The club, in conjunction with our neighbour Coal & Allied Operations Pty Ltd, offers up to six scholarships each year to allow young people to learn to fly gliders. The scholarships are generally available to students between the ages of 15* and 25 years and are valued at $2000. Each scholarship provides:

 

• One year's student membership of the Gliding Federation of Australia,

• One year's student membership of the club,

• A pilot's log book,

• Flying training to the balance remaining of the initial $2000.

 

The scholarship is likely to enable the holder to achieve solo flight provided the holder is prepared to put in the necessary effort. Flying a glider is not difficult but it does require an appropriate level of commitment and maturity as the consequences of a lack of attention when flying solo are obvious. Several previous scholarship holders have achieved solo flight within their scholarship funds.

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If you are considering applying you are very welcome to visit the club, have a look around, talk to some of the members and watch the operations in progress. We encourage applications at any time however we plan to conduct selections and award scholarships three times each year near the beginning of March, July and November and we may award two scholarships on each occasion. All applicants whose applications have been received before the beginning of each of those months will be contacted and invited to attend the club to take part in the selection process. The selection process and conditions are described in the Scholarship application form. Note that if you are under the age of 18 years at the date of the selection you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian as there is a Gliding Federation form that must be completed on the day that you are to fly. This form requires your parent's or guardian's signature. To apply, please print the form, complete it and deliver it to the club.