The RCAF Foundation (“the Foundation”) reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, amend or cancel its Student Scholarship (the “Scholarship”) at any time without notice. The Foundation shall have full discretion to decide all questions regarding the awarding of scholarships and the administration of the terms and conditions of the Scholarship.
Applicants shall have no claim against the Foundation on the basis of the failure to award a scholarship, or the Foundation’s evaluation of applications.
The following persons are NOT eligible to receive a scholarship: Scholarship applicants (“Applicants”) who provide false information to the Foundation at any time, Applicants who have received a scholarship in 2023 from the Foundation.
To be eligible for a scholarship, Applicants must: a) be enrolled at or accepted to an accredited university or college in Canada and b) live in Canada.
The Recipient is responsible for securing admission to a School of their choice, in accordance with the requirements and deadlines of the school.
The Foundation’s Scholarship will have a value of no more than CAN $1,000 or $2,500 depending on the scholarship received.
A Recipient must: a) attend a School on a full-time or part-time basis (as defined by the school); b) be enrolled in a course of study leading to a certificate, diploma or degree (college, undergraduate, master’s, PhD) in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics with plans to pursue a career in Aviation and/or Aerospace; and c) attend all courses on a regular basis.
All recipients must upload proof of enrollment or acceptance at an accredited educational institution. This proof could be:
• A scanned copy or photo of your student identification card
• A letter from your school student affairs or admissions office stating that you are or will be enrolled as a student for a time period that includes September 2024.
• An acceptance offer letter for admission to the school for September 2024.
• A school transcript or course list that you have taken or have enrolled in.
All Recipients are responsible for informing themselves of the tax consequences of receiving the scholarship. Applicants must provide a SIN at the time of application and will receive a T4A following receipt of the scholarship.
Entrants must be 25 years or younger as of September 1, 2025.
Limit of one (1) entry per person. In the case of multiple entries, only the first eligible entry will be considered and the remainder will be void.
All entries, including the essay and video submitted in connection with the Scholarship, become the sole property of the Foundation and will not be returned for any reason. Entries must be received prior to the indicated entry deadline. The Foundation reserves the right to exclude any essay or video on the basis of concerns relating to the rights of third parties, including but not limited to privacy, copyright, defamation, rights of personality, obscenity or hate speech, as determined by the Foundation in their sole discretion.
Each entrant agrees that the Foundation may post the video or the essay, in whole or part, on the Foundation website, viewing galleries and/or social media platforms.
Applicants will be asked to upload a photo of themselves. In the case that they are selected as a Recipient, each applicant agrees that the Foundation may use this photo on the Foundation website, viewing galleries, social media platforms or printed materials in support of the Foundation.
Following the end of the applicable period, the Foundation will select 60 entrants.
Recipients will be contacted by the Foundation with instructions on how to claim the Scholarship. Scholarships must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash.
The Foundation shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Foundation for the purpose of the Scholarship must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. The Foundation reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.
Your personal information will be kept strictly confidential and will not be sold, reused, rented, loaned or otherwise disclosed. Any information you give us will be treated with the utmost care and will not be used in ways that you have not consented to.
