Scholarship Program

The recipient of our chapter’s scholarship program, Seth Mulhausen, will graduate this Spring from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana, with a four-year degree in aeronautical studies. Training in Montana, I expect he will also be a competent pilot in adverse winter conditions. Since Seth has finished his scholarship program with our chapter, we are inviting new applicants for the 2019-2010 school year.

The intent of this program is to support students seeking a career in aviation and working towards an aviation degree, at either the bachelor or associate level. Past candidates have included both pilots and aeronautical engineers. It has also been suggested we consider A&P school applicants and we are certainly willing to do so.

The past two recipients have both come from the Port Townsend Aero Museum program.

The overriding benefit of choosing from this select pool of young people is that they have already demonstrated a significant commitment to aviation, on both the pilot and maintenance side, and a strong work ethic. Because of their demonstrated abilities, the probability of their success in college is very high and our money can be considered well invested.

Funding has been at a level of $1,500 per year divided between two semesters or three quarters and paid directly to the registrars office of the school. All we ask in return are copies of college transcripts showing normal progression towards graduation. If you’d like to recommend a scholarship candidate, please contact the scholarship chair, David Miller (scholarship@eaa430.org).

If you believe the scholarship program is a good idea to improve the long term health of aviation, consider making a donation to the EAA 430 scholarship fund. Scholarship donations are used only to support the scholarship program and may qualify for income tax deductions.

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