Supporting Tomorrow's Industry Leaders
Established in 2008, the AIA Education Foundation provides grants and scholarships to assist and encourage individuals to further their interest in selecting aviation insurance as a pending or continued career.
About the Foundation
Our Mission
The purpose of the AIA Education Foundation is to raise funds for the development of aviation insurance education programs and to raise funds for educational grants and scholarships, to be awarded by the AIA Board of Directors, for the purpose of assisting and encouraging students to further or continue their interest in selecting aviation insurance as a pending or continued career.
Wattles Fellowship Partnership
The Wattles Fellowship was founded in 1969 with the original purpose of providing opportunities for women to work in the prestigious London insurance industry. Over the years, the job description has changed from being mostly clerical to the only program of its kind offering a one-year, fully-integrated position in the London insurance market. The AIA Education Foundation has consistently supported the fellowship with two $2,500 grants for the aviation-specific fellows, assisting with the cost of relocating to and living in London for a year.
Rewarding Excellence
The Aviation Insurance Association Education Foundation is proud to support insurance professionals throughout their careers and recognize their outstanding accomplishments. Each year, the Foundation awards a £1000 prize to the recipient of the top score on the Chartered Insurance Institute Advanced Diploma in Insurance Final Exam. The 2025 recipients were Savannah Watts Dip (UK) and Xiaoxi Ma (France).
Foundation Bylaws
The purpose of the AIA Education Foundation is to raise funds for the development of aviation insurance education programs and to raise funds for educational grants and scholarships, to be awarded by the AIA Board of Directors, for the purpose of assisting and encouraging students to further or continue their interest in selecting aviation insurance as a pending or continued career. The general purposes of the corporation are to operate solely and exclusively to conduct fund-raising activities on behalf of the AIA for the charitable, literary, and educational functions of the AIA consistent with Sections 501(c)(3) and 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, and to set and administer investment strategies for the received funds.
Congratulations, 2026 Wattles Fellows
Recipients of the 2026 Wattles Fellowship: BeJay Mugo, Jenna Ravarino, and Emma Davis of Vanderbilt University (left to right)
Education Foundation Board of Directors
Greg Sterling
Luke Uithoven
Nicole Wolfe Stout
Mary D'Alauro
