Studer Foundation launches contest to win National Flight Academy scholarship

The Studer Foundation will be providing scholarships for 80 Escambia and Santa Rosa students to go to the National Flight Academy this summer, but each student must enter an essay first and then be selected to go. Last year Studer Foundation provided 50 scholarships locally.

Students interested in being considered for the Studer Foundation Scholarship offer must electronically submit their essay through the NFA’s online portal on or before 11:59 p.m. on March 14, 2018. Winners will be notified by email no later than March 31, 2018.

Program requirements:
Student must be enrolled in middle school as a rising 7th -9th grader.
Applicants must write a 500-word essay on one of the following prompts. The essay should represent their own work.

* Describe what being a leader means to you and share an example of leadership you have experienced or witnessed.
*In the future, but during your lifetime, what do you think will be the biggest advancement in one of the following areas: Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics?  Why do you think that advancement will be so significant?

To apply for the essay contest, go to https://tinyurl.com/ya8zkuzf

For more information to learn more about the program, visit NationalFlightAcademy.com or call (850) 458-7836.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”