U.S. High School Students Invited to Apply for Epic Flight Academy Scholarships

Epic Flight Academy will award 17 aviation scholarships totaling $145,000 in its 10th Annual Aviation Scholarship Awards. U.S. high school juniors and seniors are invited to apply. The deadline is October 1, 2025.

Epic founder and CEO Danny Perna said, “This is the largest amount we have ever allocated for the annual scholarship awards. To date, we’ve given more than $445,000 to 35 high school students since we began making these awards in 2016. We give scholarships for both pilot and aircraft mechanic training.”

Cindy Lovell, director of education, added, “With just two weeks left to apply, we want to remind students not to wait until the last minute. We have 12 campuses, and we do ask applicants to select which Epic campus they’d like to attend. We’ve seen a good response so far and want to encourage eligible students to apply.” Students must apply online at: https://epicflightacademy.com/aviation-scholarship/.

In addition to the annual event, Epic also donates scholarships to other organizations who then select recipients. Epic Flight Academy has been training pilots since 1999. It is the largest FAA Part 141 flight school in the U.S. Epic also trains aircraft mechanics under FAA Part 147.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.