Applications for IADA Business Aviation Scholarships Accepted Through Sept. 1

The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) is accepting applications for the organization’s Business Aviation Scholarships through Sept. 1. The scholarships awarded will be from $1,000 to $5,000.

“The IADA Business Aviation Scholarship was established to benefit university students seeking a career in business aviation, specifically within corporate aircraft sales, marketing, finance, legal and insurance disciplines,” said IADA Executive Director Wayne Starling. “Eligible students should apply through their university’s financial aid office.”

All interested applicants must apply through their university’s financial aid office. The universities need to submit a list of applicants meeting IADA scholarship requirements to IADA by no later than Sept. 1.

IADA Board of Directors will approve all scholarships to be awarded each year and advise all applicants through their university’s financial aid office no later than Nov. 30. IADA will accept applications from qualified applicants attending colleges and universities offering course work in corporate aviation management, aerodynamics, aircraft systems, aviation safety, finance, business marketing, economics and or studies that relate to aviation business and management.

The awards are available to full-time, undergraduate students taking a minimum of 12 hours per semester and graduate students. Applicants must have a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA on a 4.0 grade scale.

Applications, and all supporting material, must be mailed to:

International Aircraft Dealers Association

P.O. Box 92013

Southlake, TX 76092

Attn: Scholarship Award Selection Committee

For questions please contact IADA Scholarship Committee Chairman Anthony Kioussis at akioussis@assetinsight.com.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.