Scholarship Program

Helping young people develop careers in aviation by offering scholarships to college-level students who are academically qualified and in need of financial support.

2025 Scholarship Program Update

The nomination deadline for the 2025 Scholarship Program has passed.

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Students

The application for the ISTAT Foundation Scholarship is by invitation only and open to a select number of qualified universities. Students must secure a nomination from the university they will be attending during the 2025-2026 academic year to apply for the Scholarship. For more information on university qualification, the candidate eligibility criteria and nomination process, please view the FAQs below.

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Universities

Qualified universities are invited to submit two candidates, unless requested otherwise, to apply for the Scholarship on an annual basis.

Returning University: Please contact foundation@istat.org to receive a link to a form to confirm your university's 2025 Scholarship Program candidates. Upon confirmation, you will receive an email with the link to the scholarship application to share with your candidates.

New University: If you are a university representative and would like more information about how your institution can become qualified to take part in the Scholarship Program, please complete this questionnaire. Within five business days of submitting the questionnaire, the ISTAT Foundation HQ will email the university to confirm if they are eligible to submit candidates for the Scholarship Program.

Candidate Criteria

Completion of at least one year of undergraduate (bachelor's) studies or enrollment in graduate (master's) or post-graduate (doctoral) studies.
Minimum United States Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement: 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale or global equivalent.
Need for financial support for university tuition-only fees.
Enrollment in a program related to aviation or a field that supports the aviation industry (such as, but not limited to, aviation finance, aviation law, aeronautical engineering, aviation management, aeronautical science, airline or aircraft marketing, airline or aircraft economics, aviation maintenance, airport management, aviation safety or air traffic control). Please note that applications from candidates with a career goal to become a pilot will not be accepted.
A clear interest in pursuing a career in the aviation industry.
Involvement in extra-curricular/community activities indicating leadership qualities.

Congratulations to the 2024 ISTAT Foundation Scholarship Recipients!

Mr. Christos Anastasiadis of Leiden University

Mr. Evans Appoh-Sam of Manhattan College

Mr. Tadan Bass of Auburn University

Miss Islem Ben Amor of University College of Aviation and Technology (ESAT)

Mr. Tanner Bowman of Purdue University

Mr. Felipe Coelho de Sousa of Danube University Krems

Mr Alessandro Corrias of Loughborough University

Miss Alyssa Duffy of Lynn University

Mr. Ziad El Asmar of ISAE - SUPAERO

Mr. Pablo Franco of Universidad de Antioquia

Mr. Kosei Funada of Osaka Metropolitan University

Mr. Edward Greig of University College Dublin

Ms. Brianna Hall of Lewis University

Mr. Josh Jackson of Purdue University

Mr. Alex Katuso of Kenyatta University

Mr. Peter Kim of California Polytechnic State University

Ms. Megan King of Trinity College Dublin

Mr. Antonij Kochovski of Danube University Krems

Mr. Junjie Barry Li of New York University Shanghai

Mr. Trevor Matison of Lewis University

Ms. Vivian Mo of ISAE - SUPAERO

Miss Patricia Moreno of Imperial College London

Mr. Collins Mwangi of Kenyatta University

Mr. Andrew Nakhla of Imperial College London

Mr. Arun Nayak of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Mr. Luke O’Toole of University College Dublin

Ms. C.J. ONeill of Dublin City University

Mr. Mirantisoa Rakotomavo of SUPAERO MAROC - Ecole d'Ingénieurs Aéronautique

Ms. Iga Ratajczak of University of Cambridge

Ms. Grace Ratnakumar Rheuban of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Mr. Travis Senft of Lewis University

Mr. Kevin Setiadi of Leiden University

Mr. Tatsuya Shiotsuka of Kyushu University

Ms. Purevsuren Sukhbaatar of Cranfield University

Mr. Garland Sun of Purdue University

Ms. Waad Tarig Merghani Hassan of Dublin City University

Miss Faith Vasquez of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

Ms. Siphiwe Vilakati of Toulouse Business School

Mr. Matthew Webb of University College Dublin

Miss Em Wharton of University of Leeds

Mr. Fawaz Morallex Yaya of Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile

Miss Yen Li Yeap of University of Cambridge

Ms. Sylvia Zhu of University of Cambridge

Mr. Andres Zuleta of Pontifical Bolivarian University (Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana)

View the 2023 ISTAT Foundation Scholarship recipients.

Named Scholarships

The ISTAT Foundation name scholarship awards to specific universities as requested by the individual donors. Certain Named Scholarship funds include donations that are matched by ISTAT.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to two students annually; one from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and one from Purdue University.
Jon Batchelor Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to two students at universities in Florida, USA annually.
Hafthor Hafsteinsson Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to one student at a European university studying aviation management, aviation economics, aviation law or equipment finance.
Jordan Labkon Memorial Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to one student annually with a concentration in aviation law.
Joseph Nadol Memorial Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to one student with a concentration in aviation research and/or finance annually.

ISTAT Foundation/Omni Air International Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to one Oklahoma State University annually.
ISTAT Foundation/Diane K. Ballweg Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to four Lewis University students annually.
ACG Diversity & Inclusion Fund Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to an African student at an African university or a female student from South America at any eligible university worldwide pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering or aviation management annually.
AerCap Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to one student at a university in the United States annually.
GA Telesis Scholarship Award
This scholarship is awarded to one student at a university in the United States annually.

Email: foundation@istat.org

Scholarship Program Committee

The Scholarship Committee is comprised of Andy LaStella (Chair), Bruce Dankberg, Mohamed El-Boraï, Amy Li, Satoru Ohki, Ron Pye, Linn Shaw, Betsy Snyder, Jean Stein, Mark Streeter, and Joël Wagner.