Attention, higher education students: Don’t miss out on the opportunity to compete for $3,000 in educational scholarships.

The NAAA Support Committee will contribute $2,000 and Covington Aircraft Engines has generously agreed to contribute $1,000. The deadline for the 2025 Support Scholarship Media Contest is September 15, 2025.

2025 Essay Topic: Explain ADS-B and Its Uses. Discuss What Challenges and Benefits ADS-B Presents to Aerial Applicators in Your Area.

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All scholarship applicants must be sponsored by a current NAAA member. The sponsor’s membership must be obtained by June 15 of the current year. For more details, refer to the NAAA Membership tab.

  • The scholarship is open to anyone pursuing education beyond high school, regardless of age.
  • Applicants must either be high school seniors or enrolled in higher education by the fall semester of 2025.
  • Previous scholarship winners are not eligible to compete.
  • Only individuals sponsored by an NAAA member are eligible to apply. 

The topic for this year’s submission is “Explain ADS-B and Its Uses. Discuss What Challenges and Benefits ADS-B Presents to Aerial Applicators in Your Area.”

Options for submission

  • Minimum of 750 word essay
  • Minimum 5-minute multi-media presentation (video or PowerPoint)

Topic deviation and/or modification will not be accepted. Personal opinions are encouraged. Submissions will be judged on content, theme development, clarity, originality and proper grammar. At least one outside accredited source must be cited in a bibliography or works cited page. Plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification. 

Each submission must contain the entrant’s name, address, email address, telephone number, sponsor’s name and/or company name, how you know the sponsor, address and telephone number. A photograph of the entrant and short biography must also be provided. Looking for a sponsor? Find an aerial applicator in your state here.

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Receipt of the essay will be acknowledged by email. 2025 winners will be notified by phone and letter and recognized at the 2025 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo in Reno, Nevada. 

Selected submission will be published on the NAAA website and may be published in Agricultural Aviation magazine, the official publication of NAAA. All submissions become the property of the NAAA. The judges’ decision is final. In the event the entries received lack outstanding merit, the Support Committee of NAAA reserves the right not to award the scholarship(s).