About the Scholarship

If after applying online you are considered suitable we will ask you to send us more detailed information about your personal and medical history. At the same time you will also be asked to submit a short essay. A Preliminary Selection Board, which is held early each year, will then decide whether to short list you for the Final Selection Board which is usually held in April at RAF Cranwell .

At RAF Cranwell you will undergo flying aptitude tests, medical examinations and interviews. While at RAF Cranwell you will encounter, perhaps for the first time, the challenge of aviation and demonstrate your ability to climb into an aircraft cockpit, which is not nearly as difficult as it might appear to be at first sight.

Each full scholarship student completes a 6-week residential course of training in South Africa, which includes 40 hours of airborne tuition and ground school. Currently training for full scholarships takes place at 43 Air School, Port Alfred, South Africa, which provides a complete residential service. Click here for details of this Flying School.

Mini scholarship students complete a 1-week course of training in the UK, which includes 10 hours of airborne tuition and ground school. Currently training for mini scholarships takes place at The Goodwood Flying School, Chichester, West Sussex and accommodation is arranged nearby. Click here for details of this Flying School.

Click here to learn more about typical aircraft you will learn to fly for both types of scholarship.

Then if all has gone according to plan you will be invited back to RIAT the following year to receive your "pilot's wings".

Why not apply now for a scholarship by clicking here? You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!