The Walter Grishkot Memorial Scholarship provides funding for residents of New York State who reside in Warren, Washington or Saratoga county to pursue the study of aviation, aeronautics or related fields.
The scholarship is given in memory of Walter Grishkot of Glens Falls, a long-time photographer, promoter and event planner, who had a lifelong passion for aviation. Grishkot was best known as co-founder and long-time organizer of the Adirondack Balloon Festival.
A scholarship award of at least $2,500 per year, for up to four years, will be awarded in 2024. Additional one year scholarships may be awarded depending on available funding and number of applicants.
The Grishkot Foundation, a 501(c)(3) volunteer nonprofit organization, conducts the scholarship program in collaboration with the Glens Falls Kiwanis Foundation.
Failure to follow these instructions may impact your chances to receive consideration.
To be eligible for the Grishkot Foundation’s Walter Grishkot Memorial Scholarship, the applicant must:
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award of $2500 per year, for up to 4 years of school, assuming the award winner meets the necessary criteria each school year: the recipient continues in studies of aviation, aeronautics or a related field and is in good academic standing.
The Foundation will present the scholarship award in a check made payable to the recipient in late June 2025.
Questions regarding the scholarship program should be addressed to: The Grishkot Foundation President Maury Thompson at WriterMaury@Yahoo.com
Walter Grishkot, who died May 11, 2011 at age 85, was a photographer, publicist, event organizer and aviation enthusiast who was known for his sense of humor.
He once said, “A smile is worth a million dollars.”
Walter developed his love of aviation growing up in Bellmore, Long Island, where his father worked as a millwright for Republic Aviation.
Walter moved with his family in 1952 to Sabbath Day Point, on Lake George, and later moved to Glens Falls.
He got a close-up view of aviation when he was a U.S. Navy photographer on board the aircraft carrier USS Charger, a United States and British training vessel, during World War II.
He took great pride in his friendship with Bob Caron, the tail gunner and only photographer on board the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, hastening the end of World War II.
The two met when they were members of The Bellmore Shutterbug Club.
Walt often told the story about when he rode in the navigator’s seat in the cockpit of the Concorde supersonic jet on his way home from a European vacation in 1985.
Walter is best-known in the Glens Falls area as cofounder and long-time organizer of the Adirondack Balloon Festival, held annually in Queensbury and Glens Falls.
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