Who Can Apply: To bring new pilots into Agricultural Aviation and help fund their training. Scholarship is to be used for flight training or aviation or ag-related coursework at a university, college, community college or other institution of higher learning.
- Applicant must be sponsored by an NAAA Operator Member in the Operator dues category.
- Applicants may only apply for one NAAA pilot-training scholarship a year—either the NAAA “Ag Wings of Tomorrow” Scholarship or the Charles Stokes Memorial Turbine Training Scholarship, but not both in the same year.
- Prior “Ag Wings of Tomorrow” or NAAA/BASF Agricultural Aviation Scholarship winners are not eligible.
- Paid employees of NAAA, BASF, Thrush Aircraft and Turbine Conversions Ltd. and immediate members of their families are not eligible.
Submission:
- Completed application.
- One (1) letter of recommendation from the NAAA Operator Member sponsoring the applicant.In the sponsor’s letter, please comment on the applicant’s agricultural or flying background as well as their general character, focusing on why you believe the applicant will become a good ag pilot and what the applicant should do to further his or her training and development.
- Essay of 250 words or lessexplaining how you would use the NAAA “Ag Wings of Tomorrow” Scholarship to further your education and training.
- One-page résumé or list of activities detailing all agricultural and aviation experiences, education and training.
Deadline: September 8, 2026
Amount: $5,000
Learn More: https://www.agaviation.org/career/scholarships/ag-wings-of-tomorrow-scholarship/
