A short pipeline, on purpose.
The ADF is the matchmaker; the partner programs are the patrons.
Choose your programs
Members in good standing apply for scholarships to the schools they are interested in.
The Scholarship committee picks the recipients.
Our dedicated scholarship committee reviews every application and makes their selections.
Tuition seat, not cash.
The seat is donated directly to the recipient without any money changing hands. The student covers FAA exam fees and travel expenses, without having to worry about tuition. The value is the certificate at the successful completion of the course and exams.
Apply for the
2026 cycle.
Members in good standing may apply directly to any participating scholarship program.
Thank you to the schools who saved a seat.
Every ADF scholarship is a tuition seat donated outright by a partner program. No cash changes hands — the value goes straight to the recipient's certificate.
2017 9 Scholarships
Awarded
2018 6 Scholarships
Awarded
2022 4 Scholarships
Awarded
2026
2026
2026
2017 8 Scholarships
Awarded
2019 4 Scholarships
Awarded
2018 4 Scholarships
Awarded
2018 2 Scholarships
Awarded
2018 1 Scholarship
Awarded
2017 1 Scholarship
Awarded
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39 dispatchers, named.
Every recipient since 2017. Click any name to read their cohort, sponsor, and — where we have it — what they're doing now.
