Assistance Available For Pilot, Maintenance Training

Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) annually offers scholarships for students preparing for careers in rotorcraft aviation. The application period is open now for several scholarship programs.

The Bill Sanderson Aviation Maintenance Technician Scholarship promotes the choice of helicopter maintenance as a career. Bill Sanderson Scholarship winners attend a course from a selection offered by airframe and powerplant manufacturers.
 
The Commercial Helicopter Rating Scholarship is awarded to pilots who have already obtained their private license and are enrolled in a commercial helicopter rating program at an FAA-approved Part 141 school or international equivalent.
 
The Maintenance Technician Certificate Scholarship is awarded to mechanics or technicians who are enrolled in a maintenance technician certificate program at an FAA-approved Part 147 school or international equivalent.
 
The Michelle North Scholarship for Safety is awarded to a pilot who has already attained a commercial rating and demonstrates an outstanding aptitude for safe flying and aviation best practices.
 
The deadline to submit applications is Nov. 30, 2016.

(Source: HFI news release)

FMI: http://helicopterfoundation.org/scholarships