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

Into the Blue: An Airman's personal account of withdrawing from Afghanistan
944th Fighter Wing
Video by Staff Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken
Aug. 31, 2023 | 7:17
U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Corry Yokley, a medical logistician with the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron of the 944th Fighter Wing, recalls his personal account of withdrawing from Afghanistan during an interview at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2023. Yokley's deployment, May through August of 2021, consisted of retrograding Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield and assisting with the evacuation efforts at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken, Courtesy photos and video contributed by Master Sgt. Corry Yokley) More

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Resources

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