STRATEGIC PARTNERS

AHFA partners with multiple organizations who share similar missions to empower and engage youth in aviation. A complete list of our partners include:

AHFA

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Be at least 16 years old by 1 June of the flight training year.
  • Be enrolled in high school* or homeschool during the flight training year.
  • Be a US citizen **
  • Have no more than 5 powered flight hours 
  • 3.0 current Grade Point Average either with an unofficial GPA Transcript or a registrar/counselor verifiable memorandum.

Notes: 

  • No flight or aviation experience necessary (we teach you to fly!)  
  • No commitment or obligation to the Air Force  
  • *USAFA & AFROTC Cadets may apply through their institutions
  • **Non-US Citizens regardless of residency status are ineligible to apply

 

Videos from DVIDShub.net

Memory Palace
Air Force Research Laboratory
Video by Kevin D Schmidt
Jan. 6, 2025 | 59:55
In this edition of QuEST, we will describe the Memory Palace and Person-Action-Object Dominic System for mental athletes competing in Speed Cards events. A cognitive model of these psychological processes will be presented to harden our understanding of the underlying mechanisms, and experiments will then be hypothesized to further this knowledge base.

Key Moments and Questions in the video include:

Informal discussion
Calendar Items
BYOQ-Bring Your Own Questions
Continuing in memory athletes
Where does knowledge come from? Key to intelligence/AI/Cognition
Memorize vs understanding
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Cognitive processes
Consciousness Tenets Summary
Structural Coherence
Situational
Simulation
Qualia
S3Q

Outline:

Introduction and Background
Subjective Report
Person, action, object (PAO)
Nelson Dellis’ memory palace
Qualia resources: vision and audition
Arrangement
Short-term/long-term memory
Manifold hypothesis
More


AHFA Locations & Training Partners

  • California Aeronautical University, CA 
  • California Baptist University, CA 
  • Marion Military Institute, AL 
  • Oklahoma State University, OK  
  • South Dakota State University, SD 
  • Troy University, AL
  • Schreiner University, TX
  • University of Texas San Antonio, TX
  • Tennesse State University, TN

*To learn how to become one of our training locations please email: 

Afrs.ahfa.studentapplications@us.af.mil

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS RECEIVE* 

  • Up to 12-15 flight hours 
  • Housing and meals during training 
  • Transportation to/from training location 
  • Classroom training (ground school) 
  • Flight simulator training 
  • All training is provided by FAA Certified Flight Instructors 
  • Access to university recreation facilities 
  • Mentorship from Air Force aviators  

*All items funded by USAF except:

  • FAA Class III Med Certificate
  • Luggage during travel
  • Personal driving to/from university assigned session

Contact us

 

 

                                                              Please direct program questions to: Afrs.ahfa.studentapplications@us.af.mil