Scholarships Offered by the ACA

Want to fly? The Lt Col Dave Krebs High Flight Scholarship will help you achieve your aviation goals. The Krebs family established the High Flight scholarship to assist students committed to pursuing an aviation career, specifically pilot training. This scholarship is open to senior high school students who are in good standing of the AFJROTC or CAPS. This scholarship is competitive and judged by a committee of ACA members with no relationship with the candidates. The deadline for this scholarship each year is 30 March, and the winner will be announced on 30 April.

In honor of Ray Bourque, the Community Service Scholarship was established to recognize high school seniors participating in AFJROTC or CAPS who has demonstrated support for veterans groups and humanitarian community efforts. Ray Bourque is unsurpassed in volunteering his time not only to a host of ACA efforts but veteran and humanitarian programs throughout his community. Ray epitomized the Air Commando ethos of the Quiet Professional. This scholarship is competitive and judged by a committee of ACA members with no relationship with the candidates. The deadline for this scholarship each year is 30 March, and the winner will be announced on 30 April.

The ACA awards four individual Charles Hicks scholarships of $1,500 each annually. Available for children, stepchildren, and grandchildren of members of the Air Commando Association. The scholarships will be drawn in October each year. The Board of Directors will randomly select the winners from the eligible candidates submitted by the membership.