Call for Awards Nominations

Nominate Your Peers and Colleagues for Technical and Management Awards!

Do you know someone who has made notable contributions to aerospace arts, sciences, or technology? Nominate them now!

All Nominations and References are to be submitted online. Nomination Packages are now being accepted for the awards listed below.

Awards are presented annually, unless otherwise indicated.

Any AIAA member in good standing may submit a nomination. Candidates do not need to be AIAA Members. At least 3 references are to be AIAA members. These references are to submit their endorsement online.

Before preparing a nomination, nominators are reminded to read the award guidelines and verify that the candidate is eligible.



Now Accepting Nominations

Check the Open/Closed dates to find the awards now accepting nominations.

Name Opens Closes
Aeroacoustics Award 10 July 2023 1 October 2023
Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Aerospace Communications Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Aerospace Design Engineering Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Aerospace Guidance, Navigation, and Control Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Aerospace Power Systems Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Aerospace Software Engineering Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
AIAA / AAAE / ACC Jay Hollingsworth Speas Airport Award 10 July 2023 1 November 2023
AIAA-ASC James H. Starnes Jr. Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Air Breathing Propulsion Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Aircraft Design Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Ashley Award for Aeroelasticity 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Chanute Flight Test Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Children's Literature Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Daniel Guggenheim Medal 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
David W. Thompson Lecture in Space Commerce 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
de Florez Award for Flight Simulation 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Distinguished Service Award 10 July 2023 1 October 2023
Dr. John C. Ruth Digital Avionics Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Dryden Lecture in Research Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Durand Lecture for Public Service 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Elmer A. Sperry Award 10 July 2023 31 December 2030
Energy Systems Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Engineer of the Year Award 10 July 2023 1 October 2023
F. E. Newbold V/STOL Award 10 July 2024 1 October 2024
Fluid Dynamics Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Gardner-Lasser Aerospace History Literature Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
George M. Low Space Transportation Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Goddard Astronautics Award 10 July 2023 1 October 2023
Ground Testing Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Haley Space Flight Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Hap Arnold Award for Excellence in Aeronautical Program Management 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
History Manuscript Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Hypersonic Systems and Technologies 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Information Systems Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Intelligent Systems 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
International Cooperation Award 10 July 2023 1 October 2023
J. Leland Atwood Award 10 July 2023 31 December 2030
James A. Van Allen Space Environments Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Jeffries Aerospace Medicine and Life Sciences Research Award 10 July 2023 1 October 2023
Lawrence Sperry Award 10 July 2023 1 October 2023
Losey Atmospheric Sciences Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Mary W. Jackson Diversity and Inclusion Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Mechanics and Control of Flight Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Microgravity and Space Processes Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Missile Systems Award 10 July 2024 1 October 2024
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Otto C. Winzen Lifetime Achievement Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Pendray Aerospace Literature Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Piper General Aviation Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Plasmadynamics & Lasers Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Propellants & Combustion Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Public Service Award 10 July 2023 1 October 2023
Reed Aeronautics Award 10 July 2023 1 October 2023
Space Automation & Robotics 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Space Operations & Support Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Space Science Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Space Systems Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Structures, Structural Dynamics, & Materials Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Summerfield Book Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Survivability Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Sustained Service Award 10 February 2024 1 July 2024
Theodor W. Knacke Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Thermophysics Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
von Kármán Lecture in Astronautics Award 10 November 2023 15 January 2024
Walter J. and Angeline H. Crichlow Trust Prize 10 February 2026 1 June 2026
William Littlewood Memorial Lecture 1 July 2023 15 January 2024
Wright Brothers Lecture in Aeronautics Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Wyld Propulsion Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Yvonne C. Brill Lecture in Aerospace Engineering 10 November 2023 15 January 2024