National Aircraft Finance Association

The NAFA Corporate Aviation Business Scholarship was established to benefit university students seeking a business career in Corporate Aviation and, specifically, within the corporate aircraft Finance, Legal and Insurance community.  This Scholarship is offered by the National Aircraft Finance Association (“NAFA”), and the amount of Scholarship funds to be made available each year, and for any one Scholarship winner, shall be between $1,000  and $5,000, with exact amounts determined annually by the NAFA Board of Directors. 

 Type and Amount of Scholarship: 

 Annual (recipients notified by November 30) 

 Total Maximum Available Annual Scholarship Funds shall be determined annually by the NAFA Board of Directors  

Applicant eligibility: 

 Annual (must apply/reapply annually) 

 US Citizen or Permanent Resident preferred 

 Student must be attending their College/University on a Full-Time basis 

 Acceptable student year: Undergraduate: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior 

 Graduate: Masters/MBA & PhD 

 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA on a 4.0 grade scale (High School GPA for Freshman Applicants) 

Acceptable area(s) of study (major): 

Accounting, Business Marketing, Economics, and/or Finance, with a focus on Aviation Business/Management, specifically in the areas of: Finance, Legal, and Insurance 

Selection Process: 

 All interested applicants should contact Reina Cooke (Reina.t.cooke@wmich.edu) for the application package. 

 Application packages must be returned to Reina Cooke no later than Sunday, October 20th.