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

AIAA Technical Award Online Nomination System  AIAA-ASC James H. Starnes, Jr. 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
Missile Systems Award 10 July 2024 1 October 2024
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Award 10 November 2025 15 January 2026
Otto C. Winzen Lifetime Achievement Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Piper General Aviation Award 10 November 2025 15 January 2026
Plasmadynamics & Lasers Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2026
Propellants & Combustion Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024
Space Automation & Robotics 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Space Operations & Support Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Space Science Award 10 November 2025 15 January 2026
Space Systems Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Structures, Structural Dynamics, & Materials Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Support Systems Award    
Survivability Award 10 February 2025 1 June 2025
Theodor W. Knacke Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Award 10 November 2025 15 January 2026
Thermophysics Award 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management 10 November 2024 15 January 2025
Walter J. and Angeline H. Crichlow Trust Prize 10 February 2026 1 June 2026
Wyld Propulsion Award 10 February 2024 1 June 2024