Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Applicants

• Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 21 as of the application deadline.
• Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
• Applicants for the Ab-Initio Scholarship must not: at the time of application, been granted any pilot privileges including: Private Pilot’s License, Recreational Pilot License, Ultra Light Pilot Permit or Soaring / Glider License. (Applicants may be the holder of a student pilot permit), and have not completed more than 10 hours of flight training. 
• The review committee may consider candidates with more than 10 hours in certain circumstances, particularly where the training has occurred over an extended period.

Ineligible Applicants

• Individuals who have been granted any pilot privileges, including, without limitation, a Private Pilots License, Recreational Pilot License, Ultra Light Pilot Permit or a Soaring/Glider License. (Applicants may however be the holder of a student pilot permit).
• Applicants may receive other scholarships and bursaries to assist with their flight training, however applicants who have been awarded the Royal Canadian Air Cadet Power Flying Scholarship, or any other programs that result in a Private Pilot License will not be eligible for the COPA Neil J. Armstrong Ab-Initio Scholarship.
• To ensure that as many aviators can benefit, successful applicants from previous years of this scholarship are not eligible to re-apply.