NAFI King Schools Scholarship for Certificated Flight Instructors

The Scholarship

King Schools and NAFI have teamed up to create an opportunity for a CFI to receive a valuable scholarship to further their education and training.

The award includes $5,000 to apply toward an initial CFI rating or any CFI add-on rating, access to the entire library of King Schools online courses for life (valued at $13,120), and FIRCs for life. Applicants must be a NAFI member, holding a current FAA Commercial certificate with an Instrument rating, or a CFI certificate. (Scholarship value $18,120)

Martha and John King are co-chairmen of King Schools, the largest provider of online training for pilots from student through professional. A primary mission of King Schools is to support flight instructors by preparing their clients for FAA knowledge tests and providing training insights through King's Flight Instructor Refresher Course.

The 2021 winner will be announced and presented at the 2021 Sun n' Fun.

Scholarship Criteria

The criteria for the scholarship that must be met are listed below. The applicant must be a member of NAFI on January 1, 2021. The applicant must complete or provide:

Fill out the official King Schools NAFI application form available here.
Two one-page recommendation letters
Typed, descriptive 500-word essay
Professional résumé
Copies of the front and back of all aviation certificates and copy of medical certificate

Descriptive essay and résumé should address the following:

Your aviation history and goals
What you have done for yourself to achieve your goals
Where you see yourself in 5 and 10 years
How the scholarship will help you achieve your objective and your present financial need
Flight or other training/education for which you need assistance; how your previous training was financed
Educational scholarships, awards, and honors
Demonstrated involvement in aviation activities

How to apply

Nobi Buntin the 2020 King Schools NAFI Scholarship winner

The scholarship application is hosted on the King Schools website. Click here for the Scholarship Application.

The scholarship application is an interactive PDF that you can fill out, save and send by email. Or you can print the forms, scan them and send as a file. Applications will be accepted by email only.

The 2021 scholarship application period starts on July 22nd of 2020 and the deadline is January 4th, 2021.

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