NATCA Scholarship Program
2024 NATCA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION OPEN UNTIL MARCH 1
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Spouses, children, stepchildren, and legally adopted children of active, retired and deceased NATCA members.
- NATCA members must have two years of continuous good standing active union membership prior to the applicants’ submission of application.
- Applicants’ enrollment is for full-time attendance at accredited colleges and universities within the United States and its territories for an undergraduate degree program.
The deadline to apply is March 1. The application for the scholarship can be found below.
The application process includes an essay submission. This year’s prompt asks candidates to examine the effect of artificial intelligence on workers and labor unions:
The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the way we live. Unions across a broad spectrum of occupations are preparing to address the effects of an increased utilization of AI on their membership . As a student who will soon be entering this changing workplace, discuss how you see AI affecting the careers in which you are interested and what you believe unions should do to offer job protections as new AI processes continue to be implemented.
APPLICATION:
This year’s submission period is now closed. Winners will be announced soon.
NATCA Scholarship News
2023 Scholarship Winners
NATCA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 NATCA Scholarships. Every year, NATCA offers a scholarship program for spouses, children, stepchildren, and legally adopted children of active, retired, and deceased members in good standing for at least two consecutive years. This scholarship is for full-time attendance at accredited colleges and universities within the United States and its territories for an undergraduate degree program.
Out of the 20 scholarship winners, Rebeca Bratcher, daughter of John Bratcher (Fort Smith ATCT, FSM), was given the President’s Award, a $2,000 scholarship. The other winners, listed below, received a $1,000 scholarship. Congratulations to all the recipients of this year’s scholarship!
Skylar Albright, Thomas and Kimberly Albright, retired Miami Center (ZMA), and Asheville ATCT (AVL)
Kyle Buchan, Deborah Buchan, retired Grand Rapids ATCT (GRR)
Audra Daniel, Chad Daniel, Atlanta Center (ZTL)
Ashley Densmore, Bob Densmore, Houston Hobby ATCT (HOU)
Kyra Goodwin, Anthony Goodwin, retired Northwest Mountain Region Engineer (ENM)
Charley Gunn, Bryan Gunn, Brackett ATCT (POC)
Lauren Gutshall, David Gutshall, Atlanta Center (ZTL)
Blake Jackson, Rexford Jackson, retired Washington Center (ZDC)
Amara Moorhead, Matthew Moorhead, Minneapolis Center (ZMP)
Phoenix Pair, Nate Pair, Los Angeles Center (ZLA)
Hadley Phipps, Scott Phipps, Denver ATCT (DEN)
Isis Richardson, Zachary Richardson, Fort Worth Center (ZFW)
Aidan Sargent, Thomas Sargent, retired John F. Kennedy ATCT (JFK)
Madison Sosnowski, Daniel Lizardi, New York Center (ZNY)
Danielle Strebel, Elias Strebel, Houston Center (ZHU)
Sonja Sutcavage, Stephen Sutcavage, Southern Region Engineer (ESO)
Alex Valentine, Sharon Valentine, New York Center (ZNY)
Dalton Whildin, Jaime Lentz, Kansas City Center (ZKC)
Kate Wilson, Chad Wilson, retired St. Louis TRACON (T75)
