Gary and Mary Baker Flight Training Scholarship
Helps pay for an advanced rating or endorsement such as multi engine, instrument, seaplane or a type rating.
From EAA Aviation Foundation
- Amount
- VariesThe page does not list an amount for this scholarship.
- Deadline
- Dec 16, 2026The 2026-2027 cycle is open now, and EAA says applications run October 1 to December 16 each year.
- Who can apply
- Age 16 and upMembership: EAA member
- Where the money works
- Any flight schoolCan be used at any flight training school in the United States or Canada that is not a university program, and EAA mails the check to the school.
- Pays toward
- Instrument, Multi-engine, Type rating
Requirements
- The award supports an advanced rating or endorsement such as multi engine, instrument, seaplane or a type rating.
- You must be an EAA member, and Young Eagles, Young Eagle pilots and chapter members get preference.
- You must be at least 16 years old.
- You must be a citizen or resident of the United States or Canada, or be eligible to work or study there.
- Funds must be used by March 1 following the year of the award.
- You name one non relative character reference who completes an online recommendation.
How to apply
- Wait for the application to open on October 1, 2026.
- Fill out the single EAA application, which is considered for every scholarship you qualify for.
- Give the name of a non relative character reference so they get the recommendation link.
- Submit everything before the December 19 deadline, since late or incomplete applications are not accepted.
Opens EAA Aviation Foundation's own page. We never host an application.
Checked Oct 7, 2026 against EAA Aviation Foundation's page. We list scholarships we think are relevant for our program, not every one out there. Deadlines and amounts can change, so confirm them there before you apply.
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