Learn to Fly Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by National Air Transportation Association

About the Scholarship

Description: The Dan L. Meisinger Sr. Memorial Learn to Fly Scholarship honors the memory of Dan L. Meisinger Sr., whose aviation career spanned 63 years. He founded Executive Beechcraft, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, and was named Beech Aircraft’s Man of the Year twice. The fund provides an annual flight training scholarship to a qualified individual.

• Established in memory of Dan L. Meisinger Sr.
• Supports flight training through an annual scholarship.
• Meisinger founded Executive Beechcraft and received Beech Aircraft’s Man of the Year award twice.

Eligibility

Requirements: Applicants must be college students currently enrolled in an aviation program and have a B average or better. A recommendation from an aviation professional is preferred, but direct applications are also accepted. Residents of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois receive preference.

• Be enrolled in a college aviation program.
• Have a B average or better.
• Obtain an aviation professional’s recommendation, if possible; direct applications are accepted.
• Residency in Kansas, Missouri, or Illinois is preferred.

Award

Award value and use: The scholarship provides $2,500 for initial or primary flight training. The funds must be used specifically for this training purpose.

• Award amount: $2,500.
• Eligible use: initial or primary flight training.

Application

Application timeline: Applicants must submit a completed application and all required documents no later than the last Friday in November. Before beginning the application, applicants must download the Appraisal and Endorsement Form, which is required to complete the online application. Applications missing any documents specified in the application will not be considered. Information received becomes NATF property, is treated as confidential, and is reviewed only by the screening committee and NATF officials.

• Submit the application and required documents by the last Friday in November.
• Download the Appraisal and Endorsement Form before starting the online application.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Application information is confidential and restricted to the stated reviewers.

Recipient Notification

Notification timeline: Scholarship recipients will be notified in writing by the end of April. Other applicants will be notified in writing by mid-May. Recipients may also be announced publicly in general aviation publications, including the Aviation Business Journal, and on NATF’s website.

• Recipients are notified by the end of April.
• Other applicants are notified by mid-May.
• Recipient announcements may appear in aviation publications and on NATF’s website.

Payment

Payment method: The scholarship check is payable jointly to the recipient and the applicable flight school. Both parties must endorse the check. It will be mailed to the address provided by the recipient on the scholarship acknowledgement form.

• The check is made payable to both the recipient and the flight school.
• Both payees must endorse the check.
• The check is mailed to the address on the scholarship acknowledgement form.

Recipient Obligations

Requirements: Recipients must provide copies of relevant training records and notify NATF of changes to their address, school enrollment, or other relevant information. Except for the obligations stated here, NATF, the scholarship selection committee, and the National Air Transportation Association assume no further obligations. Recipients are solely responsible for any tax liability.

• Provide copies of relevant training records.
• Report changes to address, school enrollment, or other relevant information to NATF.
• Assume responsibility for any tax liability.

Program Revisions

Changes to the scholarship: NATF reserves the right to review and change the scholarship’s conditions and procedures at any time, including terminating the program. Changes made later will not affect scholarships that have already been approved.

• NATF may revise or terminate the scholarship program.
• Previously approved scholarships will not be affected by subsequent changes.