EAA Chapter 1219

Lufkin, Texas - Angelina County Airport (KLFK)

Ray Aviation Scholarship

EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship


The EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship is a scholarship program that is funded by the Ray Foundation, managed by EAA, and administered through the EAA Chapter network. Through the generous support of the Ray Foundation, EAA provides up to $11,000 to deserving youths to help cover their flight training expenses, totaling $1,800,000 in annual scholarship funding.

EAA chapters apply for a scholarship, and if approved, the chapter then awards the scholarship to a youth or young adult to help them become a pilot. In addition to scholarship funding, the chapter also helps mentor the scholar and supports them on their path to becoming a licensed pilot.

This scholarship is available for candidates 16-19 years old who are pursuing a Private Pilot or Sport Pilot certificate, and for candidates 15-19 years old who are pursuing a Glider Pilot certificate.

Learn more at EAA.org/RayScholarship

August 15, 2020 - Ray Aviation Scholarship report: By Mark Dunn, who reported the club now has two matching $5,000 scholarships to award.  Applicants will need to present an essay to be vetted by the Ray Scholarship Committee and then the club members will vote on the recommendations of the committee. The scholarships are to be awarded in November.

Visit the EAA website Ray Aviation Scholarship or Contact Us for more information.

October 28, 2020 Three Hudson Aviators take first solo flight

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Hudson students, from left, Cullen Merrell, Baylee Ward, Hudson Aeronautics Program Director Carla Ladner and Emma Burgess gather around a Piper Cub at the Angelina County Airport.

 

Cullen Merrell, Baylee Ward and Emma Burgess, all 16 years old, have all taken to the skies, flown solo on their own and are prepped to get their pilot’s licenses.

 

 

 

 

October 17, 2020 Ray Aviation Scholarship recipients

 

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         Baylee Ward      Joseph Hawthorne      Emma Burgess      Cullen Merrell

 

2019

EAA Tanner Adams - The very first EAA Chapter 1219 recipient of the Ray Aviation Scholarship. 

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