Scholarships
NBAA Members Have Access to a Robust Offering of Scholarships and Professional Development Resources
NBAA's scholarship program, generously supported through sponsorships, offers nearly $100,000 annually in cash awards as tuition reimbursement for enrolled students, and that number is nearly matched in monetary and training awards for working professionals.
NBAA currently offers six scholarships to qualified students studying aviation-related curricula at institutions of higher learning. The Association also sponsors seven monetary and training scholarships to promote professionalism and the advancement of careers for aviation professionals, such as flight department managers, flight attendants, maintenance technicians, schedulers and dispatchers.
Explore the links below to learn about the variety of ways the Association and the industry it represents support access to education and professional development opportunities.
Upcoming Application Deadlines
Only NBAA 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.
- Conklin Business Aviation Management Scholarship
Applications due July 29, 2011 - Ewald Journalism Scholarship
Applications due July 29, 2011 - Fanning Maintenance Scholarship
Applications due July 29, 2011 - Ginocchio Aviation Scholarship
Applications due July 29, 2011 - NORDAM Dee Howard/Etienne Fage Scholarship
Applications due July 29, 2011 - USAIG Professional Development Program (PDP) Scholarship
Applications due July 29, 2011 - Corporate Aviation Management Scholarship
Applications due November 1, 2011 - UAA Barden Aviation Scholarship
Applications due November 1, 2011 - Baldwin Business Aviation Management Scholarship
Applications due November 15, 2011
Note: For all NBAA scholarships, applicants are limited to receiving one award per person, per year.
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 in the aviation industry.
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
- 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 Committee 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
