King Schools Scholarships

Women in Aviation International and the National Association of Flight Instructors have partnered with King Schools to provide annual scholarships to highly qualified members of those organizations. Nineteen scholarship winners since 2016 have received $5,000 that has been used to achieve new ratings or their flight instructor certificate. They also were given lifetime access to the entire King Schools online course library of more than 100 courses including FIRCs for life. The value of each scholarship is over $20,000.

Applications for the 2026 WAI Martha King Scholarship for Female Flight Instructors opens July 1, 2025. You must be a current member of Women in Aviation International by October 10, 2025, and your membership must not expire before March 2026. The deadline to submit your application is Oct. 11, 2025. For more information click here. The application period starts on August 1, 2025.

To apply for the NAFI/King Schools Scholarship click here

A primary mission of King Schools is to create courses that make learning smart, safe and fun. Martha and John King are co-chairmen of King Schools, the largest provider of online training for pilots from student through professional. John and Martha have been supporting individuals and organizations that have a passion for aviation ever since they started the company in 1974.

King Schools also provides many aviation organizations with support by providing courses for their events, fund raising and raising awareness. To apply for support, please fill out the form here.