The British Women Pilots’ Association (BWPA) has announced the winners of its 2022 aviation scholarships.
They are:
- Five BWPA Flying Start Scholarships of £1500 each, one sponsored by Sky Demon are for new, inexperienced pilots to gain their first qualifications. The awards are made to Roz Tappenden, Rachel Broxton, Angela Donnelly, Amelia Richardson and Lily Ayres.
- Four BWPA Flying High Scholarships of £1000 each, one sponsored by SkyDemon for licensed pilots who wish to gain further qualifications. Clare Tector, Julia Robson, Steph Robertson and Sarah Platt.
- Two BWPA Easy PPL Ground School Scholarships to help PPL students complete ground school exams awarded to Alice Chant and Maya Komolafe
- One BWPA Oriana Pepper Scholarship, worth £1000, to be awarded to a Flying Start or Flying High scholarship candidate who aspires to become a commercial pilot. This award is made to Sophia Cass.
- One BWPA 624squadron.com scholarship for a pilot wishing to complete a special mission is awarded to Laura McCann.
- Two BWPA CATS Aviation Training Scholarships for aspiring commercial pilots to complete their ATPL exams awarded to Sehar Bhatti and Lucy Wooton.
- Two BWPA Bristol Groundschool ATPL Scholarship for aspiring commercial pilots to complete their ATPL exams awarded to Steph Smith and Adele Dobler.
- BWPA Flight Deck Wingman Scholarships for an airline or flight school assessment preparation course awarded to Pernia Zeb, Lara Greggs, and Emmaline Hayward.
- BWPA Wings Alliance scholarship for an airline or flight school assessment preparation course awarded to Olivia Brookes.
- BWPA Helicentre Aviation CPL(H) Scholarship awarded to Mia Myers.
Alice Chant is one of the winners of a BWPA scholarship
Alice Chant, winner of the Easy PPL scholarship, said, “I am so pleased and excited to have won this scholarship. I am very grateful to everyone at the BWPA and Easy PPL.”
“This year’s scholarship candidates have once again been impressive,” said BWPA Chairwoman Sharon Nicholson.
“The winners are all extremely outstanding individuals, many whom have already given a great deal to aviation, including inspiring other women to consider flying as a hobby or career. We hope these scholarships will support them in achieving their ambitions whilst continuing to inspire others and I look forward to seeing their journeys progress.”
Nearly 200 women from across the UK applied for the scholarships by submitting information on their current aviation experience, what they enjoy most about flying, why they believe they deserve the award and how they would use the award if successful. They were shortlisted by a panel of judges who determined which of the candidates showed the most promise for their future flying.
More information on the individual winners and how they plan to use their scholarships are available from the scholarship winners page on the BWPA website.
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