Scholarships
Each year, CABAA provides more than $90,000 in funding and support to encourage pursuit of aviation studies. We offer financial scholarships for graduating high school students attending an aviation college and undergraduate college students. For graduating college seniors we offer various professional training awards to help applicants get their “foot in the door.”
The 2025 scholarship application window is now closed. Applications will be reviewed and recipients notified in July. A dinner award ceremony is scheduled for Monday, August 11, 2025.
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Multiple training courses have been provided by our partners:
For over 40 years, Aircare FACTS Training has been the innovative leader in human factor-based emergency procedures training for pilots, flight engineers, flight attendants, other cabin crew and executive frequent flyers. Aircare FACTS Training offers a variety of research-based programs, specifically designed to meet the needs of business aviation and public/military aircraft, especially those looking to meet the cabin safety requirements outlined in FAR Part 135.331.
Backed by 70 years of experience, CAE is the training partner of aviation professionals, airlines, business aviation operators, and aircraft manufacturers over the world. Every year, CAE graduates over 1,000 cadets, and trains more than 220,000 airline pilots, business aviation pilots, maintenance technicians, and cabin crew. CAE trusts CABAA with finding them the best applicants possible and donates the cost of this award in its entirety.
FlightSafety works diligently to maintain and enhance their reputation for customer service and the industry’s best, most comprehensive safety training. They deliver more than a million hours of professional instruction each year to pilots, air-craft maintenance technicians, flight attendants, and flight dispatchers. FlightSafety trusts CABAA with finding them the best applicants possible and donates the cost of this award in its entirety.
Gogo | Satcom Direct’s aeroIT® certification was developed to address the growing demand for onboard internet access in aviation. Created by a team of SATCOM and IT experts, the certification is designed to validate the skills required to manage and troubleshoot aviation-specific IT networks. Comparable to the industry-standard Network+ certification, the aeroIT® certification provides professionals with the knowledge needed to support in-flight connectivity systems.