Medals and Awards
The Royal Aeronautical Society has been honouring outstanding achievers in the global aerospace industry since 1908, when Wilbur and Orville Wright came to London to receive the Society’s first Gold Medal. In the years that have followed, honouring world aerospace achievers has become a permanent tradition of the Society. The Society’s awards programme has rewarded individuals and teams who have made an exceptional contribution to aerospace. Whether it be for a single outstanding contribution or achievement, a major technical innovation, for exceptional leadership, long and valued service, or for work that will further advance aerospace.
The Society awards various Medals and Awards if you would like to nominate an individual or team then download a nomination form.
The Medals & Awards Committee, along with the Young Members Board present various awards to young people. For more information go to the Young Members website.
Travel Grants and Bursaries
For details about the NEW Aerospace Speakers Travel Grants (AeSTG) which replace the Royal Aeronautical Society's Educational Awards for 2005. These are aimed at, but not exclusive to, young people at the start of their aerospace careers, planning to present a paper on their research to an audience of their peers at a conference, but lacking the funds to do so. A typical size of an award can be up to £500.
Centennial Scholarship Fund
The Royal Aeronautical Society's tribute to the whole achievement of the first century of powered flight has been to create a new Centennial Scholarship Fund in 2003 with the ability to give financial assistance to those who have the ability and determination to make a significant contribution to the second century of powered flight but lack the means to do so. In particular, the fund aims to help individuals struggling to complete aerospace-related studies and groups or organisations aiming to promote aerospace and engineering study and careers to young people.
Heritage Plaques
The Centenary of Powered Flight, in 2008, heralded the launch of a new Royal Aeronautical Society scheme to recognise some of the people, places and things that have influenced Aviation in Britain: The Heritage Plaque scheme.The Heritage Plaques will be place in full public view in a location, chosen by the sponsor, appropriate to the nominee. For more information, and the nomination form have a look at the Heritage Plaque Scheme
The International Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards
The awards are the world's most important for aviation writers and broadcasters. If you are a journalist, and you regularly write or broadcast stories on any topic connected with the aerospace or air transport industries, then the site will give you details of how to enter, or attend.
You can also download copies of the entry form directly from the site link below. If you work in the global aerospace industry then the site will give you details of how you can attend the presentation ceremony, or become a supporter of the awards.
For full details please visit www.ajoya.com
