The British Women Pilots' Association is pleased to distribute the careers guide jointly written and produced by The Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators (GAPAN) and the Royal Aeronautical Society.
The careers guide is written for both men and women and is distributed as part of the association's on-going commitment to promote aviation, both as a career and to those wishing to fly for personal enjoyment
To obtain a copy, please send a stamped (£1.07) self-addressed A4 envelope to our Brooklands address.
Scholarships
A number of scholarships are available each year to women who wish to learn to fly or improve their skills. Some are open only to women and others are open to both men and women. The BWPA scholarships are :-
The BWPA gives a scholarship annually to a young woman between the ages of 17 and 26 years and is offered for between 12 and 15 hours of flying training towards the award of a National Private Pilot’s Licence. The award is open to young people permanently resident in the United Kingdom who will have reached their seventeenth but not their twenty sixth birthday on the 1st April in the year the scholarship is flown. The Air League administers the scholarship on the Association’s behalf and the application process is open annually from September until the closing date of 31st January. Application forms are available for download from the Air League website, www.airleague.co.uk, or can be requested by emailing scholarships@airleague.co.uk or ringing 020 7222 8463
Flying Bursary
The BWPA gives a bursary annually to a woman who already holds a PPL and is offered for between 5 and 8 hours of advanced flying training. Applicants must be permanently resident in the United Kingdom and there is no age restriction. The Air League administers the bursary on the Association’s behalf and the closing date for applications is the last day of February. Application forms are available from the Air League as above.
In addition, the BWPA gives a year’s free membership of the Association to all scholarship and bursary winners.
The Air League offers a wide range of flying scholarships, including for ballooning and aerobatics, and also scholarships for engineering. Full details are available on the Air League website.