The Frey Foundation Private Pilot Flight Training Scholarship is a need-based scholarship established in order to support qualified high school seniors who are pursuing a private pilot license while participating in the WMAA flight training program. Applicants for this scholarship must have Free and Reduced Lunch status.

Students submit their application in their senior year for this scholarship. This scholarship will open Monday, September 28 and  close Monday, November 2, 2026.
 

The Frey Foundation Solo Flight Scholarship is a need-based scholarship that supports qualified students who seek to solo an airplane while participating in the WMAA flight training program. Applicants for this scholarship must have Free and Reduced Lunch status. Please see application for additional details.

Applicants submit an application in their junior year for this scholarship. The scholarship application process will open in early 2027.  
 

The Ray Foundation Scholarship is a competitive scholarship offered to juniors ahead of their senior year in the flight program at West Michigan Aviation Academy. The scholarship is established to award students based on aviation merit who are pursuing a career in aviation beyond high school. Awarded funds may only be used for private pilot flight training at WMAA. 
 

The scholarship application process will open in early February 2027. 
 

The Secchia Family Service Scholarship is a flight training scholarship offered to juniors ahead of their senior year that awards students who are pursuing an aviation career rooted in service such as the military, mission field, law enforcement, AeroMed, air ambulance, or other. 
 

The scholarship application process will open in early February 2027.
 

The David H. Jett Aviation scholarship is awarded to juniors ahead of their senior year in the flight program at West Michigan Aviation Academy. This scholarship is established to award any motivated student working toward their goal of becoming a career aviator. The recipient must demonstrate passion, dedication, and a commitment to pursuing an aviation-related degree beyond high school. This scholarship is intended to encourage and facilitate the interests of students currently striving to achieve this goal. Awarded funds may only be used for private pilot flight training at WMAA.

This scholarship application opens in early February 2027.

Aviation Influence, Inc. (AVi) is a registered nonprofit organization founded in 2019 with a mission to serve young people in discovering STEM and aviation through outreach. The AVi Aviator Scholarship is a competitive scholarship offered to current juniors in the flight program at West Michigan Aviation Academy. The scholarship is established to award students based on aviation merit who are pursuing a career in aviation beyond high school. Awarded funds may only be used for private pilot flight training at WMAA. 
 

The scholarship application process opens in early February 2027.