The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)
is offering the University Design Competition for
Addressing Airport Needs for U.S.-based
undergraduate and/or graduate students to
design innovative solutions that address airport
issues to enhance the management, safety,
capacity and efficiency of the nation’s airports.
Winning design proposals receive cash awards up
to $3,000, and first place winners present their
work at the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine and at a professional
conference relating to their work. The
competition also provides students with
exposure to aviation and airport-related careers.
Students are invited to propose design solutions
addressing airport needs in the following broad
challenge areas:
• Airport Operation and Maintenance
• Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/
Runway Excursions Including Aprons, Ramps,
and Taxiways
• Airport Environmental Interactions
• Airport Management and Planning
Follow the design submission guidelines found
on the ACRP Design Competition website prior to
submitting an entry. Design submissions will be
accepted from Nov. 1, 2021 through May 13, 2022.
More details at: http://www.trb.org/ACRP/ACRPDesignCompetition.aspx