Awards
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In Honoring Others – We Honor Ourselves!
AIAA is honored to honor you—the very best! A primary goal of the Institute is to recognize those who are making earthshaking achievements that make us stand up from our seats and cheer. Since the inception of AIAA Honors and Awards Program, collectively we’ve recognized thousands of your colleagues for their meritorious achievements, technical contributions, committed service, section participation, and loyal membership.
Because shaping the future of aerospace is a community effort, AIAA is also flying high to partner with other societies for certain elite awards.
For a full compilation of our awards and past recipients, please download our Honors and Awards Book .
A complete listing of all AIAA Honors and Awards is noted below, or you can select an award category to learn more:
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Sustained Service Award
Opens: 1 March 2025 | Closes: 1 July 2025
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von Kármán Lecture in Astronautics Award
Opens: 10 November 2025 | Closes: 15 January 2026
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Abe Zarem Graduate Award For Distinguished Achievement-Aeronautics
Opens: 2 January 2026 | Closes: 28 February 2026
- Space Design Competition
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AIAA-ASC James H. Starnes Jr. Award
Opens: 10 February 2028 | Closes: 1 June 2028
- Guidance, Navigation and Control Graduate Award
- Daedalus 88 Undergraduate Scholarship
- Robert J. Collier Trophy Award
- Senior Member
- Aerospace Maintenance Award
- Dr. James Rankin Digital Avionics Scholarship
- William T. Piper, Sr. General Aviation Systems Graduate Award
- Aircraft Operations Award
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Hap Arnold Award for Excellence in Aeronautical Program Management
Opens: 10 November 2024 | Closes: 15 January 2025
- Graduate Award-Open Topic
- ICME Prize
- John Leland Atwood Graduate Award
- Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence Award
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Aeroacoustics Award
Opens: 10 July 2024 | Closes: 1 October 2025
- Outstanding Section Award