How to Apply

The 2025/2026 GE Aerospace Foundation Star Award application cycle will open in mid-December 2025. Please check back then.
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During the application period, the Employee Eligibility Questionnaire must be completed by a parent/guardian in order for your child to access the online application. Once you submit this form, your child will be sent a link giving them access to IIE’s online application system in order to complete an application online in English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese or Spanish.

In addition to the online application form, the following must also be submitted by the deadline:

1. Your most recent (3-4 years) transcript of grades/academic record provided by the school. If you are unable to submit an official transcript with your application electronically, please upload an unofficial transcript with your online application. Then have your official transcript mailed with a postmark by the deadline.
2. Reference form and letter. An emailed request for a letter of recommendation will be sent to your recommender through the online application system at the time of application. The email will provide directions to the recommender regarding how to upload their letter to your online application. Your required reference can be completed by a teacher, counselor, employer, etc. who is familiar with your academic record and/or work and volunteer experience. Please note that this cannot be completed by a family member (for more information, please check FAQs).

*IIE is unable to accept any of the above documents or full application packages via email or fax. Late submissions and incomplete application packages will not be considered. There is no appeal process.

Timeline

Mid-December 2025	Online application opens
February 18, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time	Deadline to submit application form
February 24, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time	Deadline to submit reference form
May 2026	Scholarship recipients announced*

*Applicants will be notified whether or not they have been selected to receive an award (typically by the end of May). The GE Aerospace Foundation Star Awards for Children of Aerospace Employees Program is a competitive program; not all applicants will be selected as recipients.