The scholarship is intended to be used primarily to take cadets to their Solo Scholarship.  We believe this will make our cadets more competitive to earning a Wings or other full flight scholarship.  This includes not only flight training, but supplies which uniquely support flight training (Medical and Ground School). Training past Solo pilot is not authorized using scholarship funds.

At this time, the scholarship can only be used for training leading to an airplane, single-engine land rating.

Other aircraft categories (rotorcraft, glider, lighter than air, powered lift, powered parachute, and weight-shift control) are not included in this scholarships, however, the Board of Directors may grant specific authorization on a case-by-case basis.  Contact the Scholarship Coordinator for additional information.

The scholarship is valued at $1,500.

The Board of Directors reviews the cost of flying and adjusts this amount on a periodic basis.

The scholarship must be used within one year of award (date candidate is selected by the board through one year after notification of the award) and while the winner is still an active cadet (or cadet who has transitioned to senior member status) in good standing.

No. Applicants must not have received (or been selected for) a similar flight scholarship in the past.  .

This is not a CAP Scholarship. Different rules apply. You MUST submit your application through The Spaatz Association to be eligible for consideration.

The scholarship will be awarded at The Spaatz Association Mid-Winter Dinner, typically held in conjunction with the CAP Winter Command Council meeting in early March.

Recipients will also be notified via email in early March.

No you do not.

There are very few strings attached to our Flight Scholarships.  We ask that our awardees follow 3 simple steps:

• Step 1: Complete a Contact Verification Form to receive funds.
• Step 2: Submit a Letter of Personal Introduction and Appreciation for our benefactors.
• Step 3: Submit updates on progress, including a completion report and/or news article (suitable for use on the Association’s website), and adequate documentation on the appropriate use of scholarship funds, within 90 days of expenditure of funds.

Scholarships are on a reimbursement basis, except if you attend a CAP nationally recognized solo flight academy, in which we will pay the school (up to remaining scholarship amount) directly.

You can see some samples here:

• Sample Personal Introduction and Update Letters
• Sample Grant Report  (See more Grant and Scholarship Reports here)

IMPORTANT NOTE:  DO NOT put personally identifiable information (PII) in the report (CAPSNs, birthdays, addresses, etc. — names and grades are ok).  These reports will be shared with our Donors via The Spaatz Association website.

Email the National Secretary at secretary@spaatz.org

Email the National Secretary at secretary@spaatz.org for any changes.

Of course!  You are also encouraged to share pictures with our social media sites.  That would be cool.

The United States Air Force has espoused three basic core values: integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do.  The CAP Cadet Program both builds and demands integrity as part of its cadets training.  As Spaatzen, we wish to encourage excellence in the cadets through our service.  To accomplish this, we voted to offer a scholarship with the vision of promoting enduring aerospace leadership through continued general aviation flight training and CAP leadership activities.

Let’s face it, flying is expensive.  CAP cadets generally come from modest means.  Many of us wanted to get our private licenses as cadets, but could never get the money together.  Those of us who fly understand the meaning of the old adage “Because I fly, I envy no man.”  This scholarship is our way to help those achieve the dream of flight.