VAI Scholarships

This scholarship awards full tuition to attend a maintenance course from airframe and powerplant manufacturers.

Scholarship Benefits

The scholarship awards recipients full tuition plus a monetary stipend to the following aviation maintenance programs:

• Airbus
• Bell
• Leonardo
• Pratt & Whitney
• Rolls-Royce
• Safran Turbomeca

In addition, the recipient also receives:

• A complimentary full registration to VERTICON (formerly HAI HELI-EXPO) for the recipient and a guest (hotel and travel expenses are the responsibility of the scholarship winner and guest).

Scholarship Prerequisites

• Applicants must be a member of VAI. Join Now.
• About to graduate from an FAA-approved Part 147 aviation maintenance technician school or international equivalent.
• Or be a recent recipient (within the last two years) of an airframe and powerplant (A&P) certificate

Required documents

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Proof of Enrollment – Provide a letter from your FAA-Approved Part 147 School or International Equivalent’s aviation school acknowledging your enrollment. Letter must include:
  • Representative’s name
  • Title and Organization
  • Mailing Address, Telephone, and Email
  • Verification of school’s status as an FAA-certified Part 147 facility or international-equivalent AMT training program
• 2 Letters of Recommendation
  • One from your AMT school Program Director, Administrator, or Instructor with:
    • Recommender’s name, title, organization, mailing address, telephone, and email
    • Length of time recommender has known applicant
    • Recommender’s comments on applicant’s attitude, integrity, and motivation
  • One from your employer, instructor, or other individual who can attest to your aviation background, training, and experience with:
    • Recommender’s name, title, organization, mailing address, telephone, and email
    • Length of time recommender has known applicant
    • Recommender’s comments on applicant’s attitude, integrity, and motivation

Presented by Bell

The Bell 505 B2 Integrated Avionics Maintenance Technician Scholarship is awarded to an individual who has held an A&P license for any length of time or to an individual who has finished avionics technician training within the past two years.

Scholarship Benefits

• Full tuition to attend Bell’s 505 B2 Integrated Avionics Maintenance Course
• A stipend of US$1,600 toward the cost of travel and lodging
• A complimentary full registration to VERTICON (formerly HAI HELI-EXPO) for the recipient and a guest (hotel and travel expenses are the responsibility of the scholarship winner and guest).

Scholarship Prerequisites

• Applicants must be a member of VAI. Join now.
• Applicants must already have an A&P license or be an established aviation avionics technician.

Required Documents

• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Technician certificates (please provide legible copies, front and back, of all FAA or international-equivalent certificates)
• Two letters of recommendation from your employer, instructor, and/or other individual who can attest to your aviation technician background, training, and experience. The letters should include:
  • The submitter’s name, title, organization, mailing address, telephone number, and email address
  • The length of time the submitter has known the applicant
  • The submitter’s comments about the applicant’s attitude, integrity, and motivational drive.

This scholarship provides full tuition for the recipient to attend a safety management course offered as part of VAI’s Professional Development program, which is held annually at VERTICON.

Scholarship Benefits

The scholarship awards full tuition for the recipient to attend a VERTICON Professional Development safety management course at VERTICON.  In addition, the scholarship recipient receives:

• A complimentary full registration to VERTICON (formerly HAI HELI-EXPO) for the recipient and a guest (hotel and travel expenses are the responsibility of the scholarship winner and guest).

Scholarship Prerequisites

• Applicants must be a member of VAI. Join now.
• Commercial helicopter pilot rating
• Demonstrate an outstanding aptitude for safe flying and aviation best practices.

Required documents

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• 2 Letters of Recommendation from an employer, instructor, or other who can attest to applicant’s aviation background, training, and experience with:
  • Recommender’s name, title, organization, mailing address, telephone, and email
  • Length of time recommender has known applicant
  • Recommender’s comments on applicant’s attitude, integrity, and motivation.