Technical Awards

Please submit a complete nomination package by the deadline date online only.

AIAA Engineer of the Year Award Online Nomination System  AIAA Lawrence Sperry Award Online Nomination System  AIAA Technical Award Online Nomination System 

You may use the Word document below for draft purposes only. To be considered for an award, all nominations and references are to be submitted online in the appropriate portal (above) by the deadline date.

AIAA Technical Award Nomination Form 

Browse the awards and award winners.

Name Opens Closes
Aeroacoustics Award 10 July 2024 1 October 2024
Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Aerodynamics Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Aerospace Communications Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Aerospace Contribution to Society Award    
Aerospace Design Engineering Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Aerospace Guidance, Navigation, and Control Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Aerospace Maintenance Award    
Aerospace Power Systems Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Aerospace Software Engineering Award 10 February 2026 1 June 2026
AIAA / AAAE / ACC Jay Hollingsworth Speas Airport Award 10 July 2025 1 November 2025
AIAA-ASC James H. Starnes Jr. Award 10 February 2028 1 June 2028
Air Breathing Propulsion Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Aircraft Design Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Aircraft Operations Award    
Ashley Award for Aeroelasticity 10 February 2028 1 June 2028
Atkinson – Ball Survivability Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Chanute Flight Test Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence Award    
Computer-Aided Engineering and Manufacturing Award    
de Florez Award for Flight Simulation 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Dr. John C. Ruth Digital Avionics Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Energy Systems Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Engineer of the Year Award 1 June 2025 1 September 2025
Excellence in Aerospace Standardization Award    
F. E. Newbold V/STOL Award 10 July 2025 1 October 2025
Fluid Dynamics Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
George M. Low Space Transportation Award 10 November 2025 15 January 2026
Ground Testing Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Haley Space Flight Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Hap Arnold Award for Excellence in Aeronautical Program Management 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Hypersonic Systems and Technologies 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
ICME Prize    
Information Systems Award 10 February 2026 1 June 2026
Intelligent Systems 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
James A. Van Allen Space Environments Award 10 November 2025 15 January 2026
Jeffries Aerospace Medicine and Life Sciences Research Award 10 July 2024 1 October 2024
Lawrence Sperry Award 1 June 2025 1 September 2025
Losey Atmospheric Sciences Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Mechanics and Control of Flight Award 10 February 2026 1 June 2026