Airports Council International Scholarship!

AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In October of 1993, the ACI-NA Commissioners established the Scholarship Fund to recognize students with high academic achievement who are working toward a career in airport management or airport operations. The scholarship program recognizes the importance of the highly specialized education necessary for an individual to receive to fill the extremely complex and multi-disciplined role of being a professional airport administrator or airport operator. To effectively run today’s modern aviation facilities an airport manager or airport operator must have high levels of management, operational and accounting skills coupled with some aviation experience. The Commissioners’ Committee Scholarship is designed to encourage and promote excellence in the educational areas necessary for effective airport management or operation. The winners of the Scholarship will be announced at the annual Commissioners Conference. The ACI-NA Commissioners’ Committee has awarded over thirty scholarships totaling well in excess of $100,000 to students since 1993.



Up to three scholarships per Fall and Spring Semesters may be awarded in amounts up to $2,500 per recipient to an undergraduate and/or graduate student. Previous scholarship recipients may reapply for another annual scholarship.

Scholarship Requirements: The following requirements are necessary to be considered for the scholarship:
1. Applicants must be officially enrolled in an accredited college or university in either:
(a) an undergraduate program focused on airport management and/or airport operations, or
(b) an graduate program focused on research on airport management or airport operations.
2. Applicants must reside and attend school in the U.S. or Canada.
3. Applicants must possess and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 at the time of application.
4. Applicants must submit the following:
(a) Scholarship Application
(b) An official school transcript
(c) Two recent letters of recommendation, with one from a former or current professor/instructor and the other letter from someone other
than a professor/instructor that has knowledge of the student’s leadership qualities.
(d) A 300-500 word personal statement must accompany the application, with an emphasis on the applicant’s interest in airport
management or airport operations.
(e) A current resume (max two pages).

Application form

Application Deadline of April 15 for spring 2015 scholarship opportunity