Seymour offers scholarship application tips to help others achieve their flying aspirations: Be yourself, apply frequently, “consider it a job and be professional,” personalize the application, do your homework, and be honest.
A love for flying spurred Madison Seymour to pursue flight lessons and AOPA flight training scholarship funds helped her earn a private pilot certificate at age 17 while she was a Michigan high school student. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University professors learned of her story and offered Seymour a scholarship to cover her journey toward a professional aviation career. Seymour offers scholarship application tips to help others achieve their flying aspirations: Be yourself, apply frequently, “consider it a job and be professional,” personalize the application, do your homework, and be honest.