
2025 Key Dates
2 April, 12:01 PM
Scholarship application portal opens.
30 May, 11:59 PM
Scholarship application portal closes.
Mid-to-Late July
Funding distributed to scholarship recipients.
Application Process
Individuals interested in applying must create a profile on our scholarship application portal. Once your profile is created, you will need to complete our eligibility quiz and then submit an application for the student award.
Applications will be made available during our scholarship intake season, every spring.
The event was the brainchild of Yvonne Quick, who founded the Midnight Sun Fly In Association alongside Roger Zarudski, Mike Stevens, Mike Piro, and Jeff Rocher. Their vision transformed Yellowknife into a hub for aviation festivities, attracting visitors eager to share in the spirit of flight and celebrate the community’s deep connection to the skies.
Over the years, the Fly In became renowned for its vibrant program of activities, which included rig exhibitions, fly-out picnics, scavenger hunts, presentations, hangar tours, and lively feasts with entertainment. These events fostered a sense of community among attendees while showcasing the unique character of northern aviation.
The Midnight Sun Fly In hosted its final gathering from July 6–9, 2023, concluding nearly three decades of fostering connection and celebrating the thrill of aviation. Though the event has come to an end, its legacy lives on as a cherished chapter in the story of northern aviation and the community that grew around it.
The Midnight Sun Aviation Fund wishes to honour the following pioneers of aviation in the North:
- George Gorman
- Elmer Fullerton
- C.H. (Punch) Dickins
- W.R. (Wop) May
- W. Leigh Britnell
- Ernie Boffa
- Chuck McAvoy
- Keith Sylvester
- Bruce Sprung
- Bobbie Markle
- Frank Avery
- Norman Byrne
- Capt. Stan Gitzel
- Cliff Healey
- Mike Piro
- Jake Woolgar
- Bob Ryan
- Ted Oliver
- Lorne Rankin
- Jim Townsend
- Bill Granley
- Len Robinson
- Merlyn Carter
- Frank O’Connor
- Bob O’Conner
- John Bidwell
- Bob Jensen
- Jim Smith
- Don Landells
- Willy Laserich
- Duncan Grant
- Kenn Borek
- Gordon Macleod
- George Harold “Mike” Finland
- Stanley Ransom McMillan
- Archibald Major McMullen
- Neil J. Armstrong
- J.C. Armstrong (Corky)
- Jason Watt
- Cam Lancaster
- Dana Wentzel
- Danny Pagotto
- John Tumchewics
- James McAvoy
- Myron Dale Alfred Olson
- Cedric Mah
- Eustace Bowhay
- Manley Allen Showalter
- Don Hamilton
- Paul Hagadorn
- Dave Floyd
- Henry Hicks
- Huby Gauque
- Chuck McLaren
- Barry Frain
- Mark Ranger
- Jim Esbick
- Warren Plummer
- Andrew Cruickshank
- Hank Koenan
- Clem Bekar
- Bill Hettrick
- Ken Stockall
- Ron Moe
- Walter (D.W.) Kelly
- Wayne Deakon
- Mike Demelt
- Dale Tingley
- Norman Charles Muffitt (Bush)
- David Henry Hare
- Blair Rutherford
- Trevor Jonasson
- Nicole Francis Stacey
- Matthew Aaron Bromley
- Paul William Laserich
- Mike Krutko
- Bruce Edward Cornock
- Arnie (Arnold Roderick) Schreder
- Paul Rosset
- Bob (Robert Murray) Heath
- Marten Hartwell
- Glenn Boyd Warner
- Robert Parson Engle
- Kevin Wang
- Bob (Robert Parsons) Engle
- Daryle Ray Brown
- Tom Downes
- Carl Clouter
- Max Ward
- Steve England
- Rocky Parsons
- Peter Austin
- Tony Wattier
- Mike Stevens
- Joyce Dunphy
- Jim Adams
- Rick Meyres (Derick David)
Please note that award amounts vary year by year.
- A resident of the Northwest Territories for at least twelve consecutive months
- Pursuing education in an aviation related field (e.g. pilot license, ratings and endoresments, avionics, air traffic services, etc.)
All of our scholarship application forms and additional materials need to be submitted on our scholarship application portal.
- You will complete a questionnaire describing your goals, your dedication to your field of study, your involvement in the community, etc.
You must be an eligible resident to apply for a scholarship.
As such, YKCF requires you to make a residency declaration and have a witness sign off.
However, you do not need to print out any forms!
Each residency declaration is a one-click question embedded within the application process.
You just need to provide the email address of your residency witness, and they will be emailed directly.
You can only apply through our online application portal.
Access it here: https://www.grantinterface.ca/Home/Logon?urlkey=yellowknifescholarship
Mailed and emailed applications will not be accepted barring extreme circumstances.
If you have more questions:
- Check out our FAQ
- Email grants@ykcf.ca
- Call 867-446-4527