EAA Chapter 179 is dedicated to introducing youth to aviation and supporting advancement of their aviation education through scholarships. Click on the following links for information and application instructions for the three programs we administer:
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 	<li><strong><a href="https://eaa179.org/eaa-179-chapter-scholarship-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chapter 179 Aviation Scholarships: </a></strong> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">For 2022 we hope to </span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">award up to four </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">$2,000 scholarships! </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">These will cover </span>expenses related to flight training, A&amp;P certification, or other educational programs for New Mexico applicants up to 25 years of age, pursuing an aviation-related occupation. <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Unfortunately, the Air Academy was </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">COVID. The Academy is already fully </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">booked for 2022. We hope to </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">reinstate this scholarship in 2023.</span></li>
 	<li><a href="https://eaa179.org/air-academy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>EAA Advanced Air Academy:</strong></a>  <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">In years past we have </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">covered</span>r<strong> <em>full tuition</em></strong> for New Mexico youth ages 16 - 18 to this week long program in Oshkosh, Wisconsin which overlaps with EAA's AirVenture, the world's biggest aviation celebration. <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">The application </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">window is 1 Jan </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">–</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">15 </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Feb 2022.</span></li>
 	<li><strong><a href="https://eaa179.org/ray-scholarship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship: </a></strong> In 2019, 1920, and 2021, EAA selected our chapter to award this prestigious scholarship of up to $10,000 to help student pilots age 15 - 19 achieve their Private Pilot certificate. We hope to qualify for future grants. Applications for 2022 will open <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">o</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">n 1 January 2022. See the flyer for </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">details, QR code, and online </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">application site.</span></li>
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EAA Chapter 179 awarded over $61,000 to twenty-eight recipients from 2017 through 2021, including Chapter Aviation Scholarships and Air Academy Tuition.  Also, for each of 2019, 1920, and 2021, we qualified for participation in the EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship program with grants up to $10,000 to support  a student to completion of their Private Pilot certificate.  For grant history and inspiring stories of past 179 scholarship recipients, <a href="https://eaa179.org/scholarships-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.
<h2>Funding Relies on Generous Donors</h2>
Chapter scholarships are funded by a combination of donations and from funds from activities throughout the year.  <span style="color: #800080;"><em>Given cancellations of all 2020 chapter fundraising events, we are especially grateful for any donations. We're delighted that most recipients have proceeded towards their goals.</em></span>

<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=9Y4X5MZJS8A9Y"><img class="jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled alignleft" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/webstatic/en_US/btn/btn_donate_cc_147x47.png" alt="Donate Button with Credit Cards" width="152" height="49" data-lazy-loaded="1" /></a><strong>Like what you see? Want to Contribute?  </strong>We appreciate donations of any amount to our main scholarship fund, <em>the Bob Hartman Memorial Scholarship, or Jay Schmitt Memorial Scholarship</em><em>. </em>Chapter 179 is a 501c(3) tax exempt charitable organization. Donate online or send a check to “EAA 179 Scholarship”; P.O. Box 3583; Albuquerque, NM 87190.