Scholarships

The AMAC Foundation works alongside AMAC and is dedicated to advancing minorities and women pursuing careers in the aviation industry by developing educational programs and providing scholarships to students who are emerging aviation professionals.

To support our efforts to further minorities and women as aviation professionals,make a tax-deductible donation or consider a corporate sponsorship.

2025 AMAC Foundation Scholarship Program

Application Deadline: Friday, April 25, 2025

Applicant Eligibility

Be a U.S. Citizen
Be a High School Student Accepted to an Accredited College or University With a Minimum 2.5 GPA or a Trade or Vocational School With an Aviation-Related Program
Join AMAC as a Student Member. More information on the AMAC student membership is available at amac-org.com/membership
Participate in Community Activities and Extracurricular Activities
Complete the Online Application, Including Submitting All Required Documentation

Eligible Studies

Accounting
Airport and Airline Management Services
Architecture
Artificial Intelligence
Aviation
Aviation and Avionics Maintenance
Business Management
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Communications
Computer Science
Construction/Construction Management
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Science
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing
Piloting and In-Flight Services
Structural Engineering
Supply Chain Management
Weather Science

Available Scholarships

The Aviation and Professional Development Scholarship is for high school, college/university and trade school students pursuing aviation-related careers. Eligible students must also be U.S. citizens pursuing a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or certification in accounting, airport and airline management services, air traffic control and dispatching, architecture, aviation, aviation and avionics maintenance, civil, chemical, structural, mechanical and/or electrical engineering, communications, computer science, construction/construction management, engineering, environmental science, finance, piloting and in-flight services and weather science and aerospace engineering.

The Legacy Scholarship is for AMAC member-referred students who are pursuing aviation-related careers. Eligible students must also be U.S. citizens pursuing a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or certification in accounting, airport and airline management services, air traffic control and dispatching, architecture, aviation, aviation and avionics maintenance, civil, chemical, structural, mechanical and/or electrical engineering, communications, computer science, construction/construction management, engineering, environmental science, finance, piloting and in-flight services and weather science and aerospace engineering.

The Ronald J. Gomes Scholarship provides scholarships for minority students who intend to pursue a career in aviation while enrolled in an accredited university in any business, engineering or aviation-related discipline. Specifically, this fund intends to provide scholarships to minority students who have 1) demonstrated an incredible devotion to their communities, 2) impacted the next generation through tutoring engagements or mentoring and/or 3) demonstrated efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in their environments.

The AECOM FLY Scholarship covers educational, coursework and technology costs with an emphasis on students from racially, ethnically and culturally diverse communities and backgrounds, including females or persons of color pursuing an aviation-related career in architecture, engineering and/or construction disciplines (including Airport Infrastructure Development). Eligible students must also be U.S. citizens pursuing a bachelor’s (sophomore, junior, senior, fifth year) or master’s degree in architecture, construction or engineering.

The Delaware North Aviation Scholarship is for minority students who are currently enrolled in an accredited university, must demonstrate an interest and desire to pursue a career in the aviation/airport industry and (1) demonstrate exceptional devotion to their community; (2) make an impact on the next generation through mentoring and/or tutoring; and (3) show efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in their environment.

The J.A. Watts, Inc. Diversity in Aviation Scholarship is for students of color pursuing a construction career in the aviation industry. Eligible students must also be U.S. citizens pursuing a bachelor’s (junior, senior, fifth year) or master’s degree in architecture, construction/construction management, engineering, or aviation.

The Port of Oakland Community Scholarship is for students who are residents of the California Bay Area and who demonstrate an interest in and desire to pursue a career in aviation and/or the airport industry. Eligible students must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or certification in accounting, airport and airline management services, air traffic control and dispatching, architecture, aviation, aviation and avionics maintenance, civil, chemical, structural, mechanical and/or electrical engineering, communications, computer science, construction/construction management, engineering, environmental science, finance, piloting and in-flight services and weather science and aerospace engineering.