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ATCA Children of Air Traffic Control Specialists (Category D) Scholarship

Award Amount
$2,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Air Traffic Control Association

Number of Awards & Eligibility: The number of awards offered varies annually and is dependent on the number of eligible applicants. Last year, two awards were offered.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Must be a U.S. citizen.
  3. Must be the child, natural or by adoption, of a person who is serving or has served as an air traffic control specialist (whether with the U.S. government, U.S. military, or a private facility in the United States).
  4. Must enroll half-time or more (six or more credit hours per semester).
  5. Must have 30 or more semester or 45 or more quarter hours still to be completed before graduation. The student must be pursuing a bachelors degree or higher.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: Undergraduate students who have 30 semester or 45 quarter hours or more to be completed are eligible for this award. Students must be the children, natural or by adoption, of a person who is serving or has served as an air traffic control specialist (whether with the U.S. government, U.S. military, or a private facility in the United States).

Application requirements for the ATCA Children of Air Traffic Control Specialists (Category D) Scholarship are:

  • Application form
  • Essay
  • Recommendation letters (2)
  • Official Transcript
Additional Information: ATCA scholarships are awarded to help support the financial needs of those deserving students who have chosen to seek higher education in the science of air traffic control and other aviation disciplines, as well as children of air traffic control specialists. Scholarship funds will be disbursed to the scholarship recipient as a reimbursement for actual, legitimate scholastic expenses whenever the student provides the ATCA Scholarship Fund, Inc. satisfactory evidence of the expenditure (i.e., tuition payment receipts, bookstore receipts indicating purchase of textbooks, or, receipts for the payment of dormitory room and board charges). The recipient also may have the educational institution submit bills for tuition, dormitory room and board or other scholastic charges directly to the ATCA Scholarship Fund for payment directly to the educational institution. Each recipient must be enrolled in his/her college/university before the award is disbursed.

Award Amount: $1,500 to $2,500 annually, non-renewable. A previous recipient may reapply.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $2,000.

About Air Traffic Control Association:
Contact Information: Brian Courter
Address: 1101 King St. Suite 300 Alexandria, Virginia 22314

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