The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers. The complete list of aviation scholarship programs is available online.

Upcoming Application Deadlines
Only those scholarships with upcoming application deadlines are listed here:

Alan H. Conklin Business Aviation Management Scholarship - applications due August 1, 2008

Lawrence Ginocchio Aviation Scholarship - applications due August 1, 2008

NORDAM Dee Howard/Etienne Fage - applications due August 1, 2008

USAIG PDP Scholarship - applications due August 1, 2008

William M. Fanning Maintenance Scholarship - applications due August 1, 2008

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:

1. Alan H. Conklin Business Aviation Management Scholarship – for students at NBAA/University Aviation Association (UAA) member institutions pursuing careers in business aviation management

2. David W. Ewald Journalism Scholarship – for students in journalism programs, preferably with an aviation focus

3. Lawrence Ginocchio Aviation Scholarship – for students at NBAA/UAA member institutions

4. NORDAM Dee Howard/Etienne Fage Scholarship – for students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, an NBAA/UAA member institution

5. UAA Janice K. Barden Aviation Scholarship – for students at NBAA/UAA member institutions

6. U.S. Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) PDP Scholarship – for students at NBAA/UAA institutions offering NBAA's Professional Development Program (PDP)

7. William M. Fanning Maintenance Scholarship - 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:

1. Corporate Aviation Management Scholarship – administered by the NBAA Corporate Aviation Management Committee

2. Donald A. Baldwin Sr. Business Aviation Management Scholarship – administered by the NBAA Corporate Aviation Management Committee

3. ExxonMobil Aviation and the Avitats International Operators Scholarship – administered by the NBAA International Operators Committee

4. Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarship – administered by the NBAA Flight Attendants Committee

5. Maintenance Technical Reward and Career Scholarship (TRACS) – administered by the NBAA Maintenance Committee

6. Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship – administered by the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee

7. Shell Canada Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship – administered by the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee

Many of NBAA's scholarship programs are generously supported through sponsorships. To learn about each scholarship's sponsors (where applicable), visit the scholarship web pages by clicking on the links above.

Who Is NBAA?
Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association, Inc. (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 7,000 member companies and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community.

NBAA's goal is to “create an environment that fosters business aviation in the United States and around the World.” They pursue that goal by constantly striving to be a world-class organization that:

- Enhances safety, security and professionalism

- Provides operational assistance to our Members

- Shapes public policy

- Projects a positive image of our industry

- Hosts leading aviation shows and conferences

The annual NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention is known as the World's largest civil aviation trade show. Hundreds of exhibitors host thousands of attendees who migrate between the indoor and outdoor display areas. Orlando, Florida’s Orange County Convention Center will play host to NBAA2008 from October 6 to 8, 2008. NBAA officials told Avjobs Weekly that last year’s event enjoyed a record-setting 1,152 exhibitors at the Georgia World Congress center in Atlanta, Georgia. Event organizers also celebrated a sold-out static display of aircraft and a final attendance total of more than 32,000 people. In fact, the convention rose to eighth in U.S rankings of trade shows last year.

For a sneak peek at what an NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention looks like, we take you behind the scenes courtesy of AirsideTV's previous video coverage of NBAA gatherings.