Aviation Scholarships

The WIA Foundation is pleased to provide scholarships to women interested in a career in the aerospace field to pursue higher education degrees in engineering, math or science. One or more awards will be given each year to a rising senior in college, to be applied during the upcoming academic year. To be eligible for the WIA Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must be interested in pursuing a career in the aerospace field and be a rising junior or senior working towards a bachelor’s degree in engineering, math or science. An applicant must have completed at least two and a half academic years of full-time college work at the time of application and must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States or its territories, and plan to be enrolled in the subsequent academic year. Each applicant must have a college grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must be female of any nationality.

The NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee is dedicated to promoting education and training as a means for business aviation schedulers and dispatchers to enhance their careers. To support this position, NBAA offers current and aspiring schedulers and dispatchers the opportunity to receive training awards. Scholarship recipients will be announced at the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference. Schedulers & Dispatchers Training Scholarship awards will be redeemable under the conditions established by NBAA and its donors, and applicants are limited to receiving one award per person every other year; i.e., recipients of the 2014 scholarship are not eligible to apply for the 2015 awards, but they will be eligible to apply again in subsequent years. Scholarship recipients must complete all professional/educational training by March, unless otherwise noted, or risk forfeit of the award. Recipients also are responsible for costs associated with the scholarship, such as travel and lodging expenses, unless otherwise noted. See application for full details and award descriptions. Other Requirements: 18 years old, application, essay, resume and two signed letters of recommendation

Target Candidate: Current or aspiring business aviation professionals Award Designation: Monetary award Award Amount: Funds of up to $3,500 to be used for professional/educational training may be awarded to one recipient annually who embodies a commitment to excellence, as the scholarship's namesake did. Application Deadline: February Notification/Award Period: Announced at annual NBAA Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Conference U.S. Citizenship/Permanent / Resident Status Required? No Other Requirements: Application, essay, resume, two letters of recommendation

Target Candidate: Current or aspiring business aviation maintenance technicians and military personnel transitioning to business aviation Award Designation: Training awards Award Amount: Various – review the application Application Deadline: Typically March Notification/Award Period: Announced in April U.S. Citizenship/Permanent / Resident Status Required? Yes Other Requirements: Aspiring or current maintenance technicians and military personnel transitioning to business aviation who have utilized their interest or involvement in business aviation to enhance the lives of others

Target Candidate: Aviation professionals and students interested in attending the annual NBAA Leadership Conference for education about flight department management Award Designation: Monetary awards Award Amount: Complimentary Leadership Conference registration, plus $850 to cover related expenses Application Deadline: Typically November Notification/Award Period: Awarded each February U.S. Citizenship/Permanent / Resident Status Required? Yes Other Requirements: Qualified CAM exam candidates (must be eligible to take the CAM exam within two years of the scholarship award date); review CAM requirements (see website)

Target Candidate: Current Certified Aviation Managers (CAMs) seeking to renew their CAM credential, or qualified CAM exam candidates wishing to pursue certification Award Designation: Monetary awards Award Amount: For current CAMs, $300 to cover the cost of renewing the credential; for CAM candidates, $1,225 to cover the cost of the exam application, the CAM Study Guide and the CAM exam registration fee Application Deadline: Typically March Notification/Award Period: Awarded each June U.S. Citizenship/Permanent / Resident Status Required? Yes Other Requirements: Qualified CAM exam candidates must be eligible to take the CAM exam within two years of the scholarship award date; review CAM requirements

Target Candidate: Undergraduate Target Area Within Business Aviation: Students pursuing a career in business aviation management at NBAA/UAA institutions who show an exceptional commitment to customer service Total Scholarship Award: $2,500 for educational costs Application Deadline: Typically August Notification/Award Period: Awarded each academic year U.S. Citizenship/Permanent / Resident Status Required? Yes Candidate Requirements: Full-time undergraduate enrollment or acceptance into an aviation management program at an NBAA/UAA member school; rising sophomore or higher standing; minimum GPA of 3.0

Target Candidate: Undergraduate Target Area Within Business Aviation: Students pursuing a career in business aviation management at NBAA/UAA institutions Total Scholarship Award: $5,000 for educational costs Application Deadline: Typically July Notification/Award Period: Awarded each academic year U.S. Citizenship/Permanent/ Resident Status Required? Yes Candidate Requirements: Full-time undergraduate enrollment or acceptance into an aviation management program at an NBAA/UAA member school; rising sophomore or higher standing; minimum GPA of 3.0

The National Space Club offers a scholarship each year in memory of the Honorable Olin E. Teague, a Representative in Congress who aggressively supported our national space program, to encourage talented young people to pursue careers in aerospace fields. The scholarship, in the amount of $4,000.00, is awarded to a graduating high school senior at an accredited U.S. high school. The student must be a U.S. Citizen. This scholarship program is intended to encourage talented young people to pursue careers in aerospace fields.

Conditions of Eligibility The applicant must be a U.S. citizen. The scholarship is open to seniors in high school through graduate students. The applicant must have the intention of pursuing a career in the STEM fields and plan to attend an accredited U.S. college or university to follow a course of study to pursue a career in the STEM field, with a preference for those with space related interests. The applicant can only use the $10,000.00 scholarship towards tuition for the next academic year. The applicant must not have previously spoken at the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner. The applicant may apply for any of the scholarships offered by the National Space Club (Robert H. Goddard Memorial Scholarship, Olin E Teague Scholarship, Keynote Scholarship) in the same year, but may only win one in the same year.

The scholarship is awarded to seacoast area senior high school students who will attend two- or four-year colleges and plan to pursue aviation studies. Awards are not need based but recipient must demonstrate serious intent through current fields of study and/or related volunteer or extracurricular activities such as internships, club memberships, RC models, Air Explorers, Civil Air Patrol, etc. To qualify, applicants must be senior high school students from New Hampshire, northeastern Massachusetts or the Maine seacoast. Students must be scheduled to attend a two- or four-year college or university full-time pursuing aviation-related studies.

This scholarship provides highly qualified potential flight students with financial need the opportunity to attend a professional pilot program and participate in flight by living on the EAA Air Academy campus. A possible four scholarships are awarded of up to $12,500 each.