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kellwolf · July 2nd, 2005, 14:31

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I don't know exactly how grants work with flight training vs college, but everyone I have talked to said it should work the same, especially if you are in college at the same time. But try to apply for some grants, my sister got $4K a year and if there is leftover money, you get to keep it.

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The few grants and scholarships available for flight traingin are HIGHLY HIGHLY competitve. Think college grants and scholarships and multiply that by at least 10 on a competition scale. Plus, they normally aren't that much. Southwest had a scholarship for employees wanting to do flight training and eventually fly for Southwest. You had to write an essay and send in a resume, and it was sponsored by the PHX based pilots. Not sure how many people applied, but four people from my station sent in our apps, and all four of us got "thank you, but you were not awarded the scholarship" letters, and that was just for $1000.

July 2nd, 2005, 14:31	#16
kellwolf Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 16,977	Re: Anywhere else to get money? [ QUOTE ] I don't know exactly how grants work with flight training vs college, but everyone I have talked to said it should work the same, especially if you are in college at the same time. But try to apply for some grants, my sister got $4K a year and if there is leftover money, you get to keep it. [/ QUOTE ] The few grants and scholarships available for flight traingin are HIGHLY HIGHLY competitve. Think college grants and scholarships and multiply that by at least 10 on a competition scale. Plus, they normally aren't that much. Southwest had a scholarship for employees wanting to do flight training and eventually fly for Southwest. You had to write an essay and send in a resume, and it was sponsored by the PHX based pilots. Not sure how many people applied, but four people from my station sent in our apps, and all four of us got "thank you, but you were not awarded the scholarship" letters, and that was just for $1000.