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The aim of our scholarships programme is to assist the successful individual, who might otherwise not have the necessary resources, to achieve their Licence.

The scholarships cover all aspects of training up to issue of a PPL.
They provide up to 45 hours flying and can take a candidate with little or no experience to obtaining a PPL during the course of the summer. Alternatively, they can "finish off" someone who is already partially trained.

The scholarships are awarded entirely on merit as evidenced on the completed application form and as assessed by a selection committee appointed by the Guild.

PPL Scholarships

The criteria for successful applications include:

• ability to demonstrate a serious ambition and ability to pursue an aviation related career
• availability to undertake and complete the Scholarship during summer 2013
• educational achievements, demonstrable knowledge and/or experience in science, mathematics or other aviation related subjects
• ability to satisfy the relevant medical standard to enable issue of a Class 2 Medical Certificate issued in the UK in accordance with Part-Med and any relevant pre-course entry requirements
• age at least 17 on 1st June 2013

The Guild will expect training to be carried out at a Flying School approved by the Guild, commencing during June 2013 and to be completed by no later than the 4th October 2013.
Candidates should be aware that this demands a high level of commitment during the summer months and the Guild will expect the recipient to meet this commitment.

Awards are made by a Selection Committee appointed by the Guild.
Candidates who are short-listed for a scholarship are required to attend an interview at the Guild Office in London on either the 29th or 30th April. (Alternative dates cannot be arranged.)
The interview process includes short tests to help ascertain aptitude and ability.

For more information and a downloadable Application form click the Guild badge ............... https://www.gapan.org/template/theme...uild-crest.gif
and select 'Career Matters'.



Good Luck. :ok:

Tudor Owen

Sounds great!

Is it unlikely that someone who didn't take maths and science for A Level will get a place?

Plus how many are available?

The average joe has no hope...based on bitter experience. No harm in applying though, they have communicated very well in the past.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...5f051-crop.jpg

From left to right:

Sebastian Krzyzewski (PPL), Megan Foley (PPL), Will Hardy (PPL), Duncan MacDonald (FI), Gary Hutchinson (FI), Captain Wally Epton (Immediate Past Master), Mark Green (FI), Tobias Radke (Gliding), Cameron Brown (JOC), Louise Iveson (JOC), Thomas Dean (Groundschool), Dean Foulds (IR Bursary).

Unable to be present:
Thomas Atkinson (IR Bursary)
Thomas Baldock (PPL)
Antony Ellams (MEI Instructor Bursary)
Connor Richardson (Gliding)
Sebastian Krzyzewski also won the Landymore Trophy for best PPL Scholar.



I don't know. Although actively involved in the Guild, I am not directly involved in the scholarships programme.

I can't remember.

It depends what you mean by 'average'.
If you enter a competition then you hope there's something about your application that makes you stand out from the 'average' candidates.


FL

This is an excellent scheme. Why do people continually play down such schemes.
Clearly like all forms of sponsorship there must be an element of competition.
I implore all who have a serious interest in flying to apply.

I applied for such a scheme many, many years ago and was selected , for 30 hours of PPL instruction, and have enjoyed every day of my flying career to date.

FLYING IS FUN.

If you don't apply you will never know.
DO IT NOW.

The scheme is fantastic and it has been around for many years and hopefully many more to come! As FL said it's a competition and you would hope to have the ability to stand out over other candidates.

I know three past winners, one of the last ones I was with last week and no matter how desperate I am for assistance I just haven't had any opportunity to do anything as amazing as them or been able to do so well in my education.

So... what kind of things would make me stand out? ;)

Wearing a skirt?

The lack of ambition shown by some is very disappointing.

Ambitious people tend to do things for themselves and in their own way. The people applying for this scheme are probably the one's with an abundance of confidence that have had good schooling and don't mind being judged by strangers.

Great idea! Then if I don't get picked I can say they were discriminating :sad:

I don't know about this particular scholarship, but I do know that some similar ones are under-subscribed, either because people don't know about them or because too many think it's not worth bothering as they won't get it. Remember, you gotta be in it to win it! I wish I'd known about this when I was starting out.

I tried twice over the years, my first application for a scholarship failed but on my 2nd attempt I was successful and was awarded a bursary. Also worth noting that I have crap academic credentials behind me! The bursary was enough to pay for a night rating.

Edited to say: oops just realised this is for GAPAN, my award was from the Air League. Still worth applying though.

Ambitious people take every opportunity which may help them achieve their goal.
Only extremely rich ambitious people would chose to pay their own way and ignore the possibility of obtaining financial assistance.

Most achievements in life involve being judged by strangers at some stage.

What follows is my understanding of the selection process for the PPL scholarships, based upon conversations in recent years with people who were.
NB: I am not, and never have been, involved in it.

Motivation & application
eg:
Cadets/UAS
Sporting achievements
Community service
Duke of Edinburgh Award involvement
Motivation
Part-time occupations, if any. eg In aviation? Hangar rat?)
Flying experience, if any.
Pilot aptitude-testing experience, if any.
NB: These are just examples. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list.

Educational achievements
Academic performance is a factor, but only one factor. Achievement at various levels counts equally. ie A youngster with impressive GCSEs is not at a disadvantage against an older applicant who may by then have a Degree. There is a limit to the 'points' which a candidate can score under this heading.

Career aspirations
Whilst the Guild is always interested in long-term career aspirations, awards are by no means restricted to those who profess a burning ambition be a professional pilot.
Of equal interest are those candidates who work/intend to work in fields in some way related to aviation, and those who work/intend to work in entirely unconnected occupations but (for example) would like the opportunity to become a flying instructor in due course.

Take great care over your written application. It's an important part of the process.


FL

Do you know of any 'under-subscribed' ones that are open at the moment? :E

Do you have a lot of non academic achievements?

Wow, sounds like a great opportunity but it must be very competitive. No harm in trying, though!

These are great opportunities; I won a scholarship a couple of weeks ago with the LAA, and although this is GAPAN, they said the reason I got was my enthusiasm and how I was helping out and generally hanging around at my local airfield - you don't have to be special, just motivated and keen!

Flyaways, if they were still open I wouldn't have heard about them, now would I? How can anyone know if a scholarship has been undersubscribed until after the closing date?

You may have inside information :ok: You could know someone who knows someone who is running a scheme that is under subscribed, or you could know some schemes that have been under subscribed for previous years :)

True....but I don't, sorry. Just hearsay, and I don't remember any details.