FAI Awards for individual disciplines

Procedures governing FAI Awards:
The procedures governing nominations for FAI Medals and Diplomas are published in chapters 10 to 12 of the By-Laws to the FAI Statutes.

Awards for Ballooning:
  • The Montgolfier Ballooning Diploma
  • The Santos Dumont Gold Airship Medal
Awards for General Aviation:
  • The Charles Lindbergh General Aviation Diploma
Awards for Gliding:
  • The Lilienthal Gliding Medal
  • The Pelagia Majewska Gliding Medal
  • The Pirat Gehriger Diploma
Awards for Rotorcraft:
  • The FAI Gold Rotorcraft Medal
Awards for Parachuting:
  • The FAI Gold Parachuting Medal
  • The Leonardo Da Vinci Parachuting Diploma
  • The Faust Vrancic Medal
Awards for Aeromodelling:
  • The FAI Aeromodelling Gold Medal
  • The Andrei Tupolev Aeromodelling Medal
  • The Alphonse Penaud Aeromodelling Diploma
  • The Antonov Aeromodelling Diploma
  • The Andrei Tupolev Aeromodelling Diploma
  • The Frank Ehling Diploma
Awards for Aerobatics:
  • The Leon Biancotto Aerobatics Diploma
Awards for Astronautics:
  • The Yuri A. Gagarin Gold Medal
  • The V.M. Komarov Diploma
  • The Korolev Diploma
  • The Odyssey Diploma
Awards for Hang Gliding:
  • The Pepe Lopes Hang Gliding Medal
  • The FAI Hang Gliding Diploma
Awards for Microlight Aviation:
  • The Colibri Diploma
  • The Ann Welch Diploma
Awards for Aviation and Space Education:
  • The Nile Gold Medal
Awards for Amateur-Built Aircraft:
  • The Phoenix Diploma
  • The Phoenix Group Diploma
  • The Henri Mignet Diploma