The Massachusetts Airport Management Association (MAMA) has announced that it will grant up to $4,000 in financial aid as part of its 2022 Crocker Snow Scholarship Program.
The program seeks candidates who are pursuing careers in airport management or a related aviation field. The successful applicants must have a proven record of academic achievement and a demonstrated financial need. Students must be a Massachusetts resident and be enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in an accredited aviation-related undergraduate program for the period covered by the scholarship. One or more scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing a degree in Airport Management or in an aviation-related field such as Airport Operations, Civil Engineering, or Airport Planning, but not including Air Traffic Control, Commercial Aviation, or Flight Education.
An application form can be found here or at www.massairports.com. The deadline to apply is August 31, 2022.
Crocker Snow’s Influence
The scholarship program is named in honor of Massachusetts’ aviation pioneer Crocker Snow, who served as the first director of the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission beginning in 1939, a position he held until the late 1970’s.
An aviation enthusiast since childhood, Snow had already soloed and established the first fixed base operation at Boston Municipal Airport by the time he graduated from Harvard University in 1929. Later, he developed many innovative airport and flight operational procedures used nationally and served several terms on the Board of the National Aeronautics Association (NAA), the Board of the National Aeronautics Association (NAA) and as president of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO).
Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Massachusetts Airport Management Association is a member-based organization dedicated to promoting and advocating for a healthy Massachusetts aviation industry through its thirty-five public use airports. Members include airport managers, consultants, and service providers.
