The South Dakota Aviation Association (SDAA) is an organization comprised of Aerial Applicators and allies from associated industries doing business in South Dakota. In an effort to assist young people in South Dakota pursuing higher education, the SDAA will award one or multiple scholarships up to the amount of $3,000 annually, if the criteria is met by one or more applicants. The SDAA Board of Directors will select the winner(s).
The DJ Fischer Foundation is an organization founded in memory of DJ Fischer, who was an Aerial Applicator, that invests in youth and communities. They will award an additional $1,000 scholarship to one or more Applicants meeting the criteria. The DJ Fischer Foundation Board Members will select the winner(s).
All Applicants must be sponsored by a SDAA Member. The award can be used for continued education at a college, university, technical school or approved flight training program for a future career that is related to or will benefit the Aerial Application Industry.
Scholarship funds will be disbursed at the beginning of the second semester of study. (For those pursuing flight training, funds will be distributed when one half of the course is completed.)
Applications must be postmarked NO LATER than March 15, 2017 and mailed to the following address:
South Dakota Aviation Association
30977 165th Street
Gettysburg, SD 57442
Winner will be notified via email no later than April 15th, 2017.
Please direct any questions to Andrea Barber Goebel, SDAA Executive Director at
sdaviation@gmail.com.
