Jason Kurt Lohr Aviation Scholarship

Helps an airplane student aged 18 to 23 who has already soloed pay for flight training.

From EAA Aviation Foundation

Amount: VariesEAA awarded over $487,000 across 71 flight training scholarship students this cycle.
Deadline: Dec 16, 2026Applications open October 1, 2026.
Who can apply: Ages 18 to 23
Where the money works: Any flight schoolCan be used at any flight school in the United States or Canada that is not a university program.

Requirements

You must be a high school graduate aged 18 to 23.
You must have completed your first solo flight.
Training must be in fixed wing airplanes.
First consideration goes to applicants from the greater St. Louis metro area.
Funds must be used by March 1 following the year you are awarded.

How to apply

Wait for the EAA scholarship application to open on October 1, 2026.
Fill out the single online EAA scholarship application.
Name a character reference who is not a relative and ask them to finish the recommendation.
Submit everything before the December 19, 2026 deadline.

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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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