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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Propellants & Combustion Award
Opens: 10 February 2025 | Closes: 1 June 2025
- Bagnoud Graduate Award
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Chanute Flight Test Award
Opens: 10 November 2024 | Closes: 15 January 2025
- Next Century of Flight Undergraduate Scholarship
- Aircraft Design Competition
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Losey Atmospheric Sciences Award
Opens: 10 November 2024 | Closes: 15 January 2025
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de Florez Award for Flight Simulation
Opens: 10 February 2025 | Closes: 1 June 2025
- Engine Design Competition
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Space Systems Award
Opens: 10 November 2024 | Closes: 15 January 2025
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History Manuscript Award
Opens: 10 February 2025 | Closes: 1 June 2025
- Werner von Braun Scholarship
- Orville and Wilbur Wright Graduate Awards
- Luis de Florez Graduate Award
- David and Catherine Thompson Space Technology Scholarship
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Microgravity and Space Processes Award
Opens: 10 February 2025 | Closes: 1 June 2025
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David W. Thompson Lecture in Space Commerce
Opens: 10 November 2024 | Closes: 15 January 2025
- Computer-Aided Engineering and Manufacturing Award
- Joseph Freitag, Sr. Award
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Aerospace Guidance, Navigation, and Control Award
Opens: 10 February 2025 | Closes: 1 June 2025
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Wyld Propulsion Award
Opens: 10 February 2025 | Closes: 1 June 2025