While every effort will be made to reduce costs for our scholarship recipients, RARA cannot guarantee that the total cost of obtaining a Private Pilot’s License will be covered with a scholarship due to many factors. Applicants should research means of supplemental funding prior to applying for and accepting the scholarship.

We anticipate offering flight training scholarships annually. The application window will open in January each year and close March 31st. Scholarship awards will take place by May 15th. Available scholarships will depend on the funding we receive each year, so please consider donating to the scholarship fund at www.airrace.org/donate.

The number of scholarships awarded each year will depend on available funding and qualified applicants.

We are making plans to offer scholarships for other aerospace career support training, so please keep any eye on our website and social media as we will post there when new programs become available.

There are many resources, but the official requirements are listed on the Official FAA website at https://www.faa.gov/pilots/become/

The scholarship is available in the Reno / Sparks / Fallon / Carson City areas of Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region of California.

Any legal US Citizen in the Reno / Sparks / Fallon / Carson City area of Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region of California between the ages of 16 and 20 who is enrolled in or graduated from an approved high school curriculum with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Must also be able to fluently read, write, speak, and understand the English language and pass a Class III FAA Medical Exam.

The Reno Air Racing Association is providing scholarships for initial flight training to obtain a Private Pilot Certificate. Additional scholarship opportunities are being considered and may be offered in the future.