Riyadh Air Launches 3 Employment-Linked Aviation Scholarships for Saudis
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Updated · ZAWYA · Aug 3
Riyadh Air Launches 3 Employment-Linked Aviation Scholarships for Saudis
2 articles · Updated · ZAWYA · Aug 3
Summary
Three new Riyadh Air scholarship programs will give successful Saudi applicants employment contracts before study begins, with scholarship time counted as professional experience under GOSI.
The additions cover one Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Science with Embry-Riddle and two associate diplomas in airframe and powerplant maintenance with AIM and Spartan College.
The programs sit under the "Wa'ed" track of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarship Program, backed by the Education and Transport ministries, GACA and the Human Capability Development Program.
Riyadh Air said the expansion builds on earlier talent pipelines including Nawat graduate and cabin crew programs, female maintenance engineer training, and prior first officer and maintenance scholarships.
The hiring-linked scholarships support Riyadh Air's push to build a Saudi aviation workforce as the PIF-owned carrier targets service to more than 100 destinations by 2030.