Scholarships
NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers.
Upcoming Application Deadlines
Only those scholarships with upcoming application deadlines are listed in this section. Click on the links below for further details and downloadable application forms. NBAA updates this web page as new scholarship applications become available.
- International Operators Scholarship
Applications due January 30, 2009 - NBAA's Maintenance Technical Reward and Career Scholarship (Maintenance TRACS)
Applications due February 13, 2009
Scholarship Overview
NBAA offers two general scholarship categories: scholarships that offer tuition reimbursement for enrolled students, and scholarships that offer monetary and training awards for working professionals.
The scholarships offering tuition reimbursement for students are:
- Alan H. Conklin Business Aviation Management Scholarship – for students at NBAA/University Aviation Association (UAA) member institutions pursuing careers in business aviation management
- David W. Ewald Journalism Scholarship – for students in journalism programs, preferably with an aviation focus
- Lawrence Ginocchio Aviation Scholarship – for students at NBAA/UAA member institutions
- NORDAM Dee Howard/Etienne Fage Scholarship – for students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, an NBAA/UAA member institution
- UAA Janice K. Barden Aviation Scholarship – for students at NBAA/UAA member institutions
- U.S. Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) PDP Scholarship – for students at NBAA/UAA institutions offering NBAA's Professional Development Program (PDP)
- William M. Fanning Maintenance Scholarship – for students in A&P programs at approved FAR Part 147 schools
The scholarships offering monetary and training awards for working professionals are:
- Corporate Aviation Management Scholarship – administered by the NBAA Corporate Aviation Management Committee
- Donald A. Baldwin Sr. Business Aviation Management Scholarship – administered by the NBAA Corporate Aviation Management Committee
- ExxonMobil Aviation and the Avitats International Operators Scholarship – administered by the NBAA International Operators Committee
- Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarship – administered by the NBAA Flight Attendants Committee
- Maintenance Technical Reward and Career Scholarship (TRACS) – administered by the NBAA Maintenance Committee
- Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship – administered by the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee
- Schedulers & Dispatchers Training Scholarship – administered by the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee
Scholarship |
Application Due (see application for exact date) |
Type of Award |
US Citizens only? |
Notable Restrictions |
end of January |
monetary |
N |
see application |
|
middle of February |
training with some money for expenses |
Y |
see application |
|
end of March |
some training and some monetary awards |
N |
see application |
|
end of July |
monetary |
Y |
see application |
|
end of July |
monetary |
Y |
NBAA/UAA-member schools only |
|
end of July |
monetary |
Y |
PDP schools only |
|
end of July |
monetary |
Y |
ERAU students only |
|
end of July |
monetary |
Y |
UAA-member schools only |
|
end of July |
monetary |
Y |
see application |
|
middle of October |
monetary |
N |
see application |
|
middle of October |
training |
N |
see application |
|
beginning of November |
monetary |
Y |
UAA-member schools only |
|
beginning of November |
monetary |
Y |
NBAA Leadership Conference only |
|
beginning of November |
CAM training with some money for expenses |
N |
see application |