Royal Aero Club Trust Bursaries for 2010
The Royal Aero Club Trust, as part of its Flying for Youth program administers a Bursary Scheme for young people.
In 2010, the Trust intends to award one bursary to the value of up to £1000 (The Peter Cruddas Foundation Scholarship), two bursaries to the value of up to £750 and a number of further bursaries worth up to £500, to suitable candidates.
The scheme is divided into two categories of Bursaries:
1.Flying Bursaries/Grants for those wishing to advance from one recognised level of air sport to the next higher level and wish to upgrade their existing qualifications;
2.FlightSim Bursaries/Grants for Computer Flight Simulation enthusiasts wishing to gain practical experience of flying or an air sport.
The scheme and the bursaries comprise all types of air sports and aviation-related activities including: paragliding, gliding, hang-gliding, parachuting, microlight aircraft, helicopter, fixed wing aircraft and the designing, building and flying model aeroplanes. Applications from BMFA members have been successful on previous occasions!
Applicants for these grants must hold British Citizenship and be permanently resident in UK and aged 16-21 years.
The terms and conditions for the award of bursaries in 2010 and application forms are available from http://www.royalaeroclubtrust.org/bursaries.html . The closing date for applications is 31 March 2010.