Alan H. Conklin Business Aviation Management Scholarship

Scholarship Name:

Alan H. Conklin Business Aviation Management Scholarship

Purpose:

To benefit undergraduates pursuing careers in business aviation management.

Eligibility:

NBAA Charities and Conklin & de Decker annually award $5,000 to an undergraduate student who is officially enrolled in an aviation management program at an NBAA or University Aviation Association (UAA) member school.

Value:

$5,000

Application Submission Process and Completion Date:

Scholarships will be awarded for the 2017–18 academic year, and checks will be made payable to the school. Awards will be made to U.S. citizens or permanent residents without regard to sex, race, religion or national origin. Scholarship recipients must use the funds by Dec. 31, 2018, or risk forfeit of the award. See application form for details.

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Completed application package, which consists of essay, resume and one signed letter of recommendation and copy of transcript must be received by NBAA no later than July 31, 2017, to be considered for the scholarship. See application for full details.

Application:

Application

History/Background:

The scholarship was created to honor the memory of Al Conklin, a U.S. Air Force veteran and business aviation leader for more than 60 years. Conklin’s experience as a business aircraft salesman in the early decades of his career informed his later work in proving the economic value of aircraft to business. With Bill de Decker, he first published the Aircraft Cost Evaluator in the 1970s and later founded Conklin & de Decker, an aviation information company that provides aircraft operating cost and performance data.

Website:

National Business Aviation Association