BWPA is pleased to award
seven Scholarships to successful women applicants this year. As
for last year, all applications this year are via the BWPA Website, and this
year, all applicants must be members of
the BWPA (full or associate) at the time of application, and on the closing
date (15th April 2017).
Two of the
scholarships are, as for last year, the BWPA Flying Start Scholarship and BWPA Flying High Scholarship. Both these scholarships are for
£1000, and both are available for any type of flying, from ballooning through
to helicopters, and all points between. As the names suggest, the BWPA
Flying Start Scholarship is available for new and very inexperienced
pilots to gain their first qualifications, whereas the BWPA Flying High
Scholarship is available for more experienced pilots with at least a first
qualification who wish, for example, to gain further qualifications or take
part in significant competitions, or to undertake other suitable activities to
help them further their personal flying aims.
New for this year is the BWPA Saul-Pooley Renewal or Revalidation Scholarship, with a value
of £500. This had kindly been donated by Dorothy Saul-Pooley, and as the name
suggests is specifically towards the renewal or revalidation of a lapsed
licence or rating, and is available for fixed wing or helicopter flying.
We are again able to award this year the now ‘traditional’ BWPA CATS CPL/ATPL Scholarship, donated
by CATS Aviation Training, Luton for
the full value of their Groundschool CPL/ATPL (A or H) course, and this year it
is joined by a further two scholarships donated by Bristol Groundschool, the BWPA Bristol Groundschool ATPL Scholarships,
each for half the value of their ATPL (A or H) course.
The BWPA CATS CPL/ATPL Scholarship and the BWPA Bristol Groundschool ATPL Scholarships are for applicants with at least a PPL (A)
or (H), and relate to the ground school elements of a CPL or ATPL (A or H). Applicants
must also be capable of obtaining a Class 1 medical. What is (and what is not)
included in these Scholarships aimed at pilots intending to make a career in
flying, is detailed on the application forms, along with the necessary
qualifications for application.
Now announcing our seventh Scholarship for 2017 – the BWPA
Air Total Scholarship 2017, worth £1000. This
has very kindly been donated for the successful BWPA applicant by Air
Total Aviation Fuels. The award is available for
any type of directly engine-powered flying, to pilots with at
least a first qualification, to provide support towards a
particular personal or more unusual flying challenge. Examples might include
(but are definitely not restricted to) air racing, a navigation
competition, a flight to an uncommon destination, a mountain flying course
etc. etc. If you have an interesting project in mind – apply! The
award will be made to the female pilot who, in the opinion of the
selection panel describes the most realistic, feasible, well planned
and interesting project along with demonstrating a high chance of
completing the project. (The panel also reserves the right to make no award if
no suitable candidate is identified). The panel will include a
representative from Air Total Aviation Fuels.
Whatever type of flying you do, from balloons through to
commercial training, application for all
the scholarships is via the BWPA Website, and the application forms, which
include details of how to apply, are now available on the BWPA Website. As
usual we are also advertising these scholarships as widely as possible, and in
liaison with other flying organisations, to reach the widest possible audience.
The scholarship selection panels will comprise
BWPA members plus representatives from other relevant flying organisations. Applications are all by e-mail,
as they were last year.
The
closing date for all applications is Saturday 15th April 2017,
and the winners will be notified in late spring, in time for the 2017 summer
flying season. All those awarded BWPA 2017
Scholarships will also be invited to the BWPA Christmas Lunch on December 10th 2017, the venue for which is yet to be announced.
We encourage all potential and current women pilots to
consider joining the BWPA (if not already a member) and applying for a
scholarship; joining the BWPA directly
helps to support our scholarship programme now and into the future. BWPA
Membership is not restricted to UK citizens or residents, although the
scholarships will generally be UK based. Applicants may apply for more than one
scholarship, provided they satisfy the relevant criteria for each application.
Good luck from the BWPA Scholarship
Team; February 2017.
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