Academy of Model Aeronautics
Model aviation training, safety education, events, competitions, and a welcoming entry point into flight for learners of all ages.
Model aircraftSTEMEvents
COMMUNITY OPENS DOORS.
Find Your Aviation Community
Educational opportunities, mentors, flights, scholarships, and welcoming communities can make the first step much clearer.
TRUSTED STARTING POINTS
Opportunity Starts With Connection
National organizations can open a door. Local chapters, clubs, airports, and flight schools can help you walk through it.
17 organizations found
Air & Space Forces Association
STEM education, scholarships, educator support, and programs serving Airmen, Guardians, their families, and future aerospace leaders.
AerospaceSTEMScholarships
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Flight-training materials, safety education, scholarships, flying clubs, advocacy, and a large network for general aviation pilots and students.
TrainingSafetyCommunity
Aviation Career Education Academy
Hands-on workshops, field trips, mentorship, and flight experiences that introduce students to aviation and aerospace careers.
Hands-onMentorshipCareers
Civil Air Patrol
Aerospace education, leadership development, community service, emergency services, and flight opportunities through its cadet program.
CadetsLeadershipFlight training
Experimental Aircraft Association & Young Eagles
Free introductory Young Eagles flights for ages 8–17, aviation education, ground-school benefits, events, scholarships, and a worldwide recreational aviation community.
Youth flightsEducationScholarships
General Aviation Manufacturers Association
Education, workforce development, scholarships, and industry information connecting students to aircraft manufacturing and technology.
ManufacturingEngineeringScholarships
Junior ROTC
A high-school leadership and citizenship program that can provide aerospace education, service experience, and exposure to aviation careers.
High schoolLeadershipService
NASA STEM Gateway
Challenges, internships, learning experiences, educator resources, and pathways that connect students with NASA missions and careers.
SpaceSTEMInternships
National Air Transportation Association
Career resources, scholarships, safety programs, and industry connections across aviation businesses and airport services.
Aviation businessCareersScholarships
National Business Aviation Association
Scholarships, career resources, safety education, professional development, and connections across the business aviation community.
Business aviationCareersScholarships
Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals
Networking, mentorship, education, and career development focused on increasing Black representation in aviation and aerospace.
DiversityCareersMentorship
Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club
A Seattle-based community expanding aviation access through mentorship, workshops, flight experiences, and the FLY training program.
CommunityMentorshipYouth
Soaring Society of America
Training resources, local club connections, competitions, workshops, safety education, and scholarships for glider pilots.
GlidersTrainingScholarships
The Ninety-Nines
An international community of women pilots offering scholarships, mentorship, education, and support from first flight through advanced ratings.
Women pilotsMentorshipScholarships
Women in Aviation International
Scholarships, conferences, mentoring, education, and a global network supporting women across aviation and aerospace.
WomenScholarshipsNetwork
Women's Soaring Pilots Association
Mentorship, fly-ins, workshops, community, and scholarships that support women learning and advancing in soaring.
WomenGlidersCommunity
Do not overlook your local aviation community.
Smaller clubs and nearby flight organizations can offer mentoring, volunteer experience, discovery flights, and local funding with less competition.
HELP THE DIRECTORY GROW
Submit an Organization →Know an organization we should include?
Share a trustworthy aviation or aerospace community and its official website. Gateway will review it before publication.