Scholarship applications are open for 2012.
Please note: All scholarships have eligibility requirements. Ensure you meet the minimum requirements before applying. The only applications that will be considered are those that are correctly filled out, address the requirements and are received by the advertised closing date.
Scholarships are not retrospective. Funds are available in line with the criteria after the announcement of the winners at the National AGM.
Awards/Scholarships on a ‘Dollar for Dollar’ basis
Awards and Scholarships that are on a ‘dollar for dollar’ basis require the applicant to pay 50% of her training costs. Therefore the recipient contributes the same amount to her training as is used of the scholarship funds, till the value of the award is expended.
Just by your involvement in flying you could be eligible for one of the following awards:
- The Nancy-Bird Walton Memorial Trophy
- The Sir Donald Anderson Trophy – CASA
- The Mrs. Harry (Lores) Bonney Award
- Gliding Award
If you could do with some financial assistance with your flying, you might be eligible to apply for one of the following scholarships:
- The Lady Casey Scholarship
- AWPA Flight Training Scholarship – Airservices Australia
- AWPA PPL Charts and Documents Award – Airservices Australia
- RAAF PPL (A) Navigation Component Scholarship
- RAAF Formation or Aerobatic Endorsement (Aeroplane) Scholarship
- Fixed Wing to Rotary Conversion Scholarship – AWPA and Bankstown Helicopters
- ATSB Human Factors Course Award
- Air Transport Pilot Licence Theory Scholarship – Air BP
- AWPA RA-Aus Student Pilot Scholarship – Aero Refuellers
- Soaring Scholarship
- Champagne PC Services Award
- NSW 2000 Edna Grose Scholarship
- Mary O’Brien Silver Wings Award
- Roma 2008 Awards
- AWPA SA/NT Branch Memorial Incentive Award
- 1974 Memorial Grant
- The Freda Thompson and Claire Embling Aviation Award
- The AWPA WA Branch Aviation Award
- Mitzi Farr Scholarship
- The Nancy Wells Award (99′s Inc. Australian Section)
If you would like any further information on our awards and scholarships, please email: information@awpa.org.au.
