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

 

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Triumph over tragedy: Estes shares life-changing story with Sheppard
82nd Training Wing
Video by Benjamin Remmert
Oct. 22, 2020 | 4:06
Motivational speaker and burn survivor Jared Estes tells Airmen in Training how he overcame tragedy and took charge of his life during a visit to Sheppard on Oct. 7. Estes was in a car with Paige, his wife of six months, and a couple of friends when they were struck by another car traveling at speeds of at least 120 mph on March 6, 2005. Estes encouraged the AiT to use the resiliency weapons of grace, gratitude, letting go and teamwork to combat life’s challenges to rebel against the human instinct of self-pity. More

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75 FS pilot flies A-10 No. 995, one year after successful emergency landing
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75 FS pilot flies A-10 No. 995, one year after successful emergency landing
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118th Wing Commander's September UTA message
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Doing the Right Thing when No One's Looking
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Complete Video: Then Col. Chuck Yeager Crash In NF-104A Dec 10, 1963 At Edwards Air Force Base
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Complete Video: Then Col. Chuck Yeager Crash In NF-104A Dec 10, 1963 At Edwards Air Force Base
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Connecticut Governor Honors Air National Guard Responders to B-17 Crash
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And I Serve: Biplane pilot (no lower thirds)
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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