2020 SSA Youth Scholarship Recipients Announced

Costello Insurance Primary Youth Scholarship

$2,000.00 for Pre or post solo primary training ages 14-22

  • John Aguillard
  • Griffin Weiss

Stoffel Flight Training Scholarship

$2,000.00 for pre or post solo primary training ages 13-24

  • Ethan Hoisington
  • Ryan Grabman
  • Ben Bierstine
  • Michael Jennings
  • Camden Schneider

Bultman Youth Flight Scholarship

$1,000.00 for advance training, camp, contest, soaring experiences, etc: ages 14-22

  • Scott Tobin
  • Maxwell Esquenazi

SSA Flight Training Scholarship

$2,000.00 for primary Training, pre and post solo student glider pilots to solo and ratings ages 13-24

  • Jack Vakiener
  • Ivan Mofardin
  • Pat Yoon
  • Klara Olcott
  • Seth Collazo
  • Jace Darlington
  • Ryan Michael Wilson

Dennis Purduski Flight Training Scholarship

$2,000.00 for primary training, pre-solo to solo and beyond ages 13-19

  • Jack Scheltingo
  • Colby VonKannewurff
  • Nadia Svejda
  • Abdalla Eirahhal
  • Alexander Buchanan
  • Setlla Szostak
  • Akiva Rosenzweig

Congrats to this year’s awardees and thank you to their mentors for doing their part to keep the sport alive and well!

If you weren’t selected, don’t be discouraged – there are more scholarships for this year! Consider applying for the:

SSA Cadet Scholarships – applications are due by June 30th.
Kolstad Junior Soaring Award – applications are due by September 30th.

Keep an eye on the SSA Junior Scholarship Opportunities page for more scholarship opportunities!

If you are an aspiring Junior woman pilot, check out the Womens Soaring Pilots Association Scholarships page for even more scholarship opportunities!

If you are interested in supporting future Junior scholarships, contact mylegacy@SSA.org or visit the Soaring Society of America Donation pageĀ for more information.