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Two past recipients are graduates of the US Naval
Academy and three graduates of the US Air Force Academy, two are presently completing their studies at the US Air Force Academy. The Foundation’s scholarship recipients fly FA-18s in the US Navy, C-135 and C-17s in the US Air Force, F-15 in the Air
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and to help them pursue professional flight instruction leading to certification as a private pilot. Aviation scholarships are awarded on a yearly basis to young adults through an application process. The scholarship application window is every year from
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Seventeen individuals have graduated from four year programs with degrees including aeronautical engineering, aeronautical science, aviation, flight technology, and aviation business, cyber security and cyber engineering. Eight students are currently completing their undergraduate degrees. Most
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The mission of The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation is to encourage and support young adults who wish to pursue careers as professional pilots and increase awareness to the field of aviation. The
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basis which allows donated funds to be used for the foundation’s programs. The foundation's board consists of six individuals who are aviators, friends and/or family members of LeRoy Homer, or volunteers. The foundation has two honorary board members,
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recipients have achieved additional ratings – instrument, complex, commercial single & multi-engine, airline transport pilot (ATP) and certified flight instructor (CFI.)
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