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.
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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Summerfield Book Award
Opens: 10 February 2024 | Closes: 1 June 2024
- Support Systems Award
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Survivability Award
Opens: 10 February 2025 | Closes: 1 June 2025
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Sustained Service Award
Opens: 1 March 2024 | Closes: 1 July 2024
- Systems Effectiveness and Safety Award
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Theodor W. Knacke Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Award
Opens: 10 November 2025 | Closes: 15 January 2026
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Thermophysics Award
Opens: 10 November 2024 | Closes: 15 January 2025
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Trailblazing STEM Educator Award
Opens: 1 October 2023 | Closes: 15 December 2023
- Trailblazing STEM Educator Award
- Undergraduate Scholarship
- Vicki and George Muellner Scholarship for Aerospace Engineering
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von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management
Opens: 10 November 2024 | Closes: 15 January 2025
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von Kármán Lecture in Astronautics Award
Opens: 10 November 2024 | Closes: 15 January 2025
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Walter J. and Angeline H. Crichlow Trust Prize
Opens: 10 February 2026 | Closes: 1 June 2026
- Werner von Braun Scholarship
- William Littlewood Memorial Lecture
- William T. Piper, Sr. General Aviation Systems Graduate Award
- Willy Z. Sadeh Graduate Award
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Wright Brothers Lecture in Aeronautics Award
Opens: 10 November 2024 | Closes: 15 January 2025
- Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy Award