio” award which, funds permitting shall be of sufficient amount to pay the average cost of ten (10) hours of flight training within the East Central Ohio Region to obtain a Private Pilot’s License as an ab-initio candidate. If funds allow, there shall be additional awards each year for lesser amounts as recommended by the Committee, which shall not be limited to ab-initio applicants and may be used for advanced flight training. Please download the Scholarship Application below:
ECOPA Scholarship Facts at a Glance
- The purpose of the fund is twofold – to award scholarships for flight training to young adults who display the aptitude, talent, drive, and desire to learn to fly; and to promote the value of General Aviation in the great state of Ohio, the birthplace of aviation, with a primary focus on the East-Central Ohio Region.
- From 2013 to 2017, ECOPA awarded (22) flights scholarships for a total of $36,000. During that time, 13 of the recipients have become private pilots and several of them have pursued additional ratings!
- Classes 2018-2019 were awarded $27,000. Five recipients have passed their FAA checkrides and are now licensed pilots! Other recipients are still working hard to achieve their private pilot license of their instrument rating!
